Base supports Triple Ribbon Awareness

The Health and Wellness Center is recognizing October as Triple Ribbon Awareness Month. October is known nationwide as the awareness month for three key health issues - drug abuse, breast cancer, and domestic violence. The HAWC is planning events to raise awareness here of all three issues. Several

Base to celebrate Fire Prevention Week

Next week is Fire Prevention Week and the Robins Fire Department has many events planned to try to make Team Robins members aware of how they can prevent fires. Throughout the week fire-safety cards will be distributed at base entry gates, with gates and times of the distribution varying each day.

AFMC bases to offer Self-Care Basics program

"Is there a doctor in the house?" Because most people do not have constant, immediate access to a medical professional, Civilian Health Promotion Services -- a partnership program between Air Force Materiel Command and Federal Occupational Health -- has developed the Self-Care Basics Program,

Duck Lake gator nabbed, relocated

At long last, the elusive Duck Lake alligator has been captured.Bob Sargent, natural resources manager at Robins, caught the gator by casting a fishing line over its back, hooking it and dragging it to shore. He had used the same method to catch other gators on base, except from a boat. Previous

Base makes strides in energy efforts

For more than a year, the Energy Office on Robins has tried to make people smart on ways to curb energy usage on the base. The team has done this not only with Robins in mind, but a desire to help the Air Force and the United States become more energy independent. The Air Force has historically been

Bldg. 905 acts as energy test bed

On June 4, I rolled out the "energy solution matrix" for Bldg. 905 in an article titled the "Energy Buck Stops Here." I followed up with a July 9 Rev-Up article, where I explained how we would use Bldg. 905 to help identify a number of energy-reduction initiatives which can be applied to similar

POW/MIA Recognition ceremony is held at the Museum of Aviation

Robins celebrates AF Birthday

Open communication sparks good relations among Robins firefighters

Even people who have been working at Robins for years may not be aware there are actually two labor unions on base. Most everyone is familiar the larger of the two, the American Federation of Government Employees Local 987. The other is the International Association of Firefighters Local F-107,

In-house modification solves flightline cart problem

If the 402nd Maintenance Support Squadron had a theme song, a good choice might be Devo's "Whip It," the lyrics of which say "When a problem comes along, you must whip it." That's the mentality embodied by the squadron, especially when it comes to safety and the Voluntary Protection Program. One