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  • AF nominates 111 for astronaut candidate program

    The Air Force has nominated 111 Airmen for the 2012 NASA Astronaut Candidate Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The Air Force candidate selection panel met in April to review 192 applications, selecting 110 officers, ranging from captain to colonel, and one senior master sergeant.

  • Hiring managers to select employees in 15 days

    Hiring managers now have 15 days instead of 30 to choose the best-qualified candidate to fill civilian vacancies. The reduction, implemented May 1, is part of continued efforts to meet a presidential mandate to hire federal employees within 80 days by the end of fiscal year 2012."We continue to

  • Nominees sought for the 4th Annual Scouting Salutes the Military Award

    The Air Force is accepting nominations for the 4th Annual Scouting Salutes the Military Award, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.This award sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America, recognizes an enlisted member, grade E-4 through E-6, from each branch of the military who has either

  • Officer development program applications due

    Officers considering 2013 advanced academic degree and experience broadening programs have a narrow application window, with some applications due within the next few weeks, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Public affairs and chaplain corps candidates have submitted their applications,

  • AF releases May supplemental promotion list

    Fifty-six Airmen have been selected for promotion as part of the May enlisted supplemental promotion process, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Go to http://www.afpc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120502-085.pdf to see the list. Those on the supplemental promotion list are Airmen who

  • Timely hiring helps prevent disaster

    In February, a group of civilian firefighters from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, responded to a local emergency when a gasoline tanker truck rolled over on the highway spilling thousands of gallons of fuel. Had the incident occurred a few months earlier, they might not have been involved at

  • Air Force civilian achieves long-time deployment goal

    As a civil servant with the Air Force, Mitch Hebert has been all over the world. But there was one thing he hadn't done in his 31 years of service: deploy with Airmen.All that changed in February when the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron needed a new deputy commander. Hebert finally had

  • 2012 Air Force Climate Survey coming soon

    Air Force active duty, Reserve, Guard, appropriated fund and non-appropriated fund civilians have an opportunity to voice their concerns to leadership during the 2012 Air Force Climate Survey, which kicks off May 14 and runs through June 22. The chief of staff of the Air Force-directed survey

  • Programs exist to minimize RIF impact on employees

    As demonstrated by the announcement of a third round of VERA/VSIP that began May 1, the Air Force is committed to maximizing voluntary separation measures to the greatest extent possible. Despite this, some bases may find the need to rebalance skills requiring reduction-in-force procedures. So what

  • First lady, chairman recognize wounded warriors at Warrior Games opening

    First lady Michelle Obama and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were among those who paid tribute to wounded warrior athletes at the opening of the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 30.Dempsey, accompanied by his wife, Deanie, called the six-day