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  • NSPS supervisor training

    Although a date has not been announced for the transition from the National Security Personnel System to the General Schedule system, a deadline is approaching for many supervisors to have taken mandatory training related to the switch. Supervisors of NSPS employees, including those who also

  • Air Force announces force structure realignments

    Robins will gain five military and 62 civilian positions in the Air Force's proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Force Structure Realignment, which was announced Tuesday. The proposal provides a summary of civilian and military personnel changes and aircraft assignments at all Air Force installations for the

  • Wingman stand-down

    AFMC Airmen and non-bargaining unit civilians here will 'stand-down' for half a day Tuesday to discuss how to keep themselves and other Airmen safer, both on and off duty. Participation is voluntary for bargaining unit employees. The event is part of an Air Force-wide 'stand down' directed by Air

  • Command moves forward with re-structuring plan

    Air Force Materiel Command officials notified center commanders Tuesday, May 11, that Air Force headquarters has approved converting the command structure from wings,groups and squadrons to directorates, divisions and branches. The targeted implementation date for these organizational changes is

  • Families help Robins set new ASBP blood donation record

    Team Robins members set a record in a recent blood drive when 250 people turned out and donated 203 pints for blood for troops. Base employees and their family members lined up to donate on April 9 to the Armed Services Blood Program. It was the largest amount Robins has donated since the military

  • Son of 116th ACW colonel commissioned by President Obama

    It's a 900-mile drive from Robins to the University of Michigan football stadium, but it was worth every mile for Lt. Col. Joseph Richardson. Richardson, an operations officer in the 116th Air Control Wing, made the trip with several family members to see his son get commissioned by the commander in

  • AFMC CC challenges command to reduce mishaps, fatalities

    Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, recently issued some lofty goals for safety. In a memorandum issued April 16, Hoffman declared the command's safety goals to be "zero reportable fatalities" and an "8-percent reduction in mishaps based on the command's 5-year average." A

  • Airmen continue warfighter support teaming trend

    Active-duty maintainers from two other bases are spending time at Robins to help return C-130s to action as quickly as possible. A surge in getting C-130s through programmed depot maintenance is putting pressure on the functional test flight, which performs detailed tests and checks before the

  • Robins has ‘no tolerance’ weapons policy

    If you are considering packing some heat while on base, you should consider packing your lunch instead, because guns are, in most instances, forbidden at Robins."The installation commander is responsible for protection of personnel, property and resources under his control," said Master Sgt. Earl