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  • Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.Here is the complete text of

  • 24/7 fitness center access coming to a base near you

    Getting fit to fight in the Air Force just became more convenient. As part of an Air Force Services Transformation Initiative test concept, Joint Base Andrews, Md., was one of six installations to implement unmanned hours at their fitness center, making it accessible 24/7.Since February, there have

  • Medical squadron command candidates named

    More than 120 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects from five medical career fields were selected as squadron command candidates when the summer developmental team convened here in May and June. Candidates will be considered for 88 command opportunities projected between Jan. 1 and Dec.

  • Maj. Gen. Poore accepts command of AFPC

    Maj. Gen. Peggy Poore accepted command of the Air Force Personnel Center from presiding officer Lt. Gen. Darrell Jones, the Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 1. Relinquishing command was

  • AF accepting applications for medical commissioning programs

    Eligible Airmen interested in Biomedical Sciences Corps careers can apply for academic opportunities in the physical therapy, clinical psychology and physician assistant fields. In addition, eligible Airmen can apply for direct accession into one of three other BSC fields, Air Force Personnel Center

  • PLAYpass gives Airmen up to $1,000 in discounts

    Airmen projected to deploy or have recently returned from a deployment can participate in the PLAYpass Get out and Play Program and save $500 to $1,000 on installation programs.The PLAYpass program is based upon discount cards which provide eligible Airmen and family members the opportunity to

  • Air Force names Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force officials announced the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2013.An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands; direct reporting units, field operating agencies and

  • AF selects 11,212 for staff sergeant

    More than 11,000 senior airmen have been selected for promotion to staff sergeant, Air Force officials said today. The 11,212 selected represent 32.90 percent of the 34,078 eligible.The list of selectees will be released Thursday, Aug. 1, at 8 a.m.The average score for those selected was 291.07.

  • Officers, enlisted members offered early retirement

    Technical and master sergeants, captains, majors and lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force specialties may apply to retire with fewer than 20 years of active service under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Commonly referred to as the 15-year

  • AF names primary, alternate DARPA participants

    Twelve captains, majors and lieutenant colonels have been selected as primary or alternate fiscal year 2014 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Service Chiefs Program participants.The program begins in September and is designed to immerse outstanding military officers into an imaginative,

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