Center set to receive first PDM C-130J

C-130 maintenance at Robins will enter a new era Tuesday with the arrival of the first C-130J for depot maintenance. The C-130J is the only model currently in production and represents significant aviation history as the C-130 - with more than 50 years of service - has the longest continuous

Volunteers simulates protest

Robins team visit highlights best practices

It's interesting what you can find out just by asking. During a recent visit to Delta's Technical Operations Center in Atlanta, members of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center's Workplace Safety and Health Team discovered what the two Centers are doing in the area of workplace safety is not that

DBIDS goes live in July

Time is running out for those who haven't registered in DBIDS, or the Defense Biometric Identification System. Those not registered by July 31 could soon find themselves turned away at the gates, and sent to immediately register at the Visitors' Center. An estimated 70,000-plus people - including

BIRD continues to attract passengers

The Buses into Robins Daily shuttle system from Macon is steadily gaining riders, and those who are riding are frankly a little perplexed why even more people aren't doing so. The bus ride costs $6 round trip, but the entire cost is reimbursed through the federally-funded Transportation Incentive

Team Robins displays ‘cann’ do attitude during Dover C-5 fix

Maintainers at Robins are sometimes asked to be cannibals.In their world, cannibalization is a last-resort effort to help get aircraft in the field flying again when the need is urgent and parts are not available through normal channels. The maintainers take parts off aircraft here for programmed

AFMC surveys workforce to gauge interest in early retirement, separation

Air Force Materiel Command will survey its civilian workforce beginning May 1 to determine how many individuals would be interested in applying for a fiscal year 2011/12 VERA/VSIP incentive program. VERA/VSIP stands for Voluntary Early Retirement Authority/Voluntary Separation Incentive Program. The

Wounded warrior uses competitive sports for therapy, exercise

A motorcycle accident cost Timothy Anderson his right leg and his career in the Air Force, but it gave him a new purpose in life. In 2005, Anderson was serving at Robins as a computer technician and had just made staff sergeant when the accident occurred. He was heading home from work when someone

Robins assesses damage after the storm

The hurricane-force winds which ripped across the state Tuesday caused severe property damage and even death in some areas. Base employees and residents escaped injury, but buildings and landscape on the installation weren't as lucky. At press time, a Damage Assessment Team was continuing to

Bioenvironmental surveys promote workplace safety, health

Members of the 78th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight want one thing for their customers - to go home healthy every day. The team blends engineering and preventive medicine to identify and evaluate environments, and design measures to help prevent illnesses and injuries. While its expertise has