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  • Students enjoy Dixie Crows Symposium

    People stared and pointed as the red and white drone circled overhead.At the helm was Alva Shell, 560th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron human resources supervisor, perched on the second floor of the Century of Flight hangar as his $1,300 piece of equipment flew above the crowd.Shell's demonstration

  • A Day at the Museum: Global Hawk: Workhorse of Recon

    The Global Hawk flies missions all around the world. One of those landed at the Museum of Aviation's Century of Flight hangar - so to speak.The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial reconnaissance system designed to capture real-time information for wartime efforts as

  • Super Leader Speaks

    Superman memorabilia decorates the office of a man who has spent three decades of his life in the U.S. Air Force. As a symbol of hope in the Great Depression in the 1930s, the man of steel is Chief Master Sgt. Lorenzo Anastasie's inspiration."It's about helping Airmen," said the 116th Air Control

  • World War II veteran gets big surprise at museum

    For 15 years Air Force Reserve Command's Lt. Col. Kelli Molter has been thinking of a way to honor her parents.All that thinking paid off March 9 as she surprised her father and mother, Bernhard and Marilyn Molter, at the Museum of Aviation's art gallery with a display case and a picture book.As the

  • Retired Fighting Falcon part of Thunderbird exhibit

    The Thunderbird display opened in 2009 at the Century of Flight hangar at the Museum of Aviation. The Air Force combat F-16A was the first F-16 model used by the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's official air demonstration team.The aircraft on display flew from 1982 to 1991. The plane was converted from

  • Safe Haven: It's OK to come forward, ask for help

    The scars, no longer visible on the outside, took its toll on the inside. The addiction that gradually began to take hold of *E.C. began with diet pills as a way to lose weight, but slowly progressed with the use of meth and alcohol.  "It pretty much took control of my life," said E.C., a long-time

  • Airman Chef Competition: serving up artistry

    Four teams, one winner. The scene in the kitchen at the base restaurant was a shot right out of a television cooking competition.The Robins Airman Chef Competition Friday evening was a test to see which team could produce the best four courses during the course of the evening. More than 50 people

  • More than 30 technologies featured at annual event

    The Information Technology Forum and Expo offers IT professionals an opportunity to hear from industry leaders in security and see the newest products and services.The March 10 forum will be in the Museum of Aviation's Scott Auditorium and Hangar One. Vendors will be set up in the Century of Flight

  • Fire Safety: Kitchen Fires Can Be Prevented

    From 2007 to 2011, cooking mishaps caused about 43 percent of all home fires and 36 percent of all home fire-related injuries, according to the National Fire Protection Association.  That trend can be drastically reduced through education and awareness. Everyone is responsible for fire prevention