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From commissaries to travel policy, a few ways a DoD shutdown could differ from 2013
By Jared Serbu @jserbuWFED, Federal News Radio
January 19, 2018 7:39 pm
Unfortunately, like most federal agencies, the Defense Department ...
New Air Force tech center hopes to develop new solutions for Robins Air Force Base
Abby Kousouris, WMAZ 6:55 PM. EST January 19, 2018
What used to be a Warner Robins Publix is now being replaced by the Advance Technology and Train...
Partnership, Congressional leaders hoping to avoid shutdown at Robins
Jacob Reynolds, WMAZ 7:29 PM. EST January 18, 2018
The government shutdown could hurt Robins Air Force Base and the city, according to th...
Building the Force behind the Force – New Academy aims to Build Next Generation of Defense Community Leaders
The Association of Defense Communities and Blue Star Families announce a collaborative effort to host the first-ever Defense Communities Leadership Ac...
Defense Contract Awarded 17 January 2018
Terma North America Inc., Warner Robins, Georgia, was awarded a $44,300,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a 3D audio system for...
DAVE BELTON: Georgia’s outlook for 2018 positive
By Dave Belton, The Citizens Serving Rockdale and Newton Counties
The signature event launching every new session of the General Assembly is the Eg...
21st Century Partnership Monthly Update – December 2017
Happy New Year! The 21st Century Partnership is working to enhance communications with our stakeholders in 2018. As such, this new, monthly distribut...
Trump signs bill opening Dobbins Air Reserve Base’s runway
Staff reports, Dec 12, 2017
Base to enter into partnerships with private companies, giving them access to the base’s runway and control tower, was...
GEORGIA DELEGATION HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE BREAKFAST, FEATURES U.S. AIR FORCE SECRETARY
Highlights JSTARS program, other military, economic assets
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., along with U....
LOCAL GROUPS ADVOCATE FOR RAFB IN WASHINGTON D.C.
United States Air Force Personnel, Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, and state and local representatives stand for the pledge of allegiance at...
A TIME AND PLACE: MIDDLE GEORGIA AND RAFB WELL REPRESENTED IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Donnell Suggs/HHJ Close to 40 people crowded around a dais posing for a group picture on Wednesday in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington...
SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE WILSON SPEAKS AT ROBINS AFB CONGRESSIONAL BREAKFAST
Secretary of Air Force, Heather Wilson.
Kristin Moriarty/Staff Writer
Sat, Dec 09, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Air Force Heather...
Army installations team up with communities in beneficial partnerships
By David Vergun, Army News Service December 5, 2017
WASHINGTON -- Partnerships between the Army and communities outside its installations are impor...
Sheppard Military Affairs Committee working on BRAC realignment strategy
Tuesday, December 5th 2017
By Alex Achten, Reporte
WICHITA FALLS, Tx (RNN Texoma) -
The Sheppard Military Affairs Committee is working hard t...
Congratulations to South Georgia Region for being named a Great American Defense Community
ADC.org: Five communities named 2018 'Great American Defense Communities'
ADC has named five communities from across the country to the 2018 class of...
RHOADES MAINTAINS VIABILITY OF BASE
21st Century Partnership director of strategy, Dan Rhoades.
Kristin Moriarty/Staff Writer
Wed, Nov 29, 2017
In August of this year the 21st C...
Shout out to our community for supporting our deployed troops!
Robins AFB deployed personnel will be receiving packages again this year thanks to donations from our community. The 21st Century Partnership was pro...
Robins Financial Credit Union – Supporting Robins Air Force Base Deployed Troops!!!!
Robins Financial Credit Union employees once again show their support of our deployed troops! This year they donated fifty boxes filled...
Supporting our troops – NARFE 1417 Hawkinsville
Lynn Harper dropped off donations of books, goodies, checks and cash for the military care packages for the deployed troops from Robins AFB - big dona...
Help Support the Troops – Military Care Packages
The Airman and Family Readiness Center will be providing Military Care Packages for deployed personnel stationed at Robins Air Force Base.
The 21...
Robins, Georgia Tech partner for the future
Robins Public Affairs / Published November 07, 2017
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --
Robins Air Force Base and the Georgia Institute of Technology ...
90-unit apartment complex to be built across from Robins AFB
A new apartment complex is one step closer to becoming reality in Warner Robins.
At Monday night’s Council meeting, the city's Developmen...
P-4 Program Way Forward meeting held
Robins AFB Commanders/Senior Executives, the 21st Century Partnership, and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission held an Air Force P-4 (public-public...
First look: 2017 military lifestyle survey finds families feel isolated
Federal News Radio
Military families are feeling isolated in their communities and that feeling is increasing.
That finding is one of the new re...
Mayoral candidates weigh in on public behavior’s influence on Robins AFB’s future
Jacob Reynolds, WMAZ 7:19 PM. EDT November 02, 2017
Warner Robins early voting is set to pass the 2013 mayoral elections total and there ...
Help Support the Troops – Military Care Packages
The Airman and Family Readiness Center will be providing Military Care Packages for deployed personnel stationed at Robins Air Force Base.
The 21...
‘At best Columbus is holding steady’: Leaders promote prosperity plan for region’s future
BY ALVA JAMES-JOHNSON
ajjohnson@ledger-enquirer.com
As chairman of the Columbus 2025 initiative, Billy Blanchard informed a group of community l...
MGA Master of Science in Management Lunch & Learn Forum – 26 October 2017
The Master of Science in Management (MSM) Lunch & Learn Forum is open to anyone interested in this degree program and will be a great opportunity ...
Georgia Defense Exchange (GDX)
The Georgia Department of Economic Development and its GUARD Initiative Team just launched the Georgia Defense Exchange ...
Help Support the Troops – Military Care Packages
The Airman and Family Readiness Center will be providing Military Care Packages for deployed personnel stationed at Robins Air Force Base.
The 21...
A BIG THANK YOU TO BB&T, ONE OF OUR PLATINUM SPONSORS
Pictured above: Jack Lester, Market President, BB&T; Chrissy Miner, Senior Advisor, 21st Century Partnership; Mark Yarbrough and Sa...
Help Support the Troops – Military Care Packages
The Airman and Family Readiness Center will be providing Military Care Packages for deployed personnel stationed at Robins Air Force Base.
The 21...
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 26, 2017
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nomin...
21st Century Partnership seeks volunteers to help with Robins AFB success
by Danielle Apolinar, WGXA
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. -- With the power of teamwork, the 21st Century Partnership will continue its effort to help Robins A...
Support building to move forward on BRAC review, Robins advocate says
BY WAYNE CRENSHAW
wcrenshaw@macon.com
Congress probably won’t approve a new round of base closures this year, but it could happen next year, an ...
Nominations being accepted for the 2018 Class of Great American Defense Communities
Good Morning Defense Community Leaders,
We are now accepting nominations for the 2018 class of Great American Defense Communities!
Each year th...
STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED AHEAD OF HURRICANE IRMA
Governor Deal has issued a state of emergency for six coastal counties including Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Glynn, Liberty, and McIntosh Counties.
“Ah...
Dear Partnership Stakeholders,
It has been a little under 30-days since Dan Rhoades and I have joined/re-joined the Partnership team, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to s...
Robins AFB mourning longtime commander Gen. Cornelius Nugteren
WMAZ 11:15 AM. EDT August 25, 2017
Robins Air Force Base is mourning the loss of an important figure in its history.
Retired Major Gen...
Please re-enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards program to support 21st Century Partnership
Kroger Community Rewards Re-enrollment, August 1 - 31, 2017
Re-enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards program. Customers and associates can designa...
New leaders hired to protect jobs at Robins
BY WAYNE CRENSHAW
wcrenshaw@macon.com
A community group that works to protect jobs at Robins Air Force Base announced new leadership Tuesday.
...
New Robins advocates say BRAC remains a threat, and an opportunity
BY WAYNE CRENSHAW
wcrenshaw@macon.com
Although the community organization that advocates for Robins Air Force Base now has a part-time leader, i...
21st Century Partnership Meeting
The next quarterly 21st Century Partnership Meeting will be held on September 19, 2017 at 10:00 in the Eagle Conference Room at the Museum of Aviation...
2017 State of Base Redevelopment Report
Association of Defense Communities
The past two years have been marked by significant progress at a number of redevelopment projects at military ba...
Former aerospace facility is ready for new company to move in
BY LINDA S. MORRIS
lmorris@macon.com
Bibb County has a large, mostly empty, building for sale or lease.
The 219,000-square-foot building with...
Congress OKs Big Boost in GI Bill College Aid for Veterans
Military.com
WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Donald Trump legislation to provide the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in...
Deal announces launch of Georgia Defense Exchange
July 31, 2017
Gov. Nathan Deal today announced the launch of the Georgia Defense Exchange (GDX), an interactive business development platform desig...
WR veterans center celebrating first year of helping with military transitions
BY WAYNE CRENSHAW
wcrenshaw@macon.com
A training center aimed at helping military veterans re-enter civilian life is celebrating its first year ...
Please re-enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards program to support 21st Century Partnership
Kroger Community Rewards Re-enrollment, August 1 - 31, 2017
Re-enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards program. Customers and associates can designa...
Honorably discharged veterans will soon get to shop tax-free
By: Associated Press, Military Times
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Hey veterans, you can soon shop tax free.
Starting later this year, all honor...
Upcoming Blood Drive honoring Maj Gen (Ret) Newt Nugteren, August 7, 2017
Monday, August 7, 2017
10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
at Christ United Methodist Church,
511 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, GA
Please call 922-0211 for
...
Macon-Bibb County and Contour Airlines announce nonstop service to Washington D.C. Area
On July 12th, Contour Airlines and Macon-Bibb County announced that flights between the Middle Georgia Regional Airport and Baltimore-Washingto...
New Master of Science in Management (MSM) Degree Program Announced – Applications being accepted now
Middle Georgia State University is accepting applications for the MSM program’s Fall 2017 classes which start on the 14th of August 2017. This progra...
Master of Science in Management Degree Program – Lunch and Learn Forum – July 20, 2017
Middle Georgia State University is hosting a Lunch and Learn Forum at the Warner Robins Campus to let everyone know about the new Master of Science in...
Middle Georgia Regional Airport Prepares for Flights to Washington, D.C.
July 7, 2017
By: Edna Ruiz
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Before flights to Washington, D.C take off, the Middle Georgia Regional Airport is gett...
The most patriotic states in the USA, ranked — Georgia is ranked #9, and has the highest number of military enlistees
by Leah DePiero, Washington Examiner
Nothing screams "America" as much as fireworks, the Stars and Stripes and hot dogs around the Fourth of July, ...
House Democrats Pen Letter Blasting Proposed Federal Retirement Cuts
By Erich Wagner, June 15, 2017, Government Executive
More than 100 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Mino...
Job fair to help veterans prepare for interviews; perhaps find a job
BY LINDA S. MORRIS
lmorris@macon.com
The Middle Georgia Veterans Job Readiness and Recruitment event in Warner Robins will provide employment op...
Warner Robins council approves veterans benefits
June 5, 2017
By: Wayne Crenshaw
The Warner Robins City Council on Monday approved new benefits aimed at recruiting military veterans to work for...
Warner Robins looks to hire veterans
May 15, 2017
By: Wayne Crenshaw
Warner Robins is looking to do more to bring military veterans onto the city payroll.
The City Council on Mon...
Plans in the works for one of Georgia’s largest solar farms near Robins
May 11, 2017
By: Linda S. Morris
One of the largest solar farms in Georgia is expected to be built in Middle Georgia.
Georgia Power...
Senator David Perdue Hosts Georgia Military Community Advisory Board
ATLANTA, GA – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met with leaders from each of Georgia’s military comm...
What’s Right With Our Schools: RAFB Workers Teach Students STEM
May 1, 2017
By: Karlisha Booze
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Huntington middle school students are working with Robins Air Force Base w...
Visit the airport, see aircraft, and learn about aviation around the state!
The Middle Georgia Regional Airport is holding its first-ever Open House on May 6 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This free event will allow the pub...
DoD is considering a plan to allow civilian employees to shop in exchanges
Defense officials are considering a proposal to allow Defense Department civilians to shop at military exchanges.
Officials from each of the three ...
‘Danger zone’ demolitions winding down near Robins AFB
March 31, 2017
BY WAYNE CRENSHAW
WARNER ROBINS
A nearly $30 million initiative to reduce the number of people living in a designated dan...
$243 million contract is designed to make Tinker Air Force Base more efficient
By Adam Wilmoth The Oklahoman
OKLAHOMA CITY - A new energy efficiency project at Tinker Air Force Base is expected to save more than $626 million ...
Air Force exempted 54,000 civilians from hiring freeze
March 28, 2017
By Scott Maucione
The Air Force is finding a way to hire the people it needs despite the federal hiring freeze put into place Jan...
21st Century Partnership offering new scholarships for high school seniors in 2018
The 21st Century Partnership is creating a new scholarship program for high schoolers right here in Central Georgia.
Patrick Morris has been workin...
Letter to the Editor – BRAC and quality of life
Dan Rhoades’ letter on “defense or offense” was interesting as far as it went. But he fails to specifically tell us who in our community is going to l...
Georgia Air National Guard constructs trail at Wellston Park
bpurser@macon.com
WARNER ROBINS
Civil engineers for the Georgia Air National Guard stationed at Robins Air Force Base have been busy.
Members...
Houston Healthcare Spring Nursing Recruitment Fair & Open House
Friday, March 24th, 2017
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Will be held at the Cary Martin Conference Center (Enter through the W3 entrance) located at the Hou...
The 28th Georgia Annual Young Astronauts’ Day
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2017
Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Grades: 1st – 8th
Cost: $40
Celebrating 28 years of Young Astronauts’ Day!
P...
Georgia Tech program offers transition training for active-duty military
Albany Herald
SAVANNAH — The Georgia Department of Economic Development recently announced plans to fund an online entry-level course that was deve...
Air Force ready to offer commercial operators spots for WGS partnership effort, general says
by Phillip Swarts — March 8, 2017, SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — U.S. Air Force Space Command is looking to increase its partnership with industry, even p...
He once ruled the state House. Now he works for Warner Robins
BY WAYNE CRENSHAW
WARNER ROBINS
Terry Coleman once reigned over the Georgia House of Representatives, but now he speaks for Warner Robins.
...
Trump’s Budget Cuts Could Lead to Federal Employee Layoffs, Furloughs
February 28, 2017
By Eric Katz
In March 2013, the Obama administration ordered a sequestration of $80.5 billion from federal agencies’ budgets. ...
Quality Schools Key To Economic Development
Charlie Harper, Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
The sales pitch for investment in education is tried and true. We can pay now, or we can pay more lat...
House panel approves pitch for base community matching grants
BY MAGGIE LEE, mlee@macon.com
Dozens of legislators have signed onto a new Georgia House bill that could set aside funds to help the state’s milita...
21st Century Partnership Receives Thank You for 2016 Holiday Care Package Event
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – The 21st Century Partnership worked with the Robins Air Force Base Airman & Family Readiness Center this past November to col...
Connecting Aerospace and Defense Suppliers Event, April 19-20, 2017
The Georgia Department of Economic Development is hosting an aerospace and defense suppliers event April 19-20th at Middle Georgia State University in...
Georgia House panel OKs school choice for on-base families
BY MAGGIE LEE
mlee@macon.com
ATLANTA
Kindergartners through 12th-graders who live on military bases could go to any school in their districts...
State changes management of veterans training center
wcrenshaw@macon.com
WARNER ROBINS
Less than a year after veterans training center opened, the state is changing how it is managed.
The Vetera...
Technology Expo and Cyber Forum, March 7, 2017
The Air Force Reserve Command/A6, 78th Communications Directorate, 116th Communications Squadron, 461st Air Control Wing, 5th Combat Communications Gr...
Air Force plans more private-sector teaming to cut energy use
February 6, 2017, Cameron Leuthy, Bloomberg Government
The U.S. Air Force wants “reliable, resilient, cost-effective power” for its bases. A new e...
‘This is a good news forecast’ for Georgia in 2017
BY LINDA S. MORRIS
Personal income is expected to grow in Georgia, jobs will be easier to find and home prices are expected to go up.
That was p...
Construction begins on new AF Reserve headquarters
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command broke ground on construction of phase one of the new consolidated mission complex...
Partnership recognizes Platinum Sponsor – State Bank and Trust Company
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – The 21st Century Partnership is pleased to recognize State Bank and Trust Company as a 2017 Platinum sponsor.
For the fifth ye...
AF Reserve breaks ground on new Robins facility Feb. 2
HQ AFRC Public Affairs / Published January 27, 2017
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command will break ground on the f...
Rutland High School looking for volunteers for the Business Ethics Student Training Program
The Georgia Department of Labor’s GeorgiaBEST (Business Ethics Student Training) Program is an effort to provide all students with an education that l...
21st Century Partnership Hosts Air Show Discussions with Hill AFB Air Show Coordinator, Kevin Ireland
January 19, 2017
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – The 21st Century Partnership invited Mr. Kevin Ireland, Top of Utah Military Affairs Committee (TOUMAC) Air S...
Georgia lawmakers to advocate for military communities
BY MAGGIE LEE
mlee@macon.com
ATLANTA
Georgia lawmakers are taking a new step to raise the profile of the state’s military bases and communiti...
USAF Releases Energy Flight Plan
The Air Force released an Energy Flight Plan on Tuesday, which outlines a long-term path toward energy assurance. Because the Air Force is largely de...
Get Free Lunch, Help AFA
The Air Force Association is looking for 45 volunteers, who are interested in maintaining a dominant Air Force, to participate in one of three focus g...
Huge road project will improve access to airport, RAFB; create transportation hub
BY LINDA S. MORRIS, lmorris@macon.com
A massive road building project expected to have a major impact on transportation and economic development is...
100 Most Influential Georgians of 2017: Wielding Power
Georgia Trend, January 2017
http://www.georgiatrend.com/January-2017/100-Most-Influential-Georgians-of-2017-Wielding-Power/...