Team Robins Airman deploys to Afghan training center

For a little more than six months in 2011, 1st Lt. Billy Raine experienced first-hand what it was like to work among police recruits in Afghanistan. Raine, assigned to the 461st Computer Systems Squadron at Robins, was commander of Coalition Forces at the Afghan National Police Training Center in

Maj. Gen. McMahon to retire after 34 years

The United States Air Force announced Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon's pending retirement today, after more than 34 years of dedicated service to the United States Air Force and the nation. The retirement ceremony will take place in June. "Hope and I have been honored and humbled by the opportunities we

Politicians visit Robins, tour mission control center

AFAF campaign kicks off March 5

The 2012 Robins Air Force Assistance Fund campaign will run March 5 through April 13. This year's theme is "Commitment to Caring," with a Robins goal of $78,560.A kickoff celebration will be March 5 at 9:30 a.m. in Bldg. 941. The AFAF includes four charities, the Air Force Aid Society, LeMay

Total Force Fitness Program: Teaching Airmen how to move

Failing the Air Force fitness test multiple times has ended the budding careers of numerous Airmen, but thanks to a unique fitness program here, several careers in jeopardy like Tech. Sgt. Amy Moran's are back on track. Moran, Band of the Air Force Reserve Public Affairs noncommissioned officer in

FY13 budget – Center eyeing opportunities

The commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center said Tuesday the center is working to identify and secure workload to replace that which could be lost if the President's fiscal 2013 budget request is ultimately approved by Congress. The proposed budget seeks to reduce 27 C-5As, 65 C-130s and

The Show behind the Show

There's always a show behind the show. For the active-duty performers of Air Force Tops in Blue, their show is an entirely self-contained unit capable of setting up a stage anywhere in a few short hours. "We can stop in the middle of a highway and put on a show - we travel with everything," said 1st

Local students receive special visit from Robins officer

A group of students from Feagin Mill Middle School in Warner Robins received a long-awaited visit from Lt. Col. Gene McFalls Feb. 8. While he was deployed to Iraq in 2011, the students, then sixth-graders, wrote letters to and drew pictures for McFalls, who in turn shared the special messages with

Caring for People forum set for March 2

Team Robins' 2012 Caring for People Forum is set for March 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Horizons Club.The Caring for People Forum is a grassroots approach to improve quality of life issues here and is in line with Installation Commander Col. Mitchel Butikofer's vision of Robins being a great

Job well done: Safety, Health Team lauded for lasting safety solutions

Members of the Robins Workplace Safety and Health Team were presented the Air Force Civilian Achievement Award Feb. 10 in recognition of distinguished performance from March to November 2011.The team, which first met March 2, provided critical leadership to the center's efforts to identify and