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  • BiRD shuttle adds two stops

    Two new stops have been added to the Robins BiRD program, or Buses into Robins Daily. The new pick-up and drop-off locations are in front of Building 376 on Byron Street, and at the Visitor Control Center for those working near or in buildings 640 and 645, that brings the total number of on-base stops to 12. There are 16 bus runs into Robins, eight
  • Dan Buena, bowling center manager, shows off the center's new remote-controlled bowling ball. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

    Remote bowling balls available at Robins

    The Robins Lanes Bowling Center has two remote-controlled bowling balls available to Team Robins members as part of the Air Force Wounded Warrior program. Dan Bueno, bowling center manager, noted that the bowling balls have received positive feedback from the community, particularly from those with special needs, the wheelchair-bound, and those who

  • Robins to conduct ORE next week

    Team Robins will kick off an operational readiness exercise Monday.During Phase 1 of the exercise, which runs through Sept.16, you can expect to see some command and control activities and emergency management-type exercises, along with the processing of personnel and cargo as Robins undergoes the motions of deploying the force. During Phase 2,
  • Steven Zamparelli, the Center’s director of contracting, recaps the High Velocity Acquisition Lean event at the outbrief Aug 26.The purpose of the event was to identify ways to streamline the acquisition process from requirement identification to contract award. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

    Base holds high velocity acquisition lean event

    Robins conducted a Center-wide High Velocity Acquisition Lean event Aug. 22 through 26 in Bldg. 301. The purpose of the event was to identify improvement strategies in sustainment and acquisition processes. "This is a fresh start, to take a look at what has changed in the process," Steven Zamparelli, Center director of contracting, said during the
  • Amanda Walker and Airman 1st Class Christopher Farrell, a 54th Combat Communications Squadron ground radar systems journeyman at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., embrace in front of her family home in Euharlee, Ga. The couple recently won an essay contest that bumped their wedding plans up to a grand-scale, $70 thousand wedding. The couple will wed Nov. 19. (Courtesy photo by Tiffani Walker)

    Robins combat communications Airman, fiancée win $70K wedding

    There will be no justice of the peace, no flip flops on the beach and no Elvis-inspired weekend wedding fling in Vegas.When Airman 1st Class Christopher Farrell and Amanda Walker get married, it will be in a quaint, but beautiful chapel on the campus of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., with the backdrop of a sprawling 68-foot by 35-foot window
  • C-130E #63-7868 taxies on Robins flight line after landing Tuesday. The 47-year old combat and humanitarian mission veteran aircraft is being retired and will be displayed at the Museum of Aviation. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

    Distinguished aircraft retires, to be displayed at museum

    A 47-year old C-130E transport that has flown hundreds of combat and humanitarian missions around the world made its last flight Tuesday and will be retired and displayed at the Museum of Aviation at Robins. The aircraft's final flight had a rather personal connection to Warner Robins - the navigator on the crew who flew it was Maj. John Fay, who

  • Chief master sergeant makes 116th ACW history

    2011 marked an historic moment for one enlisted member of the 116th Air Control Wing. Chief Master Sgt. Kipp Stewart, a 116th Force Support Squadron superintendent, became the first female African-American chief master sergeant in the wing's history, which dates back to 1942. In 1987, as a broke college student, Stewart enlisted in the Air Force.

  • Suicide prevention and awareness run, walk set for Sept. 9

    An opportunity for people to get moving and get involved in suicide prevention and awareness at the same time is scheduled Sept. 9. A 5-K walk and run will start outside the base Health and Wellness Center beginning at 6:30 a.m., and will go along the base 5K route. "The intention of the run is to bring awareness to the base regarding where people
  • Team members participating in the 402nd EDMX exercise perform a Post Attack Reconnaissance after a simulated attack on their base. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

    402nd EDMX Airmen train to maintain in austere conditions

    Team members from the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group's Expeditionary Depot Maintenance team can deploy worldwide in less than 24 hours.To ensure they're continuously ready to do that, the 68 members of EDMX undergo week-long training exercises five times a year, the last of which took place Aug. 22-26 at Warrior Air Base on the north end of base.
  • Johnathan Williams sings "I can't stop loving you". He placed 3rd in the Robins' Idol competition of Aug. 25. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

    Robins Idol: Three more chances to let star shine

    Think you can sing? Then the judges of the first-ever Robins Idol singing contest would like to hear about it. The free, amateur-only, open-mic karaoke competition is open to members of Team Robins willing to belt out a few tunes at the Heritage Club lounge. The remaining evenings left to perform are Thursday, Sept. 15 and 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. More
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