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  • HVM program set for expansion

    The High Velocity Maintenance program at Robins is about to take a big step forward. For the past two years, a team has been testing the concepts of HVM on a series of C-130s in an isolated hangar on the flightline. When the next C-130 arrives for HVM on Jan. 21, the program will move from its "lab

  • Robins hosts Open Skies Treaty exercise

    The Russians recently visited Robins, sort of. In late December, the base played host to an exercise for the Open Skies Treaty. To promote trust, the treaty allows signatory nations to, upon request, fly over and photograph each other's military installations. The exercise involved U.S. military

  • WR-ALC, union reaffirm labor partnership

    The commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and the president of the largest union on Robins signed an agreement Wednesday, renewing their commitment to a positive working relationship. Maj. Gen. Robert H. McMahon, Center commander, and Tom Scott, president of the American Federation of

  • Mass transit changes to better accommodate riders

    If $3 a gallon gas prices aren't incentive enough to park your vehicle, base officials have introduced a few more incentives to help convince you to let others do the driving. The Round Robins Express, or base shuttle service, now has additional stops on its routes to entice employees to jump on

  • Center continues work with OSHA

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center is continuing to work with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the Center's plan to correct 13 citations the Center received in May. In early December, the Center asked for additional time because of the magnitude and complexity of the

  • 689th CCW performs well in CI, ORI

    The 689th Combat Communications Wing at Robins received an overall grade of "complies with comments" on its CI, or compliance inspection, which ended Wednesday. The 5th Combat Communications Group received overall grades of "satisfactory" on an operational readiness inspection and "complies with

  • CHPing away at illness

    A small office at Robins is a strong promoter of the "ounce of prevention" theory when it comes to health, except it offers a lot more than an ounce. The four people in the Civilian Health Promotion Services office, or CHPS, are employees of Federal Occupational Health, working under contract with

  • Robins Airman wounded in attack earns Purple Heart

    A Robins Airman was awarded the Purple Heart after surviving a suicide-bomber blast at an army base in Afghanistan. Capt. Jordan Lindeke, a 78th Medical Group flight commander, was among 18 people injured in the Dec. 5 explosion at the army base in Gardez. Two NATO servicemembers and at least two

  • New Center commander shares vision

    Imagine serving a tour of duty in Afghanistan or Iraq. After six months away from home and family, living in extreme weather conditions, facing constant danger, and counting the days until rest and recuperation leave, it's time to fly home. You are on the airfield expecting to get on a plane and, in

  • Computers to replace paper technical orders on flightline

    Within the next four years, laptop computers will be as important to aircraft mechanics here as wrenches and screwdrivers. Many Robins mechanics are leading the way in the first test of "e-tools." That's the term used for the 300 laptops deployed on the flightline in the last 12 months to help

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