Blaze prompts officials to promote better fure safety

A bit of ash from a cigarette caused a significant blaze at the Russell Parkway entrance to Robins. Assistant Fire Chief Tom Kennedy said a guard at Gate 14 was smoking in an area away from the gate when he "field-stripped" his cigarette. Field stripping is a method used for butt disposal when there

Tops in Blue rolls into town Sunday

Senior Airman Thomas Henderson joined the Air Force in part because of his love of travel. But when he ended up stationed at Robins, it didn't exactly fulfill his desire to work in exotic locations around the world. However, he found a way to scratch his travel itch quite a lot by joining Tops in

AFROTC captain earns Bronze Star

Two days after Capt. Andrew Scott landed in Afghanistan for a one-year tour, he suddenly found himself facing an unexpected challenge with the lives of a group of surrounded Soldiers on the line. Captain Scott is an instructor at the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of

Robins watches as President Obama takes oath

Felicia Meadows had planned to take the day off Tuesday to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama, but a meeting on the schedule meant that duty called. She was delighted, however, when she showed up for work and got an e-mail invitation to watch the inauguration on a projection screen in

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Tax Center set to open Jan. 26

The Robins Tax Center will open Jan. 26 for the 2009 filing season, preparing and e-filing client's tax returns for the 2008 calendar year. The center will be open Monday through Thursday each week from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. The tax center is located in Bldg. 905 on the second floor of the

402nd MXG introduces clean-up trailers to speed containment of spills

Minor hazardous fluid spills are a part of life on the flightline at Robins, but an initiative of the Voluntary Protection Program is expected to vastly improve the speed in which those spills are cleaned up. Previously, maintenance crew members had to go to different buildings around the enormous

New commissary on target for April opening

In less than three months customers will no longer have to struggle through the narrow, one-way aisles of the base commissary, or traipse up stairs to get in the front door. The opening of the new, larger commissary has been set for April 23, said Paula Lewis, the store director. The building is

78th ABW commander gives guidance, praise

If history is any indication, Robins can probably expect a unit compliance inspection some time this year, but unlike the past, there could be as little as three days advance notice. Col. Warren Berry, commander of the 78th Air Base Wing, spent much of his commander's call Monday discussing new Air

Top 'DAWG' visits Robins

Georgia Bulldogs fans in the Defense Distribution Depot here received a rare treat Jan. 6 when head coach Mark Richt paid them a personal visit. Coach Richt and assistants Rodney Garner and John Lilly stopped by the DDWG in Bldg. 385 at the request of Sharon Potts, whose son Abry Jones is being