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  • New state gun laws don’t trump base weapons policy

    As of July 1, House Bill 60, a new gun legislation, goes into effect across Georgia cities which expands where residents may legally carry firearms. While the law will allow Georgians to carry firearms into bars, churches and state government buildings under certain conditions, the rules remain the

  • 101 Critical Days of Summer - fireworks safety

    On this July fourth, as in past years, Americans will celebrate with parades, cookouts and fireworks. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Commission, fireworks will account for more than 11,000 injuries this year, 55 percent of which will be from burns involving the hands, eyes and head. While

  • DUI All Calls scheduled for next week

    Team Robins is committed to zero tolerance when it comes to driving under the influence of alcohol. To continue to address DUI prevention, there will be three All Calls next week which are mandatory for military personnel 26 years old and younger. They will be Wednesday at 7:45 a.m. at Coats Hall,

  • MOB Mentality: 5th MOB honors past, looks to future

    The 5th Combat Communications Group may be turning 50 next week, but this renowned mob is anything but over the hill. Anniversary events kick off with a golf tournament Monday and continue until Wednesday, ending with an awards banquet at the Museum of Aviation. According to Senior Master Sgt. Jamie

  • Red Cross honors two Robins members as Hometown Heroes

    Two Team Robins Airmen were among a dozen individuals and groups recognized for service-before-self actions at the Museum of Aviation Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Melissa Erwin, a Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command communications network vulnerability management technician, and Senior Airman Skyler

  • Taking clean energy on the road

    Clean energy was the name of the game as the Georgia Alternative Fueled Vehicle Roadshow rolled into the Museum of Aviation. The event, June 19, showcased an array of vehicles running on electricity, propane, biodiesel, natural gas or solar energy and featured presentations by advocates there to

  • ‘Always ready, always there’

    "The Georgia National Guard's Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen remain equipped and trained to assist their community and state, any time," said Chief Master Sgt. David Fite, a senior enlisted manager with the 116th Air Control Wing.The wing's active duty missions in response to last year's Boston

  • Correction ...

    The technical sergeant promotion release celebration advertised in the June 27 Rev-Up will not be today at Horizons. It will be Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Heritage Club. We regret the error. For more information, call 2nd Lt. Jessica Richmond at 468-6231 or emailjessica.richmond.2@us.af.mil.

  • New commander takes over Marines’ MAG-49 Det A

    Lt. Col. Philip Eilertson assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 49 Detachment A during a change of command ceremony Monday. Following a return from deployment in Afghanistan, Eilertson, an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot, was assigned to MAG-49 Det A, to prepare as the site's incoming commander, arriving

  • An array of responsibilities: Robins Command Post has eyes on it all

    Robins is a bustling place to say the least, and the 78th Air Base Wing Command Post is the know-all, catch-all cornerstone at the center of all the action. With a mission to alert, direct, execute and report, there is no incident too big or small for them to handle. The facility supports the entire