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  • Local students receive special visit from Robins officer

    A group of students from Feagin Mill Middle School in Warner Robins received a long-awaited visit from Lt. Col. Gene McFalls Feb. 8. While he was deployed to Iraq in 2011, the students, then sixth-graders, wrote letters to and drew pictures for McFalls, who in turn shared the special messages with

  • Caring for People forum set for March 2

    Team Robins' 2012 Caring for People Forum is set for March 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Horizons Club.The Caring for People Forum is a grassroots approach to improve quality of life issues here and is in line with Installation Commander Col. Mitchel Butikofer's vision of Robins being a great

  • Job well done: Safety, Health Team lauded for lasting safety solutions

    Members of the Robins Workplace Safety and Health Team were presented the Air Force Civilian Achievement Award Feb. 10 in recognition of distinguished performance from March to November 2011.The team, which first met March 2, provided critical leadership to the center's efforts to identify and

  • Championing the air quality cause

    Fifteen Robins commuters have been recognized as "champions" for their efforts in improving the area's air quality.The Clean Air Commuter Champions program recognizes those who help reduce pollution by carpooling, vanpooling, riding transit, taking the BiRD shuttle or working a compressed work week.

  • Fiscal budget request could affect Robins

    A number of Robins organizations could be directly impacted by weapons systems changes outlined in the Air Force's fiscal 2013 budget request. The changes include the elimination of 227 aircraft in fiscal 2013 and a total of 286 aircraft through fiscal year 2017. They were unveiled in a news

  • AFMC, AFGE union officials reach labor agreement

     Senior leaders from the American Federation of Government Employees Council 214 and Air Force Materiel Command have completed negotiations on a new master labor agreement that will affect approximately 35,000 of the command's civilian employees.Scott Blanch, AFGE Council 214 president, and Gen.

  • President nominates next AFMC commander, first female Air Force 4-star

    When the leadership of Air Force Materiel Command changes later this year, the command will be led by a familiar face who will make Air Force history when she takes the reins of AFMC.On Feb. 6, President Barack Obama nominated Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger to the rank of general, and as the next

  • Workers’ dedication saves Air Force millions

    The dedication and determination of workers at Robins has saved the Air Force millions of dollars. After about a year of hard work, Robins will send an F-15E back to the warfighter today."The actual scope of what we did to this aircraft is tremendous," said Ed Fuller, 561st Aircraft Maintenance

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