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  • Robins test ground for alternative energy pilot project

    Energy challenges including a growing dependence on energy imports in the U.S. are leading forward thinkers to look for alternative sources to serve the nation's needs, and some of those forward thinkers call Robins home. The Defense Logistics Agency kicked off its fuel cell forklift pilot project

  • New frequency improves ability to locate distress signals

    A simple change of frequency for transmitting distress signals could mean the difference between being rescued or lost at sea for pilots and captains around the world. "This isn't just a military project; this is a world-wide civilian, commercial and military requirement for all aircraft in the sky

  • AFROTC cadets go to Mob School

    For many college sophomores surviving college is a challenge, but for 20 Air Force ROTC students college classes seem like a cakewalk after spending three days in Mob School. The students braved a mud pit and even ate worms as part of their training with the 5th Combat Communication Group's Mobility

  • Morning Stretch and Flex routine warms up workforce

    Each morning a break area in the F-15 Wing Repair Flight transforms into an exercise haven for maintainers from the 572nd Commodities Maintenance Squadron. Some of the maintainers don T-shirts stating their early morning mission to "Stretch and Flex." The 15-minute routine allows members of the

  • Volunteer coach devotes time, money teaching ice hockey to local youth

    Many things come to mind when you think of youth sports and Middle Georgia including football, basketball and baseball. But with its hot summers and mild winters, there's one sport many see as truly out of left field - ice hockey. Chief Master Sgt. Kit Frey, an enlisted adviser for the Air National

  • Former player turns to officiating to stay in game

    For many athletes, growing older means watching our favorite sports from the bleachers, but for Terrance Isom staying off the basketball court was not an option. This is why Isom started tearing up the courts as a basketball official in the late 1990s. "I didn't want to give it up totally. This was

  • 402nd AMXG supervisor retires after 42 years

    Joel Culpepper's love of aircraft drew him to Robins in 1966. Forty-two years later, the Warner Robins native is retiring with fond memories of a career marked by good friends and milestones in aviation history. Mr. Culpepper, an industrial production supervisor in the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance

  • Commissary's meat department cuts down competition to win regional award

    The Robins Commissary was recently named the best meat department in a large commissary for the East region of the Defense Commissary Agency. Members of the meat department team were thrilled to receive recognition for their commitment to serving the needs of their customers as they process more

  • 101 Critical Days reaches halfway mark, safety still paramount

    As the 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign reaches its halfway point, Robins' safety officials remind people that watching out for others' actions is an important part of ensuring one's own safety. A recent motorcycle accident involving an officer in the Air Force Reserve Command at Robins

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