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  • Weighing C-5s a complex process

    A lot of complex work is done to each aircraft which undergoes programmed depot maintenance at Robins, but one of the last steps is something everyone can understand, even if it's not as simple as it sounds. The final step before an aircraft goes out for functional test is to weigh it. The three

  • 116th exec wins AF NAACP award

    When Fabian Hollis heard he won the NAACP Benjamin L. Hooks Service Award for the Air Force, he thought someone must have made a mistake. The 116th Air Control Wing director of staff knew he had won it for Air Combat Command, and thought someone simply must have been confused when they told him he

  • No early retirement incentives for AFMC civilians in FY11

    Air Force Materiel Command officials have announced that voluntary retirement and separation incentives will not be offered to its civilian workforce during the remainder of fiscal year 2011 which ends Sept 30. Instead, the command will continue using Air Force civilian hiring controls to manage the

  • Consider mission in setting TV channels

    People often disagree in their homes about what to watch on TV, and sometimes the same thing happens in the workplace. TVs are located across Robins, including the Visitor Control Center, the Base Restaurant, the Base Exchange and many offices. Most either broadcast unit- and base-related

  • C-130 paint/depaint area caught up in wake of facility shutdown

    The critical C-130 paint and depaint facilities in Buildings 50 and 89 are fully operational again thanks to the collaborative effort of several organizations. The facilities shut down March 31 after the 78th Medical Group's Bioenvironmental Engineering flight performed air tests in the buildings

  • Center goes old school with mission control room

    Walk into the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center's new mission control room and you might think you're in the wrong place. There are no computers, no telephones and no tables. There's not even a flat-screen TV on the wall. The only furniture is a small desk, three chairs, a flip chart and a

  • McMahon addresses OSHA progress

    Robins has made great strides in resolving safety issues brought to light by Occupational Safety and Health Administration findings and is committed to strengthening the safety culture on the base, Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon told members of the media Wednesday. McMahon, Warner Robins Air Logistics

  • C-5 stab shop leaps forward for fall protection

    Eight months ago it was just an idea. Today, it's a leap forward for fall protection. The result is a new prototype C-5 horizontal stabilizer stand with wrap-around scaffolding which provides workers better and less cumbersome fall protection. The Air Force standard for fall protection was recently

  • 402nd Safe-T-Gram quickly notifies workforce of fall protection changes

    Just because something has been done one way for a long time, doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't be changed. Such is the case of the Air Force standard for fall protection. For years it had been 10 feet. It was recently changed to four feet. To help get the word out in the 402nd Maintenance Wing -

  • Air Force announces AFMC senior leader changes

    The Air Force announced July 7 the re-assignment of Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger from Air Force Materiel Command vice commander to military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.The Air Force also announced the President's nomination

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