Columbus AFB NewsLocal news for Columbus AFB, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Columbus AFB to get new commander- April 22, 2008 Columbus Air Force Base is getting a new commander. Col. Dave Gerber will be taking a new assignment as executive officer for the vice chief of staff of the Air Force at the Pentagon. via Air Force Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/columbus-afb-ms/2008/04/columbus-afb-to-get-new-commander?fromrs... Tweet complete: T-37 retires after 39 years of service- April 9, 2008 "While getting newer aircraft is always a good thing, the Tweet was a living, breathing piece of pilot training heritage being used on a daily basis to train our young men and women." The T-37 Tweet formally retired April 3 from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training here after 39 years of service as the gateway to the sky for more than 10,000 Air Force aviators. via Carolina Flyer Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/columbus-afb-ms/2008/04/tweet-complete-t-37-retires-after-39-yea... Columbus AFB pilots bid farewell to T-37 Tweet- April 7, 2008 Pilots at Columbus Air Force Base have said goodbye to the T-37 Tweet, in a ceremony that sent 30 of the training jets into retirement. via WREG-TV Memphishttp://www.topix.net/city/columbus-afb-ms/2008/04/columbus-afb-pilots-bid-farewell-to-t-37... Columbus AFB pilots bid farewell to T-37 Tweet- April 6, 2008 "It was well suited to its task and it completed it faithfully. I guess that's all you can ask of any aircraft." Pilots at Columbus Air Force Base bid farewell this week to the T-37 Tweet, in a ceremony that sent 30 of the training jets into retirement.'It's like you're happy and sad at the same time,' said retired Maj. Al Konkel, who racked up more than 4,000 flight hours in the small, jet-powered aircraft.'I think it's time we moved on though,' Konkel said. 'The plane is getting old and I...http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-afb-ms/2008/04/columbus-afb-pilots-bid-farewell-to-t-37... |