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  • PLAYpass cards help foster resilience

    The PLAYpass card program is one way Air Force quality of life programs help build a resilient force.The cards, valued at more than $500, allow eligible members to participate in Air Force Services activities such as trips, sports and childcare at either a reduced cost or free of charge. Eligible

  • AF selects officers, civilians for developmental education

    More than 740 officers and 106 civilians were selected for intermediate and senior developmental education opportunities during the 2011 Developmental Education Designation Board held Oct. 5 at the Air Force Personnel Center, officials announced today. Selectee lists have been posted on the Air

  • OPM sponsors open season webcasts

    The Office of Personnel Management will sponsor several open season webcasts, beginning Nov. 2, to explain various options available during the benefits open season Nov. 14 through Dec. 12. Webcasts will be at 1:30 p.m. eastern time. Dates and topics include the following: Nov. 2Introduction to Open

  • Officials continue enlisted DOS rollback program

    Air Force officials announced Oct. 28 plans to continue an enlisted date of separation rollback as part of its ongoing measures to manage the force and maintain a quality enlisted corps.The DOS rollback will accelerate the date of separation for selected Airmen in the grades of senior master

  • NCO retraining program a success in fiscal 2012

    The 2012 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program concluded Oct. 26 with 870 Air Force NCOs identified to transition to new career fields. The NCORP consists of two-phases - voluntary and involuntary - designed to sustain the enlisted force by retraining second-term and career Airmen from overage

  • Tops in Blue seeks specialty talent for Worldwide Talent Contest

    The Air Force's premier expeditionary entertainment group, Tops in Blue, seeks additional applicants with specialty talent for the 2012 Air Force Worldwide Talent Search. "Tops in Blue is not just for singers," said Jeri White, Tops in Blue production director. "We're also looking for comedians,

  • Officials to announce chief master sergeant selections

    Air Force officials selected 487 of 2,201 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant for a selection rate of 22.13 percent. Selects by Name AF Averages AFSC Averages Cutoffs Board Score GroupingsThe average score for those selected was 659.88, with an

  • Civilian deployment requires intrinsic desire to serve

    Civilian deployment is not for everyone. The hours are long, there are few (if any) days off, and those are still spent in potentially dangerous, often austere locations for up to 12 months, all without loved ones nearby to offer comfort.But, for the right person, deployment is an opportunity to

  • Air Force releases major, captain reduction-in-force board results

    Commanders Air Force-wide were notified Oct. 24 of the results of the Calendar Year 2011 Reduction-in-Force Board held at the Air Force Personnel Center here in September.The CY11 RIF board, which considered captains and majors in the Line of the Air Force competitive category, is part of the Air

  • FECA fraud is not easy money

    U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder during a press conference earlier this year cautioned would-be cheaters that health care fraud is not easy money. That same warning goes for workers' compensation fraud.The Federal Employees' Compensation Act provides compensation for employees who sustain injuries

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