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  • Base to operate under new AF inspection system

    The 78th Air Base Wing is implementing a new Air Force Inspection System. An upcoming installation exercise will be a first under the new system, which was implemented in October. "The new AFIS is designed to put the responsibility for compliance back in the hands of the commanders," said Dave

  • Hobby shops to close this month

    The Auto Hobby Shop and Wood Skills Shop - two popular fixtures at Robins - will be closing Feb. 15 due to cuts to the appropriated fund budget. The closings are indicative of those around the Air Force due to budget cuts which were expected, but not this soon, according to Kent Jenkins, 78th Force

  • Experienced Airmen wanted: Continue your career in the Reserve

    Force management programs will push thousands of active-duty Airmen out of their jobs, but opportunities exist in the Air Force Reserve for Airmen who don't want to hang-up their uniforms for good."Force management will cost many Airmen their jobs, but not necessarily their careers," said Col. Steve

  • Partnerships with community help keep base viable

    It's been nearly a year since efforts began to explore 'P4' initiatives - public-public and public-private partnerships between Robins Air Force Base and local communities and private entities. Robins was one of 16 test bases in fiscal 2013 participating in the Air Force Community Partnership

  • Using alternative sources fuels force

    Reducing reliance on fossil fuels remains a top priority across military installations.At Robins, the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron is responsible for nearly 900 vehicles fueled here that support various missions. They range from Defense Logistics Agency vehicles to those used by the 116th Air

  • AFSC, ALCs pull together to save time, standardize processes

    For nearly a year, a team of experts from the Air Force Sustainment Center, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Ogden Air Logistics Complex and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex negotiated a public-private partnership agreement with Boeing. The benefit is that agreements like these standardize

  • More than $85 million saved at Robins as part of initiative

    When it comes to finding ways of being more efficient and cost effective in today's budget-conscious environment, Robins is doing its share by contributing more than $85 million toward the "Road to a Billion and Beyond" initiative.Cost-effective readiness initiatives were implemented earlier this

  • 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

  • E-tools gives support personnel access to digital data

    For decades, whenever an aircraft mechanic at Robins needed a technical drawing, technical order or any other document related to a repair, he had to traipse over to a warehouse, locate the drawing and return to the aircraft. That process would typically be completed many times over the course of

  • AFSO21 initiatives help master tool crib reach VPP

    When David Turner first went to work as the tool control manager and section chief in the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center's master tool crib, he quickly noticed a big difference from his former workplace in the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group. "In commodities, we had already started

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