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Dec. 21, 2006
Base fire officials share tips on making holiday décor, fireplaces safe during holiday season

With Christmas a little over a week away, base fire officials are reminding people to keep fire prevention as close to mind as the holiday spirit is to their hearts. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, holiday fires injure more than 2,000 people and cause more than $930 million in property
Dec. 21, 2006
OPEN AND CHUTE: Parachute and Life Support Shop's mission matter of life and death

When it comes to survival, no one knows what it takes for warfighters to survive better than the staff of the Parachute and Life Support Shop. The shop's mission is to provide all the equipment necessary for warfighters to survive in an emergency situation. "When they are flying in the aircraft and,
Dec. 21, 2006
Advanced Power Technology marches with the troops

The way Battelle's Jeff Melaragno tells it, it won't be long before warfighters at remote bases will have a cleaner, quieter way to power runway lights and other electrically powered devices. But he does more than tell us, he shows us. Dec. 14, the Air Force Advanced Power Technology Office here
Dec. 21, 2006
Airmen deploy just prior to holidays

For Sarah McIntyre, Christmas won't arrive until mid February. Mrs. McIntyre is the wife of Senior Airman Glen McIntyre, who deployed Sunday afternoon with more than 100 active duty Air Force, Air National Guard, civilian and active duty Army members of the 116th Air Control Wing. Mrs. McIntyre said
Dec. 21, 2006
MAKING CHRISTMAS MERRY: Program helps families enjoy holidays

The 116th Air Control Wing and the Macon Chamber of Commerce have come together to help families share their good fortune with others this holiday season. Family-2-Family, a program started by the 116th ACW at Robins when it was known as the 116th Bomb Wing in 1996, originally gave people a chance
Dec. 21, 2006
A HERO'S WELCOME: Robins Airmen return from 8-month deployment

More than 60 Robins Airmen returned after being away from home for eight months on the afternoon of Dec. 7. A group of mainly civil engineers mixed with a splattering of administrative personnel came home from Iraq after being there for six months, following two months of deployment training. The
Dec. 5, 2006
Robins Russell Parkway gate to reopen Monday

Robins' Gate 14, known to many people as the Russell Parkway Gate, will be back in business Monday.The gate construction, which provided a canopy to shelter gate guards from the weather, was the second gate in recent months to receive upgrades since similar changes were made to Gate 1, or the Green
Nov. 22, 2006
Joint exercise a success for 116th ACW and WRALC

The recent Operational Readiness Exercise was a success according to inspectors from both the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Inspector General's office and the 116th Air Control Wing readiness and inspection office.The exercise, which completed Phase II on Sunday, allowed members of both units
Nov. 22, 2006
ELAP helps military in family matters

The Expanded Legal Assistance Program gives military members at Robins the legal representation they need in uncontested family matters.ELAP, established in Nov. 1999, is a ground-breaking concept that allows base attorneys to represent military members who are senior airman and below, their
Nov. 22, 2006
Opting to adopt: Military family shares story of adoption

When Master Sgt. Herman McDaniel and his wife, Cathy, discovered they couldn't have biological children of their own, they thought their life-long dream of starting a family was lost.But, when Sergeant McDaniel, noncommissioned officer in charge of the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron's