Beat the heat: hydration important in surviving record-breaking temperatures

As summer lingers, so does the sweltering heat. In recent weeks, temperatures have broken records, with the heat index climbing to a sizzling 115 degrees on some days. Rather than using the heat index as a temperature guide, however, Robins uses the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, a three-part

Select workers offered early retirement at Robins

Robins Air Force Base is giving some civilians a shot at early retirement. The opportunity comes through the Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, two programs that will work together to provide up to 225 individuals who are eligible for retirement the

Base fire officials optimistic about firefighter cuts

Recent Air Force-wide active duty cuts will change the composition of the Robins Fire and Emergency Services. The fire department, which is presently a mixture of civil service and active-duty firefighters, will soon say goodbye to its active-duty counterparts and transform to an all civilian force.

Squeeze Play: Macon Music salutes the military

Robins receives go ahead on $21 million software support facility

Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Rep. Jim Marshall and members of Team Robins are celebrating the fruits of their labors after securing funds for a $21 million software support facility. "This was a great team effort, and I am very pleased that Congress has agreed to provide this funding to meet a critical

New leadership at the 653rd CLSS

New test set to bring ease, efficiency to locating mechanical woes in F-15s

For many F-15 maintainers, a troublesome jet can mean numerous test flights and replacing several parts before locating the mechanical problem that causes a jet to fail. The conundrum has stumped maintainers for years as they dreamed of a time when a test set could actually give maintainers an

Army Veterinary Services clinic keeps check on animals to keep people healthy

The Army Veterinary Services Animal Treatment Clinic at Robins isn't like the average veterinary hospital. Capt. Barbara Cloutier, officer in charge of the Fort Benning Branch of the U.S. Army Veterinary Services which includes Robins, Fort Benning, Ga.; Albany Marine Corps Base; Columbus Air Force

EDIS provides military parents help in meeting children’s developmental milestones

Not long ago, three-year-old Elijah Hansen couldn't say a word. Now, he's talking up a storm. His mother, Angel, a hearing impaired stay-at-home mother of three whose husband, Senior Airman Seth Hansen, works in the 78th Comptroller Squadron, said she owes her hearing impaired son's success to the

3-D film to give workers ‘A Second Chance’ at safety

A professional film crew spent five days using Robins as its back drop for a safety film that is designed to help workers throughout the Department of Defense develop a safer culture both at work and wherever else life takes them. The film, titled "A Second Chance," is designed to give participants