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  • 461st Spark Cell sparks game-changing ideas

    An Airman with the 461st Air Control Wing Liberaiders at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, hopes a new device will make work safer and quicker for aircraft maintenance teams.

  • 12th ACCS flies last mission with KOMODO 1 crew

    After 27 years of decorated and dedicated service, the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron flew its last operational flight as KOMODO 1 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on July 12, 2023.

  • First E-11A BACN arrives at Robins

    An E-11A BACN, Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, arrived on April 24, 2023, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The arrival of the first BACN, often pronounced bacon, established one of the four new mission sets coming to Robins AFB, and falls under the newly activated 18th Airborne Command

  • When there’s no ATC tower, who controls the airfield?

    In future conflicts, airpower will have to be generated from austere or “barebones” locations like retired or out-of-commission airfields, sites with no power and places with no runway. Air Combat Command’s 53rd Air Traffic Control Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is a tactical unit that

  • Historic stand-up: 728th BMCS activates at Robins AFB

    On Feb. 13, the 728th Battle Control Management Squadron was activated inside the Century of Flight building at the Museum of Aviation. It was there the Airmen took their place in Air Force history, marking a redirection of the Defense Department’s strategy.