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  • AF to lift hiring freeze Dec. 15

    The hiring freeze implemented in August will be fully lifted Dec. 15, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.The freeze, preceded by hiring controls, was one of several measures implemented this year to bring manning down to mandated 2010 levels. In addition, voluntary separation incentives

  • Warrior Games set for 2012

    The U.S. Olympic Committee announced that the Warrior Games, presented by Deloitte, will return to Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2012. The competition takes place April 30 through May 5. "We are excited to welcome our service members and veterans back to Colorado Springs for the third annual

  • Priority placement program serves employee, DoD needs

    Civilian employees adversely affected by such actions as transfer of function or base realignment and closure may be eligible for assistance through the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. "The priority placement program sometimes conjures concern when mentioned, but it is one of the

  • Officials seek Grateful Nation Award nominees

    Air Force officials are soliciting nominations for the 2012 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award. This award is presented annually to six service members recognized for having distinguished themselves through superior conduct in the war on terrorism. Honorees are

  • Air Force expands FY12 officer voluntary force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced Dec. 6 the expansion of voluntary officer separation measures for fiscal 2012 as part of the service's ongoing force-management initiatives.Air Force leaders implemented a tailored, multi-year program in 2010 to reduce the personnel numbers to meet the service's

  • Recovery care program assists wounded, ill or injured Airmen

    When an Airman becomes seriously wounded, ill or injured, the little things have a tendency to fall through the cracks as they focus on recovery and rehabilitation. These little things, like paying the bills for instance, have the potential to turn into major problems for Airmen and their families

  • Air Force names prestigious PhD program participants

    Two Air Force captains will participate in the Chief of Staff Prestigious PhD Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Captains Miriam Krieger, Air Combat Command, and Daniel Magruder, Central Command, will begin their program in the fall, said Maj. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers, AFPC

  • Air Force announces enlisted supplemental promotions

    More than 290 Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the December enlisted supplemental promotion process. The enlisted supplemental promotion release announces those Airmen selected for promotion who tested outside of their required cycle due to an extended

  • Medical missions honor life of late Air Force doctor

    When Mark Backlin decided to start a medical foundation in his wife's memory, he had no clue what he was about to get into. "I didn't know at all how foundations worked or how to raise money. I just decided that's what I was going to do no matter what anybody said," said Backlin, who is a managing

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