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  • Base Windows Vista migration more than 50 percent complete

    Back in March, Robins was not looking particularly good in comparison to other bases when it came to the progress toward changing the operating system of the base's 16,000 computers to Vista. That job is supposed to be finished by Dec. 1, but soon after starting it in January, project managers in the 78th Communications Directorate realized they
  • The C-130 undergoing HVM is shown in hangar 44 Aug. 17. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

    Inclusion strategy gives maintenance workers ownership in HVM

    High Velocity Maintenance marks a major shift in the way work is done at Robins, and therefore the planning for it has involved the highest level leaders here, but has also included significant input from frontline maintainers. Several C-130 maintainers served on the workflow team that developed the detailed plan for how C-130s and other aircraft
  • Workers remove the old tile in the women's locker room at the Fitness Center. It's just one of dozens of projects the 78th Force Support Squadron is working to improve quality of life for its customers. (U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp)

    78th FSS projects to modernize facilities, increase customer satisfaction

    One of the mantras of the 78th Force Support Squadron is "modernization" and its leadership is investing millions to prove it. While customer satisfaction is his top priority, David Quinn said modernizing facilities and offerings is a close second. "We like to challenge the way we do things and make changes, positive changes," said Mr. Quinn, 78th
  • Jeff Hutcheson takes a swing at Pine Oaks Golk Course using the Solorider golf cart. Mr. Hutcheson was injured in a motorcycle accident 27 years ago and the cart has enabled him to play golf again despite being a quadraplegic. (U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp)

    SoloRider gives quadriplegic security specialist ‘hole’ new outlook

    On a misty morning at Robins' Pine Oaks Golf Course, Jeff Hutcheson lines up his shot on the first tee, draws back his club and strikes the ball with a gentle but solid "ping." The white orb flies in an arch to the left, landing about 100 yards down the fairway. For most golfers a 100-yard drive would be a rather disappointing start, but for Mr.
  • Master Sgt. Derek Fromenthal with the 5th CCG was awarded the 2009 Tuskegee Airmen Inc. award for top senior non-commissioned officer. Courtesy photo

    Robins sergeant earns Tuskegee Airmen award for professionalism

    Master Sgt. Derek Fromenthal has collected numerous awards in his 16-year Air Force career, but none was more special than the award he brought home last weekend from Las Vegas. Sergeant Fromenthal, who serves in the 5th Combat Communications Group, is the winner of the 2009 Tuskegee Airmen Inc. award for top senior non-commissioned officer. The
  • Ervanette Murry and Ken Wharam place used paper in the appropriate containers of the recycling center in building 359. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

    Robins recycles its way to a greener tomorrow

    Robins is the leading recycler in Air Force Materiel Command, but that isn't stopping environmental officials here from trying to take the program to a new level. As a part of that effort, the Environmental Management Division has been doing a little Dumpster diving. Checking both Dumpsters and office trash cans, it's determined that quite a lot of
  • David Stroupe, a sheet metal mechanic, grinds an inconel steel part to the required dimensions for the C-130 IRSS. U. S. Air Force photo by Dave Hoffman

    Robins unit answers urgent call for AC-130 Gunship repair

    One Robins unit recently fabricated a prototype infrared suppression system for the AC-130 gunship. The 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group had an urgent requirement for the IRSS. Working from a design by S&K Technologies, which also provided on-site technical support, 12 highly-skilled production shops and multiple support personnel within the
  • Concrete barriers are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster to test a fuel leak repair conducted here. The test involved members of the 402nd Maintenance Wing, the 78th Civil Engineer Group and the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Courtesy photo

    Concrete barriers used to test C-17 fuel leak fix

    Who knew that concrete barriers could be used in C-17 repair? Or that the 78th Civil Engineer Group and the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron could pull double duty in the field of aircraft maintenance? That's exactly what happened recently when maintainers here needed to test the fix of a pesky fuel leak that had been plaguing a C-17 for six
  • A1C Vanessa Devaul and SrA David Hart hold a briefing in the Communication Focal Point area. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

    78th Communications Directorate first in AFMC to consolidate, stand up

    Robins recently became the first Air Logistics Center in AFMC to stand up a communications directorate. As a part of an effort to consolidate the communications squadrons and the information technology directorates, the three AFMC ALCs are required to combine the two. In a ceremony held here July 31, the base inactivated the 78th Communications

  • Small Business Office to open doors

    The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Office of Small Business Programs is now open for business in a new building. The office will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at its new digs, the renovated and expanded former visitor's center. Maj. Gen. Polly Peyer will officiate at the ceremony. Fred Anderson, an analyst in the office, said the
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