The most recent available information on the government shutdown

Due to the government shutdown, the the following impacts to installation support activities are in effect:THE EXCHANGE - Open. However, some transactions may be delayed, such as the purchase of afirearm (which requires a background check or other administrative actions).CIVIL ENGINEERING - Only

AFSC Commander Message - Potential Government Shutdown

As promised, I'm coming to you with information as I receive it. The Air Force Sustainment Center has been asked to make preparations for a potential government shutdown. The annual funding for the government expires on September 30 and if there is a lapse in appropriations, several government

$1.5 million saved on base energy bill: Learn about October Energy Action Month contests

Robins reduced its overall energy cost by $1.5 million this year. "What happened was all of our conservation efforts paid off, and we actually used less electricity - more than 6 percent less," said Terry Landreth, 78th Civil Engineer Group Energy Office supervisor. A 5 percent goal has been

Robins Combined Federal Campaign kicks off

The Robins 2013 Combined Federal Campaign season kicks off once again in early October. This year's campaign runs Oct. 8 through Nov. 22. The early bird deadline is Oct. 25. Sixty organizations across Robins received early bird recognition last year. The Middle Georgia CFC, which covers 17 counties,

JSTARS trains in world-wide exercise from the comfort of home

Team JSTARS spent the week participating in a worldwide training exercise called Coalition Virtual Flag 13-4 without a single E-8C Joint STARS aircraft leaving the ground. During the weeklong exercise, aviators from the 461st Air Control Wing and exercise planners from the 116th Air Control Wing,

Stay healthy, positive all year long

While September's "Hunt the Good Stuff' campaign highlighted a moment of thanks from a different Team Robins member each week, that message can continue all year long. Positive thinking, cultivating gratitude and building optimism are key areas to focus on when it comes to our mental well-being. The

DOD preps for government shutdown

Although Defense Department officials believe a government shutdown can be avoided when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, they want DOD employees to be prepared for the possibility, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a memo issued to the workforce Sept. 23. The fiscal year ends Sept. 30,

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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