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  • Robins plant works overtime to treat groundwater

    Nelson Rosa is working hard to make his job at Robins unnecessary. When the Groundwater Treatment Plant opened at Robins in 1997, it was expected to take 30 years before it would have cleaned all the contaminated groundwater on base. Now it's on track to have that job largely completed in another

  • C-130 near full return to flight

    Thanks in large part to Team Robins members, all C-130s being used in Iraq and Afghanistan are flying again. The planes were briefly grounded until an inspection could be done on suspect wing-joint barrel nuts. On March 1, five cracked nuts were found on a C-130H undergoing routine maintenance here,

  • Robins officer earns Bronze Star Medal

    Contracting for goods and services related to military operations doesn't just happen in the safety of offices at installations like Robins. Contracting is also a vital component of military operations on the ground in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. Friday, Lt. Col. James Boles Jr. was awarded a

  • Middle Georgia civic leaders tour Florida bases

    Chuck Shaheen has been a staunch supporter of Robins Air Force Base since his family moved to Warner Robins in 1964, but even he can still be impressed by the work of Airmen. Mr. Shaheen, who serves as one of Maj. Gen. Polly Peyer, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center commander's honorary commanders,

  • New system helps DRMO turn-in process

    The Robins Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, a one-stop shop for gently used or unneeded equipment, now offers a Web-based alternative for turning in equipment for reuse or demilitarization. Claire Shadden, DRMO property disposal technician, said the new system was the brain child of the

  • New carts accomodate disabled golfers

    Pine Oaks Golf Course is now handicapped accessible. People in wheelchairs or with other mobility problems can play golf at the base course now, thanks to two specially designed golf carts. The SoloRider golf carts, which list for $9,300 each, arrived at the course in December. The carts were paid

  • F-15 wing shop aids C-130 maintainers

    When C-130 maintainers were faced with a time-consuming task to replace a single part, a specialized team in the F-15 Wing Repair Flight at Robins came to their aid. Previously when C-130 workers needed to replace the sloping longeron, a 22-foot long piece of the tail-section frame, it took two

  • AFAF fundraiser collects money

    The 2009 annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off this week and runs through April 23. The AFAF campaign provides an opportunity for Air Force members to "take care of their own." Robins' goal for this year is $86,108 with 100 percent contact of all assigned Air Force personnel. Those

  • Faulty hardware forces C-130 inspections

    Members of the 330th Aircraft Sustainment Group have been working around the clock to keep the C-130 fleet flying after maintainers here discovered defective wing-joint barrel nuts. On March 1, maintainers at Robins were performing routine maintenance on a C-130H when they discovered that five of

  • Switch upgrade provides training opportunity

    When network equipment across the base started failing, teams from the 78th Communications Squadron stepped in to fix the problem and ensure the mission at Robins would be unaffected. In March 2008, members of the 78th CS were finishing an upgrade project and discovered some of the switches on

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