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  • Energy audit shows room for improvement

    As a part of its "How Low Can We Go" initiative, the Robins Energy Office examined electrical usage on base over four recent holiday periods. What it found is we can go a lot lower. There were some positives. Over the four-day Thanksgiving holiday, energy usage was down 8.2 percent and on New Year's

  • Marine training exercise to produce noise

    A training exercise will be conducted here Monday through Friday by Light Attack Squadron 773, the Marine helicopter squadron which relocated to Robins last summer. Those living on or near the base can expect to hear noise due to increased helicopter traffic. The squadron normally operates seven

  • Center to receive additional OSHA citations

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center has learned it will be given more than 50 additional citations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration concerning safety processes and procedures. The Center was officially notified Monday of 27 of the citations, which cover a range of

  • Fitness Assessment Cell keeping Robins Airmen fit to fight

    By Chrissy miner 78th Air Base Wing Public Affiars Airmen here are making strides in the new Air Force fitness test, with almost 80 percent passing the exam, and an average of 36 percent scoring an "excellent" rating. Additionally, in the past three months, Robins improved its passing rate nearly 8

  • 78th CEG recognized with AF environmental quality award

    An array of programs aimed at making Robins a good steward of the environment has earned the 78th Civil Engineer Group the Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award. The 78th CEG won the honor in the industrial category of the 2010 Air Force Civil Engineer and Environmental Awards

  • Local exercise to reunite Marine units

    The Marine attack helicopter squadron which re-located to Robins last summer has elements in two other states, and soon all will be here for a week-long exercise.From Jan. 31 to Feb. 5 the three sections of Light Attack Squadron 773 will all be here to fly training missions and practice firing at

  • ASD, 638th prepare for compliance inspections

    The Aerospace Sustainment Directorate and the 638th Supply Chain Management Group will get a compliance inspection soon. A 50-person team from the Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General's office will be here Jan. 24-31. Lt. Col. Mike Senseney, the directorate's compliance inspection advance

  • Decision to close installation made to keep employees safe

    The ice storm which led to curtailed operations Sunday evening, Monday, and part of Tuesday was preceded by significant planning during the weekend by installation and wing leaders. During the planning phase, leaders assessed the potential impact of poor weather by focusing on safety and the impact

  • 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

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