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  • The roadside marker commemorating a crash from 1959. During this time the U.S. was in the competitive Cold War with the Soviet Union to be the indomitable force of nuclear power; and as part of the feud, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, fed the fight by flying bombing missions as the 4228th Strategic Wing. On Oct. 15, 1959, eight Airmen assigned to Columbus AFB paid the ultimate price on one of their missions. (Courtesy photo)

    Marker placed to honor 60th anniversary of Columbus crash

    In 1959, the U.S. was in the competitive Cold War with the Soviet Union to be the indomitable force of nuclear power; and as part of the feud, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, fed the fight by flying bombing missions as the 4228th Strategic Wing. With every war comes risks and the will to sacrifice. On Oct. 15, 1959, eight Airmen assigned to Columbus AFB paid the ultimate price on one of their missions.
  • Maj. Saily Rodriguez, the Human Systems Program Office female fitment program manager, sits in a T-38 Talon while Maj. Ryan Claussen, 50th Flying Training Wing chief of instructor pilots, climbs a ladder, July 12, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Rodriguez went on the incentive flight to test the equipment and to try out a disposable urinary relief device called the Traveljohn.

    Columbus provides better outlook on aircrew flight equipment

    Maj. Saily Rodriguez, the Systems Program Office (SPO) female fitment program manager, and Maj. Christianne Opresko, HAF/A3 (Headquarters Air Force/Operations) chief aircrew support branch and chief of staff for the Air force Physiological Episodes Action Team, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 11-12 to address some aircrew flight equipment concerns.
  • After taking the course students can further develop their own safety skills by riding and practicing on their own time, May 30, 2019 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. ( U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)

    Motorcycle safety course available at Columbus AFB, opportunity to become a trainer

    Summer time can be a popular time for motorcyclist, and for members of Team Blaze that want to ride their bikes on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, they first must check in with the base safety office.
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