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  • Come fly with me ... Base Aero Club gets students away from it all

    It was somewhere between the ground and the first 300 feet when my stomach unexpectedly dropped to the floorboard. I actually closed my eyes for a few seconds, holding it in while Lewayne Davis, Robins Aero Club chief flight instructor, handled the airplane with an old-school Steve McQueen bravado,

  • Airman proud of service at home and abroad

    The number 13 is thought to be a rather unlucky number to some people. But the year ending in 2013 was definitely one to remember for one young Airman stationed at Robins. With a country at war for more than a decade, there are young yet talented members such as Senior Airman Maresa Miessler who

  • Machinists expedite sustainment for RSAF F-15s

    Due to teamwork and the steady handiwork of 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron machinists, several high priority items were recently manufactured that will help sustain F-15s flying in the Royal Saudi Air Force. Known as conformal fuel tank hinges, the small parts may appear plain and ordinary,

  • Community Commons to bring central services

    There's no need to scratch your head wondering where to rent equipment for a special weekend excursion. If you've been seeking out the services of a camper, barbecue grill, lawnmower or boat, Outdoor Recreation is no longer located at the eastern end of Bldg. 914. It's now one street over in Bldg.

  • Misuse of government e-mail comes with hefty consequences

    Sometimes, good intentions lead to a bad outcome. That's especially true when it comes to sending email. Although many who have sent personally-motivated emails or have hit reply to all unnecessarily may have done so thinking they were doing the recipients a favor, the sender may have violated Air

  • One Airman's lesson on 'The Wall' in Afghanistan

    In Pink Floyd's song, "Another Brick in the Wall," it starts, "Daddy's flown across the ocean, leaving just a memory." According to Capt. Robert Brumfield, an operations officer with the 116th Security Forces Squadron, those words and a real life wall took on new meaning during his deployment to

  • AF chooses Robins to help boost Airman unity, overall well-being

    Airmen are no strangers to being put to the test, and the Air Force Team Cohesion Challenge is designed to provide them with exactly that. Earlier this year, Robins was one of 18 installations selected by the Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Services to participate in the pilot program - a

  • Select workers can apply for early outs

    The base will begin accepting applications today from select civilian employees for the latest Air Force round of voluntary early retirement and separation incentives known as VERA and VSIP. The action follows the recent announcement by the service of its plan to reduce the size of its headquarters

  • Local terrain flights approved for Marine training

    The 'Sound of Freedom' will now include not only the supersonic booms associated with the F-15 Eagle, but the hum of helicopter rotors used by Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 for training. That's because the squadron here will now be able to conduct local terrain flight operations in the

  • 53rd Combat Communications Squadron prepares for new boss

    The 53rd Combat Communications Squadron is getting ready to leave the 5th Combat Communications Group for a new home under the 461st Air Control Wing, representing a realignment effort aimed to enhance all unit capabilities. On Oct. 1, the 53rd will officially become its own airfield squadron,

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