Heart Link class, tour introduce new spouses to Air Force life Published Feb. 3, 2011 By 78th ABW/PA ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Spouses new to military life are encouraged to sign up for the upcoming Heart Link class and Spouse Immersion Tour set for Feb. 11. Organized by the Airman & Family Readiness Center, the quarterly, day-long event introduces military spouses to the Air Force and the base's many helping agencies. The class will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the A&FRC in Bldg. 794. After an introduction to various support agencies from around the installation, spouses will experience some flight kitchen cuisine and then go on a community tour. The tour will include visits to the C-5 and F-15 areas on the flight line and showcase Team Robins' contributions to airpower. It will also include stops at various off-base points of interest, including Warner Robins City Hall, where Mayor Chuck Shaheen and Col. Carl Buhler, 78th Air Base Wing and installation commander, will meet the group and provide their perspectives on the importance of community and base support to military families. The tour will end at the A&FRC at about 4:20 p.m. Royce Williams, A&FRC community readiness technician, said military spouses should sign up by Monday by calling the center at 926-1256. Mindful that an all-day event may create daycare challenges, officials encourage supervisors to give military members time off so their spouses may participate. Spouses may also call the Family Child Care Office at 926-6741 to find out whether they qualify for Air Force Aid Society-sponsored programs. Officials add the success of the class and tour can, in part, be contributed to the collaborative efforts of members of Robins' Integrated Delivery System, the 402nd Maintenance Wing and the 78th ABW, and community partners such as the Museum of Aviation, the Warner Robins Convention & Visitors Bureau, and 21st Century Partnership.