Awards Show Columbus AFB Airmen's Excellence
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SILVER WINGS 16 Feb. 16, 2018 Produce Pilots, Advance Airmen, Feed the Fight STANDARD MAIL Return Service: U.S. POSTAGE The Commercial PAID Dispatch MAILED FROM P.O. Box 511 ZIP CODE 39705 Columbus, MS PERMIT NO. 98 39703 RETURN SERVICE Annual Award Winners REQUESTED SILVER“Produce Pilots, Advance Airmen,WINGS Feed the Fight” Non-Commissioned Senior Non-Commissioned Company Grade Field-Grade Flight Commander Vol. 42, Issue 6 Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. February 16, 2018 Airman of the Year Officer of the Year Officer of the Year Officer of the Year Officer of the Year of the Year Weather Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Tech. Sgt Bryan Albrecht Master Sgt. Joshua Matias 1st Lt. Scott Guerin Maj. Eric Chase Capt. Stephen Caple Achuff 14th Operations Group 14th Operations Group 14th Mission Support Group 14th Medical Group 14th Mission Support Group 14th Medical Group *Also 19th Air Force and AETC level *Also 19th Air Force and AETC level *Also 19th Air Force level winner winner winner Honor Guardsman First Sergeant Category I (NS) Category II (SUP) Category II (NS) Instructor Pilot of the Year of the Year of the Year Civilian of the Year Civilian of the Year Civilian of the Year News Briefs President’s Day Holiday Columbus Air Force Base will observe President’s Day Feb. 19. Most base offices will be closed. SUPT 18-06 Assignment Night Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Doublin 18-06 will have assignment night at 5:30 p.m. Fourteenth Flying Training Wing annual award winners stand with Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th FTW commander, and Chief Feb. 23 at the Columbus Club. Master Sgt. Johnathan Hover, 14th FTW command chief, during the 2017 Annual Awards Banquet, Feb. 9, 2017, on Co- lumbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Fifty-five members and two flights, which represented 20 categories, were recognized Enlisted Dorm Dinner during the evening and competed for 20 wing level awards. A Dorm Dinner for enlisted Airmen living in the dorms is scheduled for 5 p.m., March 2 at the Mont- Maj. Joseph Butters Staff Sgt. Tremaine Jones Master Sgt. Noe Torres Jason Ebbert Michael Nelson Margaret Guenther gomery Village. 81st Fighter Squadron 14th Medical Group 14th Operations Group 14th Mission Support Group 14th Medical Group 14th Operations Group Awards show Columbus Category III (SUP) Category III (NS) Innovation Team NAF Category I NAF Category II Volunteer of the Year Inside Civilian of the Year Civilian of the Year of the Year Employee of the Year Employee of the Year AFB Airmen’s excellence Feature 8 Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb Fifty-five members and two flights, which represented 20 categories, were recognized and competed for 20 wing level SUPT Class 18-05 14th Flying Training Wing Public affairs awards. graduates today at 10 a.m. Team BLAZE celebrated the hard work of Airmen through- After social hour, the nominees were formally introduced as at the Kaye Auditorium. out the wing during the 2017 Annual Awards Banquet Feb. 9, on Columbus Air Force Base. See AWARDS, Page 3 C OLUMBUS A F B T R A INING T IMELINE PHASE II PHASE III IFF WING SORTIE BOARD Senior Squadron Senior Squadron Senior Squadron Aircraft Required Flown Annual Squadron Class Overall Track Select Squadron Class Overall Graduation Squadron Class Overall Graduation T-6 1,346 0 10,235 37th (18-15) -0.93 days -2.60 days Mar. 30 48th (18-06) -0.67 days 2.02 days Feb. 23 49th (18-EBC) -5.10 days -1.02 days Mar. 2 T-1 454 377 3,053 41st (18-14) -3.61 days 0.19 days Mar. 7 50th (18-06) -1.77 days -0.89 days Feb. 23 Danny Adams Michael Counihan Staff Sgt. Whitney Felder 14th Student Squadron Zenikia Curtis Caleb White * Mission numbers provided by 14 FTW Wing Scheduling. T-38 476 454 4,319 14th Mission Support Group 14th Operations Group 14th Wing Staff Agencies Transition Office 14th Force Support Squadron 14th Force Support Squadron Maj. Gen. James Scanlan, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the guest speaker for Special- IFF 178 192 1,627 ized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-05’s graduation at 10 a.m. Feb. 16 in the Kaye Auditorium. SILVER WINGS SILVER WINGS 2 Feb. 16, 2018 NEWS Produce Pilots, Advance Airmen, Feed the Fight Feb. 16, 2018 15 14TH FLYING Tax Center Hours Silver Wings Finding cures. Saving children.® TRAINING How to reach us The Columbus Air Force Base Tax Center will be open 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs WING DEPLOYED Feb. 13-April 6 in building 926 to prepare taxes for retirees, active-duty 555 Seventh Street, Suite 210, military, and their dependents. Hours are from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays Columbus AFB, MS, 39710 800-822-6344 As of press time, 18 TEAM BLAZE members and Wednesdays, and from noon-5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays. are deployed worldwide. Remember to support the Commercial: (662) 434-7068 The following are issues that fall outside of the scope of our tax cen- DSN: 742-7068 stjude.org Airmen and their families while they are away. ter: Fax: (662) 434-7009 l Net operating loss (current year or carryforward) E-mail: [email protected] l Self-employment income not shown on Form 1099 A CFC participant. Provided as a public service. l Self-employment expenses in the form of payments to employees/ Editorial Staff Hunt Housing tip of the week independent contractors Col. Douglas Gosney Hunt Housing has recently asked residents to l Home office expenses 14th Flying Training Wing begin complying with the current resident guide- l Airbnb income l Commander lines that restrict the use of fire pits and chimin- Extensive investment income l Health savings accounts eas. Hunt will begin enforcing this restriction on Mr. Sonic Johnson l Returns for 2016 or amended returns March 30, 2018. 14th Flying Training Wing lead- Chief of Public Affairs ership is utilizing the Dispute Resolution process To schedule an appointment, please call the Columbus AFB legal with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and Hunt office at Comm. 662-434-7030. 2nd Lt. Kara Crennan Corporation in an attempt to allow outdoor fire pits Quality Assurance New Salem and chimineas. If we cannot reach a resolution by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gross Baptist March 30, 2018, residents are asked to comply with NCOIC, Command Information the current resident guidelines that prohibit the use Volunteers needed for tax season Church of fire pits and chimineas and allow the resolution Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert welcomes The 14th Flying Training Wing Legal Office is seeking volunteers process additional time to work a solution favorable Editor you! for both residents and Hunt. If you have any ques- for 2017 tax season, starting in February 2018. Accounting experience 7086 Wolf Road tions please contact Tina Durrah, government Hous- is a plus, but is not a requirement. Childcare fees may be eligible for Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb 3 miles south of Caledonia, MS reimbursement. Please contact Capt. Casey Keppler or Senior Airman (662) 356-4940 ing Manager, at 434-7276 or Kay Quinlan, govern- Photo Journalist www.newsalembaptistcaledonia.com Anna Miller at 742-7030 for more information or with any questions. Pastor: Bro. Mel Howton ment Housing Program Manager, at 434-3474. 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