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  • EMXS team develops cost-effective method to save AF thousands

    Being your own customer can be a good thing. That concept works especially well when it comes to Robins electronics technicians who troubleshoot and test the Combined Altitude Radar Altimeter, a critical system used on many Air Force aircraft. It not only measures altitude, or the aircraft's

  • Reserve recruiting service officially recognized for excellence

    The Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service, headquartered at Robins, has been selected to receive the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award. The award will be conferred to the nearly 500 Airmen of the Recruiting Service for exceptional service during the period from October 2010 to

  • AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

    The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air

  • Complex prepares for future workload through employee development

    When the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex hired a wave of external employees from 2010 to 2011, a formal training program at the time focused on sheet metal and aircraft mechanics. The intensive two-year program's success was due to the dedication of many across Robins, including supervisors who

  • Construction projects dot Robins landscape

    Page Road and Beale Drive are now open to traffic. As a result of the Beale Drive project completion, Air National Guard gate hours have now been reduced to 6 to 8 a.m. - outbound and right turn only. Due to a delay in construction, Macon Street will remain closed until Dec. 20, weather permitting.

  • A secure job: Base locksmith keeps things safe and sound

    Barry Yuill has the keys to your door. That's because he's the base's one and only locksmith. He's the go-to guy if you lost that extra key to get in your office ... the one who has the answer if combination numbers have long been misplaced. He can help you get into your office, maintain exterior

  • DLA Aviation exceeds Small Business goal for fiscal 2013

    Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded 27.1 percent of total eligible small business dollars to small businesses in fiscal 2013 compared to 22.4 percent in fiscal 2012. That amount exceeded the assigned goal of 26 percent. More than $1 billion was awarded to small businesses in fiscal 2013.At

  • ALC gets new commander

    He's a good bit taller and male, but aside from that the new commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center said he's not much unlike the person he replaced. Following a change of command ceremony Friday at the Museum of Aviation, Maj. Gen. Robert H. McMahon said he has a leadership style

  • Robins traffic initiatives to hit the road Monday

    Starting Monday, the Macon Transit Authority will begin running a weekday bus route to Robins - "Buses into Robins Daily" or "BIRD" - from the Macon Centreplex. The BIRD is just one of several transportation initiatives aimed at easing traffic and parking congestion on the base. Other initiatives

  • 116th ACW earns ‘excellent’ rating

    The 116th Air Control Wing earned an "excellent" rating in its recent Operational Readiness Inspection, which focused on the wing's ability to rapidly recall all personnel and prepare for long-term deployment."The wing absolutely hit the ball out of the park," said Col. Jeffery Herd, 116th

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