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  • Robins helps with vital flightline air conditioner fix

    A Robins team is working to resolve a top equipment issue for warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan. About a dozen people in the 642nd Combat Sustainment Group are involved with developing specifications for a redesign of flightline air conditioners that are critical to the operation of aircraft in

  • Longtime test pilot makes final flight

    On a chilly, overcast day last week, Lt. Col. Kevin "Iceman" Coleman climbed into the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle for a test flight, just as he had done routinely for the past 15 years at Robins. But this flight was not routine. Coleman, who currently holds more flying hours in the F-15 than any other

  • EDIUSAIAFAD: Local motto starts gaining notice nationally

    In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, Warner Robins physician Dr. Dan Callahan wanted a way to honor Robins Airmen during a time when troops were being spat on as they returned home. Between seeing patients, he would scribble down different phrases until he finally came up with "Every Day in

  • Air Force continues to move to E-mail for Life system

    The Air Force is continuing to provide constant e-mail addresses to all Air Force employees, one that users will have during their entire careers with the Air Force. The consolidated e-mail system is part of the E-mail for Life initiative, which the Air Force Communications Agency kicked off in

  • Getting the boot: Parking violations may result in immobilization

    If you work on Robins or have visited one of its many customer service facilities, you may have run in to some difficulty finding a place to park. Although frustrating, violating one of the base's parking rules is not a good solution. In response to the increasing number of violations, the 78th

  • Class for spouses adds tour of base, community

    The Airman & Family Readiness Center's popular Heart Link class introduces newlywed spouses of Airmen to the ways of the Air Force, but now the class is getting a significant new twist. Previously the class had been comprised of a few hours of classroom learning - among other things - about the

  • Robins IG sees sharp decline in complaints

    The comedic actress Lily Tomlin once said, "Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain." But a group of professionals at Robins have used skillful language to aid in effectively reducing complaints. The number of complaints here has been reduced by 33 percent through improved

  • Robins youth coach wins award

    Ronald Hayes, director of youth sports and fitness, believes there is no better sign of a good coach than repeat customers. For season after season, he said, many children and their parents have been coming back to request the same coach, Donald Wendland. That's why Hayes nominated Wendland to be

  • Robins LOA community talks joint logistics

    Only 10 people from Robins could go to the Logistics Officers Association Convention in Las Vegas, but they brought a condensed version of the gathering back here Friday. In a "mini-conference" at the Robins Conference Center, approximately 75 members of the LOA's Middle Georgia Chapter heard some

  • Joint training to help improve labor-management relations

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center will soon provide joint training opportunities for managers and employees in an effort to give the two groups additional tools for resolving workplace disputes.The training, which focuses on communication, team building and the "necessity of changing

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