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  • VPP update, EMXG culture of success

    The Voluntary Protection Program Safe Site Challenge continues at a steady pace across Robins. Currently there are 254 safe sites, of which 81 percent have achieved Gold status. As of Feb. 1, the status across the installation includes: 206, Gold; 37, Silver; and 11, Bronze. That number includes

  • AFSOC vice commander talks mission, capabilities

    When you're leading troops across unpredictable terrain or taking fire from enemy forces, it's comforting to know an Air Force AC-130U gunship has got your six from somewhere above.The mission of these "Spooky" gunships - operated by Air Force Special Operations Command - is so critical overseas

  • And so it begins -- Thunderbirds advance team visits Robins

    The skies were crystal clear Feb. 11, but if you were paying attention, you could hear the thunder over Georgia.Flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon, two members of the Air Force's Thunderbirds team flew about 10 minutes surveying the runway, observing landmarks and getting a view of the land below before

  • LCMC, C-5M Super Galaxy – in good company

    The National Aeronautic Association announced earlier this month that the C-5M Super Galaxy has been nominated as one of nine finalists for the 2015 Robert J. Collier Trophy.Known as the benchmark of aerospace achievement, past winners have included the crews of Apollo 11 and Apollo 8, the Mercury

  • Zika Virus awareness for Team Robins

    It's not mosquito season yet, but the flying insects are already on people's minds these days with the buzz about the Zika virus in the news.The Zika virus is a disease that's transmitted by the Aedes species of mosquito which is native to Georgia, the same species of mosquito that transmits dengue

  • More than just crunching numbers

    The Air Force Audit Agency's operating location at Robins serves as an independent audit function of the Air Force. The staff is included among a network of professionals from more than 50 installations worldwide; 28 of those in the U.S. There's a staff of 26 people here, who are responsible for not

  • Super Bowl air coverage provided by U.S. Air Force

    There will be Panthers and there will be Broncos in this Sunday's Super Bowl 50 - but F-15s? Thanks, in part, to work done at Robins, the answer is a resounding yes. The teams won't be the only ones commanding a presence during one of the country's most anticipated annual sporting events. So, if

  • AF Selective Reenlistment Bonus program list triples

    This week Air Force officials released details on the fiscal 2016 selective reenlistment bonus program.This year's program, consisting of 117 Air Force specialties eligible to receive bonuses, is a substantial increase from the previous year's program where 40 AFSCs were eligible.At Robins Air Force