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March 16, 2007
Robins financial management specialist wins highest GEICO public service award

Michael Hobbs may have never shaken hands with anyone or walked a country mile, but what he has done has made a lasting impression with the people that know him and those he has never even met. Mr. Hobbs, a financial management specialist in the 78th Comptroller Squadron's Accounting Liaison Office,
March 16, 2007
Retired CMSAF visits Robins PME students, newly named Chiefs

Retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray visited Robins last week to help usher in its newest crop of chief master sergeants during the 2007 Chiefs' Recognition Ceremony March 9. Along the way to his speaking engagement at the night of honor for nine newly named chiefs, Chief
March 9, 2007
Team Lean Challenge: Waist management

Losing weight can be a challenge. But people at Robins don't have to take the journey alone. The 2007 Team Lean Challenge, an Air Force Materiel Command initiative, is a six-month program running throughout AFMC's nine bases to help the command's active-duty military and civilians lose weight and
March 9, 2007
Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicks off at Robins, runs through April 15

An annual six-week fundraiser to help members of the Air Force family kicked off at Robins Monday and will continue through April 15. The Air Force Assistance Fund was established to provide an effort to raise money for four charities that support members of the Air Force family in need. "The Air
March 9, 2007
Wing command chief to bid Robins farewell

Robins Air Force Base will soon be losing a member of its senior leadership team, as the command chief master sergeant will be leaving in April. Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Ludwig, command chief master sergeant of the 78th Air Base Wing, was selected as the superintendent for the 737th Training Group at
March 2, 2007
Question and answer with Chief McKinley

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley recently visited Robins Air Force Base. While here, he took a moment to share some thoughts and goals. Question: What do you hope to accomplish as Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force? Answer: I am not so concerned with a personal legacy. My goal
March 2, 2007
Additions to 5th CCG Combat Communications Readiness School helps prepare Airmen for deployment missions

The 5th Combat Communications Group Combat Communications Readiness School's new training site is taking a down-to-earth approach to educating Airmen. The school, commonly called "Mob School" by its students, began using its new field exercise location, a 200-by-100 yard dirt field scattered with
March 2, 2007
5th CCG builds morale, hones skills in newly named Group Challenge Day

About 400 Airmen in the 5th Combat Communications Group faced off in the group's 5th Group Challenge Day bright and early at the unit's training site Feb. 23. The event, which has been held yearly as the Gator Challenge, included sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, a relay race consisting of a litter carry
March 2, 2007
Ready, Willing and Able: Robins Readiness Flight prepares installation for the worst case scenario, mission success

For many Robins Team members, the Readiness Flight is synonymous with CBRNE training, or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives training, where more than 4,400 team members were trained last year. But according to members of the flight, there is a lot more to their
March 2, 2007
Dozens of Robins facilities eligible for historic registry

Robins Air Force Base may have only opened its doors in the early 1940s, but it still has a story to tell - a story of more recent history, including life during World War II and the Cold War. There are places on base that spell out the fear Americans felt as they fought to win World War II and