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  • Switch upgrade provides training opportunity

    When network equipment across the base started failing, teams from the 78th Communications Squadron stepped in to fix the problem and ensure the mission at Robins would be unaffected. In March 2008, members of the 78th CS were finishing an upgrade project and discovered some of the switches on

  • Bowler rolls two 300s in same session

    Robins Bowling Center recently experienced a scene unlike any other in its history. For 40 years Kennie Wade tried to bowl a 300 game, which is a perfect score consisting of 12 consecutive strikes. He finally did it March 6, but that's not really what caused the scene. The scene happened about an

  • Prayer Luncheon draws record-breaking crowd

    For 90 minutes, the Robins chain of command took a back seat to the ultimate chain of command and the idea of faith as 520 Team Robins and local community members joined in the name of prayer during the Robins National Prayer Luncheon Tuesday. The message, delivered by Chaplain (Capt.) Jeff

  • Ministry outing builds camaraderie among Airmen

    On Sunday afternoon Chaplain (Capt.) Joshua Payne peered intently through the windshield of the van he was driving up Interstate 75 in a heavy snowfall and talked about the Airmen sitting quietly behind him. He told the story of how one of his passengers, Senior Airman Thomas Lee, helped a Team

  • Partnership makes companionship, independence possible

    Hayden Martin will get a good friend within a few months. The 15-year-old son of Maj. Mike Martin, a crew commander in the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, suffers from facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. The disease causes progressive weakening and loss of skeletal muscle. Hayden can

  • DP hiring process nets 'excellence' rating

    An inspection of the hiring process at Robins earned an "Office of Excellence" rating from a team of Department of Defense inspectors that reviewed the process recently. The three-person team was from the DOD's Civilian Personnel Management Service. The team reviewed the Directorate of Personnel's

  • Great ideas result in cold, hard cash

    Two groups of workers at Robins will do some economic stimulating of their own thanks to some big ideas they had. Machinists Terry Walker, Brad Sirmons and David Wright from the 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron are sharing a $10,000 award for an idea expected to save nearly $1 million

  • Base powers up with new substation

    Robins is getting more powerful. Base officials recently heralded the completion of a new electrical substation that will help Robins keep up with demand from new construction and ensure reliability, said Jonathan Powell, an industrial engineer in the 78th Civil Engineer Squadron. The substation,

  • Wage hearing lets workers give feedback

    Robins' blue-collar employees have an opportunity to comment about the upcoming Federal Wage System wage survey. A public hearing about the survey - particularly the area, industries and jobs to be surveyed - will be held March 18 at 9:30 a.m. in the Museum of Aviation Scott Theater. Employees can

  • Weather flight runs circles around twister

    The 78th Operations Support Squadron's weather flight team had a chance to prove this past week why they were recently selected as AFMC's Outstanding Weather Unit of the Year. The team of meteorologists was able to witness Mother Nature's fury first-hand when a tornado touched down a mile east of