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  • Robins youth wins state military honor

    The 2014 Georgia State Military Youth of the Year is Brendan Kennedy. His father, Col. Fred Kennedy currently serves as the senior material leader for the Air Force Life-Cycle Management Center here, and his mother, Victoria Kennedy works for Parker Aerospace as a program manager. Brendan competed

  • BIRD improvement passes WR council

    A new component of mass transit to and from Robins Air Force Base is now set to become a reality, following a vote by the Warner Robins City Council during its meeting March 3. The project, which had been proposed by the Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority, adds a park-and-ride feature to Buses into

  • Battlefield acupuncture fights pain, skepticism

    When it comes to pain relief, sharp objects aren't often the remedy most consider first.But with the realized benefits of battlefield acupuncture, that perception is quickly changing, one pin prick at a time.Physicians and other health care providers from the 78th Medical Group attended a training

  • Russell Gate changes ahead

    Beginning March 17, five of the six lanes of the Russell Parkway gate will be open to inbound-only traffic on weekdays between 6 and 8 a.m. The change will increase 'throughput' on to the base during the morning, without compromising security. It is the result of considerable coordination involving

  • Airman convicted of sexual assault

    A Team Robins Airman pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday for taking nude photos of two females without their consent, sexual assault on an intoxicated female who was asleep and possession of five images of child pornography. Staff Sgt. Jordan T. Monarch, 25, took the photos and committed the

  • BAH recertification begins this month

    A military-wide recertification of those service members and their families receiving Basic Allowances for Housing is scheduled to begin this month and extend through the end of this year, affecting roughly 3,000 Airmen at Robins alone. This one-time recertification concerns the with-dependent rate

  • Combat comm sets up air traffic control in Perry

    Members of the 5th Combat Communications Group at Robins - the only remaining active duty combat communications group in the Air Force - are able to provide rapid-response capabilities to any military tasking or humanitarian relief effort in the world at any time. In particular, when it comes to

  • Team JSTARS flexes at Red Flag

    When it comes to realistic air-to-air combat training, Air Force members who live and breathe aboard some of the world's most advanced military weapon systems got a chance last month to test some of their skills. Red Flag exercises were conducted in January above the skies of Nellis Air Force Base's

  • EFA lab masters problem solving

    What goes on inside any given building at Robins Air Force Base isn't exactly posted on the doors. But behind every bland façade, every secured gate, lie the countless stories of unsung heroes, quietly playing their integral parts in keeping us safe. The Electronic Failure Analysis Laboratory - a

  • Training vital for a position in Robins Air Traffic Control Tower

    First, there's training. Then there's making the critical decisions that impact lives in the air. Such is life in the tower cab of the Robins Air Traffic Control Tower. But before one has the privilege of making those decisions, one must first validate the acquired knowledge in the tower's

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