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Base digs wells to treat groundwater

There are various drilling projects on base occurring along an eastern route from Bldg. 640 along Ninth St."The purpose of the drilling is to install wells that will treat groundwater contamination that is in the area," explained Fred Otto with the base's Environmental Restoration Group.The

AFNet migration - Next phase to start Oct. 1

Robins Air Force Base completed the first phase of migration into the Air Force Network, or AFNet, on Sept. 13.The migration included all workstations, user email accounts, organizational mail boxes and blackberry devices.The next phase will be server migration and legacy domain shutdown, which is

FMS community at Robins gathers

Foreign military sales play a vital role inside the business machine of Robins Air Force Base - at $36.4 billion to be exact.The community came together during an FMS All Call Sept. 11 at the Museum of Aviation's Century of Flight Hangar, and was attended by nearly 400 FMS personnel.Nancy Donnelly

Longevity: No plans to retire for longtime Robins employees

When Jewel Golphin began as a laborer at Robins in 1955, his pay was $1.09 an hour.Fast forward to September 2013, and the nearly 81-year-old declared he still enjoys coming to work each morning. It's crucial, the Montgomery, Ala., native said."Working is good for you," said Golphin, who's worked in

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Changes to gate hours of operation begin Oct. 1Security requirements have warranted a slight change in gate service hours.For planning purposes, weekday hours at the following gates will be reduced beginning Oct. 1:Gate 4Truck/Commercial - search hours will be 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.Inbound Gate 5 (Martin

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Army conducts first training onsite

A light cloud cover, bright sunlight and the constant humming of pesky mosquitoes and locusts under a canopy of dense foliage couldn't keep members of the Army's 138th Military Intelligence Co. from proficiency training in the field.In an area behind PAVE PAWS on the southeastern end of base, three

Robins Marine squadron joins African mission

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 - the Marine Corps Reserves' only attack helicopter squadron - stationed at Robins is providing two UH-1N Huey Helicoptersand crews for a three-month mission along the West African coast."This is a great opportunity to demonstrate the flexibility and