F-15 preflight inspection

Summer Bash

Robins Airman earns Bronze Star

In his first tour of duty in Iraq, Senior Master Sgt. Jason Stokes didn't have a lot to do. An assistant collection manager for a Joint Special Operations Task Force, he found combat missions to be sporadic. But when he deployed again in November, things had changed. The troop surge had taken place

Robins gets flu mist shipment

As the flu season begins, Robins' Allergy and Immunization Clinic is getting armed with vaccinations to help people fight off the flu virus. Robins recently received 3,000 flu mist doses and is expecting 5,000 doses of the flu shot to arrive in the near future. Master Sgt. Jack Jenkins, NCO in

Robins adds new substation

Robins is partnering with Georgia Power to create an additional electrical substation that would provide a more reliable power source for industrial areas on the north end of the base. The project is expected to be completed by early 2009. Robins currently has three electrical substations to meet

Th-1H reaches first student training flight milestone

Robins is celebrating the TH-1H's rising success. Class 09-02 in the Undergraduate Pilot Training program at Fort Rucker, Ala., took its first flight on the TH-1H helicopter trainer on Sept. 15. The aircraft transforms a Vietnam Era UH-1H, commonly called a Huey, into a modernized training platform

Robins retreat celebrates, commemorates

The U.S. began numbering executive orders in 1789, Col. Warren Berry said in a brief history lesson at a retreat ceremony Tuesday, and since that time 13,466 have been issued. The ceremony was held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of one of the most momentous executive orders, No. 9981 issued by

580th ACSG earns service award

Volunteerism has been a pastime for many people at Robins for quite some time. The selfless act of investing time in the community recently earned the 580th Aircraft Sustainment Group's Special Operations Forces/ Combat Search and Rescue team the Warner Robins Military Affairs Committee's Community

CFC fundraising begins Oct. 3

Robins' employees are gearing up to give. The base will hold its official kickoff event for the campaign at 1 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Museum of Aviation's Robert L. Scott Theater. Robins' goal for the local campaign, which will run from Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, is $1,350,000. Brian Vassey, 2008 CFC Local

CDCs get accrediation inspections

With the need for reaccreditation looming, staff members at the two Robins child development centers have been working overtime preparing for major inspections. The Air Force mandates that all child development programs will be accredited by an outside agency. They chose the National Association for