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  • Col. Dawn Lancaster, 78th Air Base Wing vice commander, plants pinwheels Wednesday as part of the Child Abuse Prevention Month kickoff event at the Houston County Courthouse in Perry. During the month the pinwheels, which represent childhood innocence, will be rotated to locations around the county. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    Pinwheels for prevention: Putting Children First

    April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. During April, the base's Family Advocacy Outreach Program will offer tools to help educate the community about detecting and reporting child abuse.Prevention works and each of us can do our small part to protect children. The local campaign kicked off Wednesday with the Child Abuse Prevention Month
  • Sadie Holt, a Warner Robins resident of over 70 years, was a former national officer of the American Rosie the Riveter Association, whose national honorary headquarters is in Warm Springs, Ga. (Courtesy photo)

    Promise keeper, 'Rosie' delivers on lifelong commitment serving others

    Working is synonymous with breathing, as Sadie Holt sees it.The longtime Warner Robins resident and retired Robins Air Force Base employee is a well-known community member. If you don't know her, well maybe you haven't lived here long enough.After all, she's had a hand in starting and becoming a member of a host of local organizations. Names that
  • Sarah Collazo, an aircraft electrician with the 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, sees her work with running wires, disassembling, repairing, modifying and installing electronics systems and electrical components on C-17s as rewarding.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ed Aspera)

    Women patriots of the flight line: No boundaries for dedication, hard work and heart

    Go ahead, ask the question. Do you see yourself as a mechanic who is female? Or a female who is a mechanic?If you've never asked, it then begs the question of why should it matter? After all, in our land of freedom and opportunity, the necessary education and tools are open to all.   Recall the World War II images of Rosie the Riveter, the iconic
  • Steve Tourangeau, BAE Systems advocate, assists Elise Rice as she tries on their Striker helmet designed for fighter pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    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 was part of the 40th annual Dixie Crows Symposium
  • The Global Hawk pictured above made its first flight in August 2004 and retired in May 2011 after flying more than 7,600 hours spread over 422 missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ed Aspera)

    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 well as homeland security and disaster relief.With
  • June Midkiff Tinker plays the song she wrote for her brother Kenneth Midkiff who died during the battle at Iwo Jima during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    True Patriots: An inside look at women who helped win World War II

    Not many are left to tell the tales of the women pioneers who went to work during World War II. This was a generation who grew up during the Great Depression and multiple wars, who saw sons, brothers, fathers and husbands sent off to foreign lands.Some of these women are nearing the century mark in age. They have shared their stories numerous times
  • Chief Master Sgt. Lorenzo Anastasie, command chief of the 116th Air Control Wing, sat down as he approached retirement to discuss his tenure and the lessons learned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons)

    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 Wing chief who retired March 6. Although Airmen
  • Bernhard Molter, center, was stationed at Tempelhof, the American site of the Berlin Airlift. He saw flights taking off or landing every three minutes for the next year. His daughter, A ir Force Reserve Command’s Lt. Col. Kelli Molter, 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    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 family walked around the gallery, Bernhard Molter
  • Loretta Rayford, a production management specialist in the 411th Supply Chain Management Squadron, gets in a workout at the Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    No Looking Back: Robins employee loses more than 70 pounds in 52-week weight loss journey

    For Loretta Rayford, a production management specialist in the 411th Supply Chain Management Squadron, the desire for lifelong change came months before New Year's resolutions for 2015 ever came to mind.Rayford began mentally preparing for her weight loss journey in fall 2013. It wasn't long before her thoughts turned to action. "I was really
  • The F-16A model on display was one of the first F-16s to be received by the Thunderbirds in 1982 when they transitioned from T-38s. The Thunderbirds continued to fly this aircraft until 1992 when they converted to F-16Cs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Misuzu Allen)

    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 its combat role to that of a demonstration
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