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Oct. 21, 2011
Boeing awarded $12B contract for C-17 sustainment

An $11.75 billion contract has been awarded to The Boeing Co. of Huntington Beach, Calif. The 10-year Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract is for sustainment support of the C-17 platform. The contract, which has currently obligated $3.8 billion on a sustainment task order, will provide
Oct. 19, 2011
SecAF: Stay focused on readiness during challenging times

Robins hosted Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley Monday and Tuesday. Arriving to a sunny and warm middle Georgia day, Donley took a tour of the base before speaking to an audience of 250 during an All Call at the Heritage Club Ballroom on Monday.Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon, center commander,
Oct. 17, 2011
Workplace Safety and Health successes attributed to center-wide teamwork efforts

When the Center's Workplace Safety and Health Team first met March 2, its mission was a monumental one. Tasked to immediately address 39 citations issued by OSHA during an earlier period of several months, the business of taking care of people would continue, as team representatives from across the
Oct. 17, 2011
Robins worker nears 60 years of federal service

While many employees are counting down to when they can retire, one Robins worker has no plans of hanging it up, despite having worked here for 60 years. On Oct. 20, Sammy Dame, a functional systems administrator with the 406th Supply Chain Management Squadron, will be recognized for his six decades
Oct. 14, 2011
Base mass transit initiatives still going strong

Robins was recognized earlier this year by the Clean Air Campaign for its mass transit efforts. The 78th Air Base Wing received a nod in August as a finalist at the organization's 2011 PACE Awards, conducted in downtown Atlanta. The recognition was given in the Government Champions Initiative -
Oct. 14, 2011
Mission Control Room a new tool for success

The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center's successes in fiscal 2011 - from safety enhancements to on-time delivery of aircraft - are attributable to a number of things, including the fact many are embracing change and working to move the organization closer to its vision of being a "World-Class Center
Oct. 14, 2011
Historic 'surge' exercises C-5 crisis, contingency response

An historic "surge" of the nation's largest military airlifters will more than double their normal day-to-day workload, exercising the ability of United States Transportation Command and its air component, Air Forces Transportation, to rapidly provide strategic airlift in response to large-scale
Oct. 12, 2011
Air Force building the future force

Changes are coming to the Air Force and officials are working with the Department of Defense to prioritize current and future resources as part of a national priority to reduce spending. In the spring of 2010 the Defense Department began a comprehensive effort to increase efficiencies, reduce
Oct. 12, 2011
ABU mandatory wear date set for Nov. 1

All Airmen must begin wearing the Airman Battle Uniform Nov.1, with the phase out date for wear of the battle dress uniform and desert combat uniform being that same say as well.Airmen are reminded of several points to consider when wearing the ABU: T-shirts must be desert sand (light tan) in
Oct. 7, 2011
Team Robins wraps successful Sports Day

Robins concluded an extremely successful Sports Day, as more than 500 participants competed in 10 events. There were 110 total teams, with 30 units being represented. Three squads -- the 78th Medical Group, the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and the 54th Combat Communications Squadron --