April 1, 2008 Family Liaison Officer training video shot at Air Force Personnel Center, various locations The director yelled "roll 'em!" The clapboard was snapped and the film crew jumped into action -- a common occurrence in Hollywood, but an unusual one at the Air Force Personnel Center here. The excitement was all part of a film shooting for two 15-minute videos that will be used for training Air
March 28, 2008 AFPC officials offer 24-hour customer service As Air Force people learn how to do more with less, multitasking and proper usage of their time is vital. Unfortunately, an Airmen's dedication to completing the mission may cause them not to take proper care of their personnel records and other vital career actions. They may just not have the time
March 28, 2008 Developmental education application deadlines set Officers and civilians considering intermediate or senior developmental education in 2009 have until April 25 and May 1, respectively, to submit their applications for consideration by the selection board. Officers apply using a Web-based application, while civilians submit their applications
March 24, 2008 AFMA to honor manpower pioneer In the busyness of our daily activities, it's easy sometimes to take our freedoms for granted and to forget the dedication and sacrifices of those pioneering Airmen who came before us. On April 4, the Air Force Manpower Agency here will take a moment to remember its heritage by honoring its first
March 18, 2008 Air Force officials to close force shaping programs Since the Air Force is on track to meet end strength goals for fiscal 2008, force shaping programs are being closed for the remainder of the year. March 31 is the last day Air Force officials will accept fiscal 2008 Voluntary Separation Pay program applications. All eligible officers interested in
March 18, 2008 AFPC guidance key to completing new evaluation forms Air Force Personnel Center officials shed light on issues with the new electronic evaluation form and encourage supervisors to pay close attention to the step-by-step instructions found on AFPC's "Ask" Web site. Recent feedback revealed problems with blank lines appearing on paper copies that are
March 17, 2008 From RPA to EOD -- The ABCs of filling an AF civilian job Most civilian jobs in the Air Force begin with a request for personnel action, or RPA. They end with an entry on duty date, or EOD. During the past 12 months, the entire process has taken an average of 136 days from the initial completion of the RPA to a person arriving for duty. Control of the
March 14, 2008 New Web application makes Assignment Management System easier to use Active duty Air Force members, officers and enlisted, who log on to the Air Force Personnel Center's Assignment Management System after March 21 will find a new web application that makes navigation faster and easier. "It's all part of AFPC's on-going effort to increase service to our customers,"
March 11, 2008 AFPC assists local youth with tasty mission Madison Albrecht, a member of Girl Scout Troop 2642, demonstrated her support for America's troops recently by collecting 18 cases -- that's more than 200 boxes -- of Girl Scout cookie donations while selling the cookies in and around her hometown of Boerne, Texas. Working through a family friend,
March 7, 2008 Air Force announces selections to senior master sergeant The Air Force has selected 1,284 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant. The promotion list will be released publicly at 8 a.m. CST March 12 on the Air Force Personnel Center's homepage at http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/ and on AFPC's "Ask" Web site. The board, which convened here
March 6, 2008 AF officials announce officer promotions The 2007B Line of the Air Force, LAF-Judge Advocate, Medical Service Corps and Chaplain central selection boards selected 24 lieutenant colonels, 1,094 majors and 94 captains for promotion. The entire list can be found on the Air Force Personnel Center's homepage under the Officer Promotions tab at
March 6, 2008 AFPC announces CY09 DT support squadron commander candidate selection process Development Team members will meet at the Air Force Personnel Center here during various dates from May through August to select new support squadron commanders, officials said today. Support squadron commanders will be selected in various career fields, including Materiel, Civil Engineering,
Feb. 29, 2008 AF introduces new civilian training vehicle: SF-182 Without it, they are stuck in park. With it, however, they can rev up their future. With the introduction of the Standard Form 182, which was rolled out recently by the Office of Personnel Management, Air Force civilians now have an elite vehicle in their inventory that can effectively steer them
Feb. 28, 2008 New online master's program for AF civilians now available Eligible Air Force civilians have until March 14 to apply for a new online master's degree program offered this June by Air University's Air Command and Staff College. The two-year program, for civilians GS-11 and above and pay band-02 and above who don't already have their master's degree, consists
Feb. 25, 2008 AFPC gains excellent rating in UCI The Air Force Personnel Center received five "outstanding"ratings out of eight areas inspected during the recent Unit Compliance Inspection, receiving an overall "excellent" rating. The Air Force Inspection Agency team from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., spent Feb. 11-15, going over processes and
Feb. 20, 2008 New Web-based assignment application debuts March 3 The power to apply for your next home-basing and follow-on assignment will soon be literally at your fingertips. Starting March 3, all active-duty enlisted members and officers (lieutenant colonel and below) who are slated to serve an unaccompanied tour of 15 months or less will have the ability to
Feb. 19, 2008 Personnel Center announces advanced assignment, deferment program for deployed Airmen Some deployed Airmen who have served uncharacteristically long tours of duty will become qualified for a special advance assignment/deferment program, according to Air Force Personnel Center officials here. "This program recognizes that some of our Airmen, enlisted and officer, who have served a
Feb. 14, 2008 Summer jobs available at Air Force bases worldwide Students and certain other eligible persons can gain marketable skills and earn money while enjoying their summer vacations, thanks to the Air Force Summer Hire Program, according to Air Force Personnel Center officials here. "These great temporary jobs will run from May through September," said
Feb. 13, 2008 Airmen SRB, CSRB January reenlistment bonuses retroactive All eligible Airmen in Air Force specialty codes with a selective reenlistment bonus or those with a critical skills retention bonus who reenlisted Jan. 1 or later are authorized retroactive payment effective immediately. The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act., signed by President Bush Jan.
Feb. 12, 2008 Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 13-14 to select candidates for fall 2008 and spring 2009 start dates. The program offers active duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need
Feb. 7, 2008 vMPF adds new self-service program for assignments A new self-service assignments application launching Feb. 19 will eliminate a visit to the Military Personnel Flight/Element, saving Airmen both time and effort as part of the continuing initiatives of the Air Force's Personnel Services Delivery Transformation. Using the Expanded Permissive
Feb. 5, 2008 Service still seeking special compensation claimants The approval rate of claims for Combat-Related Special Compensation is currently running 66 percent, but one-third of the eligible retirees still have not applied for the program. Air Force Personnel Center officials expected an increase in claims when the benefit was expanded to include all combat
Feb. 1, 2008 Air Force fiscal 2008 aviator continuation pay approved The fiscal 2008 Aviator Continuation Pay program was approved recently by Mr. Craig W. Duehring, assistant secretary of the Air Force, manpower and reserve affairs. The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act., which was signed by President Bush Jan. 28 provided authorization. The 2008 ACP program
Jan. 30, 2008 Sexual Assault Response Coordinator sets new objectives for deployment (Editor's Note: Lt. Col. Thompson is a Reservist assigned to the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas as Chief, Sexual Assualt Prevention and Response Training and Research.) Accountability and advocacy are as important in the deployed environment as they are at home station,
Jan. 30, 2008 2008 force shaping board cancelled Air Force lieutenants in the 2005 year group, a total of 764 eligible, will not face the Force Shaping Board here as the Secretary of the Air Force directed cancellation of the board Jan. 25. "We received enough requests to separate through the voluntary separations programs that conducting a force
Jan. 25, 2008 Service demographics offer snapshot of force The Air Force Personnel Center here recently published its demographics report offering a snapshot of the service's active-duty and civilian force, as of Dec. 31. More information can be found at the center's analysis branch Web site: http://wwa.afpc.randolph.af.mil/demographics/. Statistics rounded
Jan. 25, 2008 AFPC civilian retires after 57 years service When Bill Ward first raised his hand to enlist in the Air Force, Harry S Truman was president of the United States. Now, 58 years and 10 presidents later, he will retire Jan. 31. Mr. Ward, an assignments adviser at the Air Force Personnel Center here, developed an extensive personnel resume through
Jan. 23, 2008 Aviator pay details to be released Details on the retention bonus offered to experienced aviators should be released soon, Air Staff officials here said. The aviator continuation pay incentive is in the final coordination stages and once Congress finalizes and the president signs this year's annual National Defense Authorization Act,
Jan. 18, 2008 Leaders announce policy changes for Airmen in AOR Changes are on the horizon for Airmen serving in the Central Command area of responsibility. In an effort to standardize policies among those assigned and those deployed to the CENTCOM AOR, Air Force officials will implement several changes beginning as soon as February 2008. "There are several
Jan. 16, 2008 McClain takes the reins of AFPC Maj. Gen. K.C. McClain became the Air Force Personnel Center's 23rd commander during a change of command ceremony here today. The 30-year career Airman succeeds Maj. Gen. Anthony F. Przybyslawski. "Although the Air Force has changed tremendously in the past 30 years, the one thing that hasn't
Jan. 14, 2008 Air Force announces captain selections The Air Force selected 3,569 first lieutenants for promotion from 3,594 officers considered during the calendar year 2007C captain selection process. The entire list of promotion selects is posted on the Air Force Personnel Center's public Web site. The results of the board are as follows: Selection
Jan. 7, 2008 New analysis tool boosts AF’s wartime mission The Air Force has developed a new tool for personnelists and functional area managers that provides a complete and accurate accounting of deployment assets. For the first time, FAMs at the Air Force headquarters and major command level can look at their Air Force Specialty Codes and make accurate
Dec. 31, 2007 Certain officer, enlisted bonuses expired Dec. 31 Certain bonus programs for Reserve and active duty officer and enlisted personnel expired Dec. 31 due to the president not signing the fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act and returning it to Congress for changes. All reenlistments for eligible Airmen in Air Force Specialty Codes with a
Dec. 31, 2007 AFPC releases post-deployment respite guidance Eligible active-duty Airmen who deploy 12 or more months during a preceding 36-month period are entitled to administrative absence time off as of Jan. 19, 2007. All active-duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen are eligible for this time off. Separate guidance for National Guard and Reserve personnel will
Dec. 19, 2007 AFPC retools personnel services delivery Immediate access and ease of use form the foundation of the Air Force Personnel Center's ongoing efforts here to refine its personnel products available for Air Force customers. In the wake of significant cutbacks to the personnel career field, the Center has leveraged technology to improve customer
Dec. 19, 2007 AF selects 31 for test pilot training An Air Force board selected 31 officers to take part in the service's test pilot program that met at the Air Force Personnel Center here Oct. 28 to Nov. 2. The board selected pilots, navigators and flight test engineers for classes beginning July 2008 and January 2009. Most of those selected will
Dec. 19, 2007 vMPF adds officer voluntary separation process Self-service officer voluntary separation will be added to the Air Force Personnel Center's virtual Military Personnel Flight Web site Jan. 7. Web-based processes and 24/7 customer service support are the core of AFPC's commitment to personnel transformation, referred to as Personnel Services
Dec. 18, 2007 AF sets new course in future support operations When it comes to people programs, community support and quality of life, there will soon be one organization on base that will handle it all - the force support squadron. The new organization is the result of an ongoing Air Force-wide merger of mission support and services squadrons and is expected
Dec. 17, 2007 Civilian Personnel Services delivers service personally Civilian personnel services are transforming at Air Force Personnel Center to ensure speed of personnel actions and enhanced self-service capabilities. "Overall the transformation is designed to improve the efficiency of delivering personnel services," said Charles Huerta, Personnel Services
Dec. 17, 2007 Air Force names 2007 Sijan award recipients The Air Force recognized four Airmen with the service's 2007 Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award. The Sijan award annually recognizes Airmen who demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities. The 2007 winners are: Senior officer category - Lt. Col. Laura A. Soule, Lackland Air Force Base,
Dec. 17, 2007 KAIP offers Airmen cash, assignment incentives Airmen selected for assignment to South Korea who apply for the Korea Assignment Incentive Pay Program can earn $300 a month and apply for advanced assignment consideration. The incentive program authorizes the monthly payments to Airmen who sign a written agreement to serve the prescribed tour