Air Force Reserve joins inaugural Celebration Bowl as title sponsor

The Air Force Reserve has signed on to be the title sponsor of the inaugural Celebration Bowl. The game, scheduled for Dec. 19 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, will begin the college football bowl season. Kickoff is set for noon, and the game will be broadcast nationally on the ABC network.The Air

Robins completes its 500th C-17, preps for future heavy maintenance

The 500th C-17 Globemaster III maintained at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex was met with great fanfare Tuesday on the flight line.The aircraft was scheduled to be returned Wednesday to its customer, the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. To date in fiscal 2016, this

C-17 Milestone Celebration

Don't flush your holidays down the toilet

During November and December the kitchen and dining room are where the family comes together the most. Cold weather is settling in, and it's time for warm cider, pumpkin spice lattes, deep-fried turkeys and visits from the relatives. Kids love being involved in cooking pies, cookies and other sweet

Base legal office gives rules, regulations on holiday gifting

Federal law sets forth standards which prohibit a Department of Defense employee from soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or given because of the employee's official position unless the item is excluded from the definition of a gift or falls within a number of exceptions. Gift

New 78th Medical Group clinic hours

Starting Monday, the 78th Medical Group main clinic, located in Bldg. 700, will open its doors at 7 a.m. on normal duty days. Operating hours for patient care and the pharmacy remain unchanged from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The alignment of the automatic doors to 30 minutes prior to clinic hours is an

Don’t worry, 78th CE will keep the lights on for you

Some might think the 78th Civil Engineer Squadron decorated a little early when walking through the doors to its building.Behind a large glass window, red, yellow and green blinking lights cover a 7-foot by 18-foot section of the wall. But this isn't a set of flashing lights set to holiday-themed

Worldwide Travel alert issued

The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats.  Current information suggests that ISIL, al-Qa'ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. The Travel Alert expires on Feb. 24.Authorities

Perdue makes first official visit to Robins

Global security and the nation's debt crisis were top concerns addressed by U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., during a visit Tuesday at the Museum of Aviation.This was Perdue's first official visit to Robins Air Force Base, which included a mission brief at Air Force Reserve Command; C-5 programmed

Fabric Survival Equipment Shop sees uptick in F-15 parachute inspections

It's been a busy few weeks in the Fabric Survival Equipment Shop's parachute packing room.  Since mid-October, the shop which maintains parachutes for the F-15, has seen an uptick in the number of life-saving parachutes they must inspect - 17 at last count. Normally in a single year a total of seven