Dash For Trash initiative ends, recycling remains year-round goal

The second annual Dash For Trash, an installation-wide 60-day housekeeping initiative held in conjunction with April's Earth Month, came to an end June 5 and during that short period nearly 1,000 tons of recyclables were collected."The purpose of this event was to encourage, educate and assist the

Worldwide Reach: Robins C-17 program office has global ties, impact

With the recent announcement of the sale of four C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to Qatar, an expected chapter will soon close as Boeing prepares to shutter production this September. While the C-17 will no longer be produced on assembly lines, modernization, sustainment and maintenance of the Air

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The following events are taking place at Robins.SEWER STUDY UNDERWAYA study on portions of Robins' sanitary sewer and industrial wastewater pipe systems began this week.The field program for this effort will continue through Sept. 25.Phase 1 of the field effort, June 16 through Aug. 7, consists of

Changing of the Guard: New commanders scheduled to take reins of base units

There will be several leadership changes happening across Robins Air Force Base in the next few weeks.461st Air Control WingIn the 461st Air Control Wing, Col. Henry Cyr will relinquish command to Col. John Cooper during a change of command ceremony at 9 a.m. Monday at the Museum of Aviation's

An enduring commitment: JSTARS hits milestone with over 100,000 combat flying hours

There's only one Team JSTARS and its home is Robins Air Force Base. That same team of men and women has once again seized another milestone - this time exceeding 100,000 combat flying hours in direct support of operations in U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.That figure equates to an

Eye on the Mission

Contracting leader has roots at Robins

Maj. Gen. Casey Blake is no stranger to Robins Air Force Base.Blake, the deputy assistant secretary for contracting at the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition in Washington, D.C., was stationed here as an acquisition contracting officer for the F-15 program  in

New SAPR guidance details reporting options for victims of sexual assault

The issue of retaliation in a sexual abuse case is so important the findings of an ongoing study will be described in President Barack Obama's presidential report in December.New guidance for Sexual Abuse Response Coordinators came out in May describing how to respond if a victim is being retaliated

Message from OPM: Cyber security Breach

OPM is in the process of notifying approximately four million individuals whose Personally Identifiable Information was potentially compromised in a recent data breach. It's sending emails from opmcio@csid.com which contain information about credit monitoring and identity theft protection services