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  • First F-15 rewire plane clears functional test

    Small red letters stenciled on the side of an F-15 Eagle getting prepped for a test flight last week indicated its importance. "Rewire 1 of 10 of 2010," the letters read on the side of Tail No. 86178. The aircraft is the first to be finished under the program which will completely replace the wiring

  • Use of new substance violates AF?regulations

    While salvia is currently legal in Georgia, Airmen could get in big trouble if they are caught using it. The Georgia General Assembly is considering bills to outlaw salvia, a psychoactive hallucinogenic plant, and spice, a substance sold as incense but with cannabis-like effects. However, regardless

  • AFMC commander tells senior leaders to conserve resources, money

    Earth Day 2010 took on a special meaning for some 90 Air Force Materiel Command senior leaders here April 22.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman took advantage of the command's semi-annual Senior Leaders Conference kicking off on Earth Day to highlight the importance of the command's resource

  • Commander's Call Video available for viewing

    Personnel at Robins can see the annual WR-ALC Commander's Call this year via video.The Commander's Call Video is now available for viewing in a number of places, including the Robins public Web site, www.robins.af.mil, and various video display monitors around base. Also, Robins personnel may access

  • Robins hosts volleyball camp

    Training camp for the Air Force men's volleyball team is currently underway at Robins. Approximately 20 Airmen from around the world are vying for up to 14 spots on the team - 10 on the indoor volleyball squad and four positions on two, 2-man beach volleyball squads. The camp is being conducted

  • Safe Site Challenge gets new gold, silver members

    The 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron struck gold not once but twice last week in the Commander's Safe Site Challenge. Meanwhile, a small group of Northrop Grumman employees who operate a Global Hawk spares warehouse was awarded silver. The group is the first contractor-only organization to

  • 78th ABW commander’s father-in-law to get rare honor

    Col. Carl Buhler, 78th Air Base Wing commander, never met his father-in-law, Lt. Col. David Lamar "D.L." Smith, but he feels as if he knows him. The two have a lot in common. They both had a close relationship with the Thunderbirds - Smith was a pilot and Buhler was a maintenance officer; they were

  • Hall of Fame welcomes four 4 new members

    Four people will be inducted into the Museum of Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday. The inductees include a former Warner Robins Air Logistics Center commander, a Silver Star winner in World War II, a woman with an aviation career spanning 50 years, and an F-4 pilot who flew 375 combat missions in

  • Mediation process a success

    Labor and management representatives in the 402nd Maintenance Wing agree a program created last year to head off costly formal grievance procedures is having a positive impact. An agreement approved in July gives labor and management an additional avenue to resolve disputes informally. Through the

  • 402nd earns Maintenance Repair and Overhaul award

    The 402nd Maintenance Wing has been selected to receive the 2010 Maintenance Repair and Overhaul of the Year Award for its C-17 Production Transformation and Logistics Support Integration. The MRO of the Year awards honor the best MRO and aftermarket entities around the world for pioneering

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