News

May 27, 2011
Robins transportation initiatives gaining steam

Considering the rising price of gas, it's probably not a big surprise more people at Robins are sharing rides to work. For months, the number of commuters registered in the Clean Air Campaign, which offers prize drawings for carpoolers and vanpoolers, has been steadily increasing. Nearly 600 Robins
May 27, 2011
New section explores ways to increase PDM efficiency

The C-5 enterprise at Robins is leaving no wrench unturned when it comes to improving the efficiency of programmed depot maintenance. The C-5 team has successfully implemented Maintenance Steering Group 3 and achieved its best mission-capable rate in seven years, but it isn't stopping there. In
May 23, 2011
High-mast lighting changes reduce energy costs

Team Robins members who are here at night may soon find the base looking a little darker in some areas. A $730,000 energy project which began last September is nearing an end. It will help the base better control the use of its many high-mast lights, particularly where and when they aren't needed.
May 23, 2011
CMXG gets independent process analysis

Bringing in "outsiders" to look at your hazardous processes could be risky, but one base organization is willing to take the risk to make sure it's doing the right things and, if not, make needed changes. The 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group is asking MACTEC Engineering and Consulting to provide
May 23, 2011
Forum gives voice to community concerns, prioritizes list for submission to AFMC

After-hours and after-school child care were among a range of issues discussed last week at Horizon's by about 125 participants in the base's first Caring for People Forum. The group of Airmen, civilians and family members spent an entire day discussing quality of life issues. They also voted on a
May 23, 2011
Marines heading to desert

Marines and their distinctive uniforms have become a common sight around Robins, but they won't be seen much during the next four weeks.Aside from a few administrative personnel, members of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 and Marine Aircraft Group 49 Detachment A will head Tuesday to the
May 23, 2011
Robins driving campaign focuses on perils of the road

Right now would be a good time to make sure you have your proof of insurance and registration in your car.Starting Monday, the 78th Air Base Wing Security Forces Squadron will be conducting its annual Take Back Our Roads Campaign. It will conduct random police checkpoints at which drivers must show
May 23, 2011
Opening to help C-130 workload

Brig. Gen. Lee Levy, 402nd Maintenance Wing commander, isn't one to put much stock in superstition. On Friday, May 13, he cut the ribbon on the wing's newest facility, a $24.1 million hangar for C-130s. "Today, Friday the 13th, is a lucky day because it's the day we cut the ribbon on this
May 13, 2011
Faster, healthier stripping process 'takes off' in sheet metal flight

Reducing an 80-hour sanding process to strip a radome to about a 12-hour chemical-stripping process is a success story. Not only does it help get the asset back to the warfighter quicker, but it also contributes to a safer and healthier work environment. The change came as a result of the
May 13, 2011
Eagle grounded by bird strike

Anyone who doubts birds pose a danger to aircraft should pay a visit to one of the F-15 hangars here. Mechanics there are engaged in a major and unusual repair resulting from a bird strike last August. An F-15E from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., was participating in an exercise near Shaw