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  • Robins hosts AFMC/AFGE Council 214

    Robins was host to the Air Force Materiel Command and American Federation of Government Employees Council 214 partnership meeting this week.A dozen AFMC and AFGE representatives met to discuss several topics, including  the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, council

  • Camellia Gardens Memorial Service moved to museum

    Since 1976, Robins has held an annual memorial service at the Camellia Gardens on base which pays tribute to deceased Team Robins members.On the 40th anniversary of the Camellia Gardens Memorial Service, the event will move from on base to the Museum of Aviation's Century of Flight Hangar.Because

  • Don't just stand by -- Fraud hurts everyone

    The Air Force has made it easy for its employees to be aware of external threats to the mission.When members of Team Robins drive onto base, they see what the force protection posture is. When they log onto their computers, they see what the information protection posture is. And, they even get

  • Med Group gears up for decon training

    You're shopping at the Base Exchange. All of a sudden patrons next to you begin passing out. Some sort of unseen chemical agent is floating in the air. You can't see or smell it, but you know something's up because you start to feel confused, dizzy, sick.Next thing you know you're laid out next to a

  • Base scrap yard a hidden jewel for recycling metal items

    Don't chunk your office's old junk. There's a place on base that's more than happy to take those old cast-offs. Just this year, the scrap yard at Robins has scrapped about 920 tons of scrap metal, electric motors and wire to generate nearly $90K in proceeds.These proceeds go directly back to the

  • Rest assured, it'll work

    The great behemoth of a plane, the C-5 with the Dover tail number, is given the once over by flight engineers after a recent unplanned depot-level maintenance stop here.The inspection isn't just a cursory glance; the engineers spend hours checking all the systems the maintenance team has

  • To Protect, Serve: Base, community to celebrate Police Week

    Police officers put their lives on the line every day. And beginning Sunday, National Peace Officer Memorial Day, and through next week, the base and surrounding communities will recognize all police officers' selfless service.A Reveille ceremony will be held at 7 a.m. at Bldg. 905 Monday, followed

  • Tight Squeeze: Base FES exercises confined spaces rescue skills

    Lie down, then slowly scoot on your side or belly while wearing a head-to-toe protective suit and respirator, and you've just begun a day in the life of an aircraft mechanic who works inside a C-130 fuel tank.It's hot, dark, smells faintly of jet fuel - and you've only got inches to spare as you go

  • C-17 Division move makes day-to-day mission stronger

    The C-17 Division is finally all under one roof following the move of one of its branch's 60 personnel from Bldg. 380 to one location at Bldg. 660."This is just a great opportunity for more teamwork and team building. It consolidates us in one location, and makes the work that we do day-to-day to

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