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  • GPS labs at Robins service troops worldwide

    The chaos of cubicles in Bldg. 301 has many wishing they had their own personal GPS system to guide them to their desired location. However, for the Joint Service System Management office helping their coworkers find their way through Bldg. 301 is easy compared to helping troops around the world

  • New Falcon Loans available to Airmen in need of emergency funds

    The Robins Air Force Aid Society is pleased to announce its new Falcon Loan available to Air Force members beginning in March 2008. The Falcon Loan is a loan of $500 or less that can be used for emergency needs such as basic living expenses (rent, utilities, food), car repairs, emergency travel, or

  • ORI in Focus: Materiel support is vital element in wartime readiness

    (Editor's note: This is the fifth installment in a weekly series outlining Robins's efforts in preparing for April's Oper-ational Readiness Inspection.) Materiel support is one of many important components in wartime readiness. Officials in the 542nd Combat Sustainment Wing said military and

  • Communications group busy ‘hunting’ while preparing for ORI

    Members of the 5th Combat Communications Group have been hunting "moose and squirrels" in an effort to prepare for their Operational Readiness Inspection next week. For this group, which strives to prioritize its improvement efforts, the animals are symbolic; moose represent high priority issues

  • Week-long briefings teach people to build better savings for future

    Money is tight for some people these days, and the Airman and Family Readiness Center is teaching those folks how they can save financially for the future. Military Saves is a financial readiness initiative endorsed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and implemented by the Air Force to

  • Wynn Dining facility makes changes to meet budget needs

    Cutbacks in meal time availability and a new policy that requires Airmen to be in uniform to get takeout orders are among some of the changes made to help the Wynn Dining Facility save money. The facility's changes came about the first part of 2008 to accommodate food service budget cuts at Robins.

  • Recruiting group makes mark while preparing for nearing deactivation

    The 367th Recruiting Group, an Air Education and Training Command unit at Robins, will roll up its flag and deactivate in October. But the group isn't slowing down anytime soon; it's too busy bringing in quality recruits, as well as garnering recognition and winning awards. The group, which brought

  • Robins breaks ground on $21 million software facility project

    A few shovels tossing dirt signaled the all clear for construction crews to begin demolishing the only building standing between Robins and a new software support facility Feb. 19. The small building, known to many as "The Pizza Hut" because of its shape, came crashing down just moments after base

  • Boxer from 116th CSO competes in Armed Forces Championships

    Troops around the Air Force are outfitted with different equipment that is essential to their occupations. Pilots wear flight suits, civil engineering troops don steel-toed boots and Staff Sgt. Thomas Jacobs laces up his boxing gloves. The 116th Computer Systems Operations technician has been

  • Original Tuskegee Airman visits Robins,

    The Robins Air Force Base community experienced living history as one of the original Tuskegee Airmen made a special visit Feb. 8. "He's a part of history and an icon for African-Americans in the military," said Mark Robinson of the 78th Civil Engineer Squadron. "Tuskegee Airmen served such a great

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