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  • Decades later, Marine honored with Purple Heart

    In July 1968, Authur Greene began his service in the Marine Corps, signing up just months earlier for basic training at Parris Island, S.C., before heading to the fight in Vietnam. Fast forward 46 years and Greene, now 64, finally received something he had no idea had been typed into his service

  • More routes, conveniences set for BiRD riders

    Revisions to Robins' mass transit system are ready to roll, offering greater incentives for those who rely on Buses into Robins Daily. Routes for the BiRD's new park-and-ride feature were outlined during a public meeting hosted by the Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority July 2, and the addition -

  • New commander takes over Marines’ MAG-49 Det A

    Lt. Col. Philip Eilertson assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 49 Detachment A during a change of command ceremony Monday. Following a return from deployment in Afghanistan, Eilertson, an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot, was assigned to MAG-49 Det A, to prepare as the site's incoming commander, arriving

  • An array of responsibilities: Robins Command Post has eyes on it all

    Robins is a bustling place to say the least, and the 78th Air Base Wing Command Post is the know-all, catch-all cornerstone at the center of all the action. With a mission to alert, direct, execute and report, there is no incident too big or small for them to handle. The facility supports the entire

  • Wingin’ It: C-130 team installs center wing box

    Some say every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings, but when it comes to large military aircraft, there's a bit more to it than that. A C-130U model gunship received a new center wing box Tuesday, representing another successful installment for the program and the 560th Aircraft Maintenance

  • First UH-1Y arrives here

    It's finally here. The long-awaited arrival of the Marine Corps' newest Huey utility helicopter occurred at Robins early Wednesday afternoon. Hovering in the skies just before 12:30 p.m., the four-bladed, UH-1Y's two pilots conducted a flyby of Bldg. 2071, much to the delight of crews on the ground.

  • Together Again: C-130H gets new nose from donor aircraft

    Another successful first at Robins is now in the books. Three months ago a C-130H nose was separated from its fuselage in Bldg. 110. On Tuesday, 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group maintainers re-attached a different nose from a donor aircraft, paving the way for an end-of-year delivery of the C-130H

  • Airman helps save life, personifies wingmanship

    When Jarvis Jackson found himself shot and left for dead on a cold, murky Macon street, he probably had no idea he had a wingman. But fortunately, Senior Airman Taylor Turpin, who happened to be nearby at that grim moment, had been instilled with that concept. It was some time around 2:30 a.m. May 3

  • Disaster response vehicle makes EOC mobile

    This isn't your grandparents' Winnebago. The Mobile Emergency Operations Center, or MEOC, is actually more akin to something the A-Team would've driven if they had a much bigger budget. A mobile command post, the 39-foot MEOC is equipped with its own power supply, six work stations with computers

  • ‘Cradle to grave’ Item ID system back up and tracking

    Keeping tabs on every single piece of equipment used by the world's largest Air Force may sound like a gargantuan task. That's because it is. But, David Burton and his cohorts are working to make that process much easier at Robins. A new labeling technique that uses hand-held terminals to create a

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