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  • Military spouse draws from experience for comic strip

    Being raised in a military family and married to an Air Force major has given Julie Negron lots of experiences to draw from. The military spouse created and produces "Jenny," a comic strip about life as a military spouse. The strip shows the challenges and joys of being an Air Force wife. Mrs.

  • HVM to drastically change programmed maintenance

    On July 31, a C-130 Hercules will arrive at Robins and mark the beginning of what is expected to be a dramatic change in the way aircraft maintenance is done. The Air Mobility Command plane will be the first validation aircraft for High Velocity Maintenance, which means it will be used to test the

  • Management, labor cement ties, renew 3 partnership agreements

    Two important memorandums of agreement were signed Tuesday by base and union leadership that will help strengthen relationships and improve management-labor relations. Maj. Gen. Polly A. Peyer, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center commander, and Tom Scott, American Federation of Government Employees

  • Shop ensures gas masks get seal of approval

    One of the things required for anyone who deploys from Robins is to make sure they have a gas mask that fits properly and that they know how to use it. That testing and training is done at the Gas Mask Shop. Although putting on a gas mask might seem like a simple enough task, a lot of people make

  • Cycling work, rest vital to health when temperatures climb

    In front of the Fitness Center, there is a flag that could save a life. It's the flag that signifies the current heat condition, and along with the color comes recommendations for rest periods and water intake to prevent heat exhaustion. For those who aren't around the Fitness Center, the flag

  • F-15 mechanic: ‘Value, don’t prioritize VPP’

    Keith Hall knows that safety is a full-time job, and even though his position as an F-15 aircraft mechanic in the 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's B Flight keeps him pretty busy, he didn't hesitate to step forward as the Voluntary Protection Program point of contact for the B-Flight's cells

  • More to Fabric Shop mission than 'seams'

    When an F-15 Eagle pilot has to eject, the work done by a few people at the Fabric Shop at Robins suddenly becomes critically important to the pilot's survival. In addition to sewing patches on uniforms, manufacturing heat exchangers for engines and some other tasks, the 402nd Commodities

  • 653rd CLSS to inactivate, celebrate legacy

    For 42 years the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron has been the place to work for aircraft maintainers with a taste for adventure. The unit, which started at Robins in 1967 as the 2955th CLSS, travels the globe for major repairs on planes with combat or crash damage. But its storied history is

  • Track lights help base save energy

    In an effort to be better stewards of energy, the Fitness and Sports Center has teamed with the 78th Civil Engineer Squadron and installed an on/off timer on the Fitness Center's track lights. Previously, the track lights were connected to the main football field lights. Those lights were controlled

  • From part-time student to full-time star

    Julie Horton has to feel pretty good about her first year working at Robins. An item manager in the 411th Supply Chain Management Squadron, she started here last year as a co-op student, working part time while finishing her college degree, and then starting full time in August. In that short time,

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