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  • Robins Airmen say 'no sweat' to BMI initiative

    An Air Force Materiel Command initiative released in late 2007 called for Airmen to shrink their Body Mass Index by 10 percent in the first half of 2008. Robins active-duty military put their minds to it and reduced their BMI by 16.2 percent. Staff Sgt. Shawn Moore, an aerospace medicine journeyman

  • 653rd CLSS lends helping hand to wounded Kadena bird

    Seventeen members from the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron didn't know quite what they were getting into when they recently headed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, to repair a grounded MC-130P Combat Shadow. True to the group's form, however, they rolled up their sleeves and used their skills to

  • Minor growth hiccup relieved following removal of long-buried propane tank

    Robins engineers recently unearthed a propane tank that was interfering with a planned constructions project. An underground propane gas tank, which was buried in front of Bldg. 128 in the early to mid 1970s, became of particular concern when plans to change the area's infrastructure surfaced. "The

  • Robins VDATS tester deploys on first real-world mission

    A crowd of Robins team members gathered together July 9 to celebrate a milestone in the base's mission to establish a universal tester for the depot. The Versatile Depot Automatic Test Station was put to the test as it examined its first production asset in its career as an Air Force and Department

  • 116th ACW earns AF outstanding unit award

    The 116th Air Control Wing knows how to make hard work look easy. The unit recently earned its 14th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, the 116th ACW's third such accolade since it became the first blended unit with active-duty and Air National Guard members in October 2002. Maj. Gen. Scott Hammond,

  • Summer reading program kicks off at Robins

    Literacy and its importance to academic and life-long success doesn't take summer vacations. The library's summer reading program here is making sure its participants stay on track. This year's program, which has the theme "Time to Get Caught in a Story," will introduce the children to an

  • Operations support facility to streamline 5th CCG's supply, logistics

    The 5th Combat Communications Group celebrated the opening of its new operations support facility at Robins June 27. The $4.5 million Congressionally-funded facility is the first building to be established in the forthcoming 5th CCG complex. Capt. Mark Landez, Combat Support Flight commander in the

  • Civilian historian makes mark in deployed location

    When Alan Marsh became the 116th Air Control Wing historian, he knew that deployment was inevitable. He never imagined how it would change his appreciation for his fellow Airmen though. The 48-year-old Macon native deployed to a forward operating location in January for a 120-day assignment that

  • 78th Force Support Squadron stands up, gets new leadership

    David Quinn has a wealth of experience in managing programs that improve the quality of life of Airmen. It's those talents Mr. Quinn will use to make Robins a better place to work and live as the first director of the newly formed 78th Force Support Squadron. Mr. Quinn already has a couple of goals

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