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  • Nominees sought for O'Malley award

    Air Force officials are seeking nominations for the 2012 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award. The O'Malley Award annually recognizes the wing commander and spouse team whose contributions to the nation, the Air Force, and the local community best exemplify the highest ideals and positive

  • AF officials boost personnel support to warfighter

    The Air Force Personnel Center is partnering with Headquarters, Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Services and U.S. Air Forces Central to provide additional personnel support capabilities for deployed Airmen in AFCENT's area of responsibility. Vince Fonner, AFPC's air and space expeditionary force

  • OPM director talks civilian recruiting, hiring

    The Air Force is competing with Fortune 500 companies to attract the best and brightest people, so Air Force personnel practices must be fast, efficient and technology smart or those talented people will go elsewhere.That was the message when Office of Personnel Management directorJohn Berry spoke

  • College students receive training through AF internship

    College students can intern in Air Force youth and recreation programs - and get paid for it.The Air Force Services Agency Student Intern Program is open to college juniors, or older, to become Air Force nonappropriated fund employees at nearly any Air Force installation world-wide, and earn college

  • Air Force officials launch FSS gift card program

    Air Force Services Agency officials here said the joy of giving is a little easier after the launch of an Air Force-wide gift card program.Installations worldwide now provide Force Support Squadron gift cards available for use throughout all FSS activities. Officials said the cards are simple to

  • Assignment team harvests tomatoes for SA needy

    Lao Tzu said if you teach a man to fish, you'll feed him for a lifetime, but San Antonio Food Bank officials say if you teach a team to harvest, you can feed hundreds of people for weeks.Air Force Personnel Center military assignments volunteers tested that theory recently when they joined other

  • Air Force manager recognized for outstanding leadership

    The deputy assistant chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration received the 2010 Eugene M. Zuckert Management Award during a June 29 ceremony presided by the Secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon.Ron Henderson earned the annual award that recognizes outstanding

  • AEF conference prepares experts for upcoming deployment

    Air and Space Expeditionary Force and Personnel Operations representatives from the Air Force Personnel Center held their latest execution conference June 15-16 to help prepare more than 300 unit deployment managers, installation deployment officers and functional experts for the upcoming AEF cycle.

  • FTI pilot locations begin campus dining concept

    Airmen at the six Air Force Food Transformation Initiative pilot installations will experience more variety for their meal choices when the program expands to a campus style dining concept this summer.The initiative, known as FTI, is a pilot program launched in October 2010 with a goal to better

  • Nominations open for Flemming awards

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 63rd Annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards.The Flemming awards recognize outstanding federal employees who made significant and extraordinary contributions to the federal government.The three award categories are: managerial or legal achievement;

  • AFPC stands up operating location at Wright-Patterson

    As part of a continuing Air Force initiative to provide on-site civilian personnel recruitment support, the Air Force Personnel Center will stand up an operating location at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio July 1. This is the last of five AFPC OLs to support commanders and missions at the Air

  • Officials stop moves to Minot AFB N.D.

    Air Force officials have temporarily halted most permanent change of station moves and temporary duty assignments to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and have activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System to enable members and their families to update their information and

  • Warrior learns importance of seeking help for PTSD

    When Staff Sgt. David Mullikin returned from Iraq in 2008, he was hypervigilant, irritable and aggressive. He suffered from nightmares, and was alarmed by any loud noises or noises similar to those he had heard in combat. All of these issues are related to an incident he will never forget.Sergeant

  • AF hosts joint library workshop

    DOD library professionals will communicate, collaborate, and connect during a library tri-service training workshop June 21-24 in New Orleans, La. The Air Force, Navy and U.S. Marines Corps Librarians' Training Workshop will feature speakers from the non-profit military organization Blue Star

  • AF clubs offers scholarships

    For the 15th year in a row, the Air Force Services Club Program will award $25,000 in scholarship funds. Eligible Air Force club members and their families are encouraged to apply. The Air Force Services Club Membership Scholarship Program is a club member-only program intended to help club members

  • 2011 AFA Outstanding AF Civilians of the Year announced

    Air Force officials announced the winners of the 2011 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian of the Year awards.Each year, the AFA recognizes four Air Force civilian employees for outstanding achievement in any career field. This year's recipients were:Civilian wage employee of the

  • Nominations open for GEICO Public Service Awards

    Air Force officials are seeking nominations for the 2011 Government Employees Insurance Company's Public Service Awards. The GEICO Public Service Awards were established in 1980 to recognize the contributions of hard working and talented government employees.This award is open to both civilian and

  • SMART scholars visit D.C. to learn about their new jobs

    Students ranging from undergraduates to PhD candidates will visit Joint Base Andrews in Washington D.C. next month to learn more about their future with the Department of Defense.The students, as Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation program scholars, represent a $50 million

  • Enlisted members selected for nurse commissioning program

    Twenty-four enlisted Airmen will head back to the classroom in August following their selection for the 2011 Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program, said Air Force Personnel Center officials.The NECP selection board meets annually in May to review records and identify the top applicants for a

  • Officials update login requirements for AFPERS website

    Air Force officials have refined the login requirements for the Air Force personnel services website to ensure users with expired passwords have 24-hour, seven-days-a-week access to the website without communications restrictions using a common access card. Previously, an AFPERS account was disabled

  • AF installations to host Olympic Day Celebration

    Air Force services officials partnered with the U.S. Olympic Committee to have Air Force installations worldwide host Olympic Day Celebration events June 17-26.Forty-four installations will feature Olympic skills competitions, relay races and other fitness and health events aligned with the Air

  • Air Force announces selections to lieutenant colonel and major

    The 2011A Lieutenant Colonel Line of Air Force and Medical Services Corps and Major MSC Central Selection Boards selected 1,171 majors and 75 captains for promotion.The entire list can be found at the below locations. CY11A MAJOR (MSC) CY11A LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LAF/MSC) The boards considered

  • Officials announce E-6 selection stats

    Air Force officials selected 8,545 of 34,257 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a selection rate of 24.94 percent.The average score for those selected was 320.48, with an average time in grade of 5.55 years and an average time in service of 10.61 years. The average

  • Deadline near for National Public Service Award

    Airmen are reminded that the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2012 National Public Service Award to the Air Force Personnel Center is Aug. 1. The National Public Service Award recognizes individuals with agency-wide responsibility who exhibit the highest standards of excellence,

  • DOD libraries launch summer reading program

    Defense Department libraries have launched a summer reading program in the hopes of inspiring children and adults to read throughout the summer.Visitors to libraries on 270 military installations around the world are invited to join "A Midsummer Knight's Read," an activity-packed reading program

  • Officials announce public service award winners

    Air Force officials have selected the winners of the 2010 Government Employees Insurance Company Public Service Awards.The GEICO Public Service Awards were established in 1980 to recognize the contributions of government employees. Roger Hayes from Robins AFB, Ga., is the winner in the traffic

  • Missing Vietnam War Airman identified

    The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced June 7 that the remains of an Airman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Capt. Darrell J. Spinler of Browns Valley, Minn., will be

  • AF Services civilian named IMFA Gold Plate winner

    The Department of Defense made history in the foodservice industry May 23 when an Air Force civilian was named the 2011 International Foodservice Manufacturers Association's Gold Plate winner.George Miller, Air Force Services Agency food and beverage operations chief, is the first military member to

  • Air Force announces enlisted supplemental promotions

    More than 330 Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the June 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 temporary

  • Officials release new selective re-enlistment bonus list

    Enlisted members now have 77 Air Force specialties from which they can receive a selective re-enlistment bonus. Officials said this fiscal year program retains a heavy emphasis on retaining Airmen with 17 months to six years of service and made adjustments in the 6 to 10 and 10 to 14 years of

  • Image, Inc. Meritorious Service Award winners announced

    Air Force officials presented the winners of the 2011 National Image, Inc. Meritorious Service Award at a recognition event in Orlando, Fla., on April 28.The award recognizes service members and Department of Defense civilian employees who supported the DOD mission, overseas contingency operations,

  • Officials announce Flemming Award winners

    Air Force officials selected the winners of the 62nd Annual Arthur S. Flemming Award.Dr. Timothy Bunning and Maj. Gabriel Hiley of the Air Force Materiel Command were named the winners in the basic science and managerial or legal achievement categories.The Flemming award annually recognizes

  • New warrior, family operations center opens

    Air Force officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening for the Air Force's new Warrior and Family Operations Center here May 25.More than 200 people witnessed the grand opening of the 7,000 square-foot facility housing four critical programs -- Air Force Wounded Warrior; Airman and

  • PLAYpass offers fun for deployed single Airmen, families

    In continuing efforts to build a resilient force, single Airmen returning from deployment and families of deployed members can receive special discounts at select Force Support Squadron activities to help Airmen and their families ease the pressures and stress associated with deployments.Air Force

  • Air Force to hold selective early retirement boards

    As part of the FY11 Force Management programs announced in early February, the Air Force is preparing for the selective early retirement boards for lieutenant colonels and colonels to further size and balance the force within congressionally authorized end-strength levels. The lieutenant colonel

  • Tops in Blue set to kick off 'Rhythm Nation' tour

    Tops in Blue, the Air Force's expeditionary entertainment unit, kicks off their 2011 'Rhythm Nation' tour with a performance at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., tonight.Tops in Blue is a group of Airmen comprised of 35 vocalists, dancers, musicians and technicians who perform for deployed service

  • Hero Miles brings families to healing Warrior Games

    For wounded or injured service members, family support is a vital lifeline during the initial and long-term recovery process that helps them find a new "normal" in their life.The Hero Miles program provides family members the commercial airline flights to the injured service member in the hospital

  • AF men, women capture basketball championships

    The Air Force dominated the 2011 Armed Forces Basketball Tournament at Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 10-18, with both the men's and women's teams bringing home championship titles for the first time.The men's team went undefeated, winning all three games in round-robin play and all three games of

  • Medical, physical evaluation board processes improving

    From the moment an Airman is injured or becomes ill, one of his or her biggest questions becomes: Can I stay on active-duty? Thus begins the wait. But, thanks to new processes, answers are coming much faster.Since Sept. 11, 2001, the number of service members processing through the Disability

  • Officials seek nominations for 2011 GEICO awards

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2011 Government Employees Insurance Company's Military Service Awards.The annual GEICO Military Service Awards recognize enlisted service members from all military service branches, active duty, Guard and Reserve, for their contributions to

  • Civilian career development webcasts continue May 26, June 21

    Webcasts designed to help civilian Airmen plan and manage their careers will be held May 26 for GS-12 and GS-13 civilians, and June 21 for GS-7 through GS-11 civilians. Hosted by the Air Force Personnel Center civilian force integration directorate, webcast topics will include how to plan for the

  • AF Central Ticket Program offers discounts to Airmen, families

    The Air Force Central Ticket Program provides discount tickets to Airmen, their families and authorized Morale, Welfare and Recreation program customers at nationwide attractions and recreational events. Discount tickets are available for purchase at installation force support Information, Tickets

  • Air Force officials release E-7 promotion list

    The master sergeant promotion list is now available on the Air Force Personnel Center's website and Air Force personnel services website under enlisted promotions. Airmen can also access their Weighed Airman Promotion System score notices at the same time on the Virtual Military Personnel Flight

  • VA processing applications for new family caregiver benefits

    In the first week for open applications, the Department of Veterans Affairs has assisted more than 625 veterans, service members and their family caregivers in applying for new services under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010."We are off to a good start having helped

  • Air Force earns gold, bronze track and field at Warrior Games

    The Air Force team earned first place in one event and third in two track events during the 2011 Warrior Games track and field competition May 17 here. Vanessa Warren, the Air Force track coach, said their team goal was to earn as many medals as they could, and the team made huge strides toward that

  • Nominations open for Grateful Nation award

    Air Force officials are seeking nominations for the 2011 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award.This award recognizes one member from each of the military branches and U.S. Special Operations Command for superior performance and service in the war on terrorism.Nominees

  • Air Force officials announce civilian hiring controls

    Air Force leaders announced that hiring controls were instituted May 12 to reduce projected growth of the civilian workforce.The Air Force-wide efforts to stem the civilian personnel growth are a result of Secretary of Defense Robert Gate's efficiency initiatives to maintain civilian manning at

  • Assistive technology gives wounded warrior second chances

    Despite restricted abilities, this year's athletes participating in the 2011 Warrior Games here will boast strength, speed, stamina and a whole lot of will power as they strive to reach higher and celebrate each other the best way they know how, through the power of sport.Because of the world of

  • 2011 Warrior Games shows spirit to Colorado Springs civic leaders

    Training for the 2011 Warrior Games has kicked off here with Air Force team members demonstrating their winning spirit in a warrior-civic leader volleyball match, with a catch. The game is played less than four feet off the floor while sitting on a basketball court with a lowered net as team members

  • AFPC officials expedite personnel services for deployed members

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here created a dedicated deployment cell in the Total Force Service Center-San Antonio to provide expedited personnel assistance and support to deployed active-duty members.The new deployment cell includes six military personnelists and TFSC-SA contractors

  • Officials announce E-7 selection stats

    Air Force officials selected 6,618 of 19,538 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 33.87 percent.The average score for those selected was 335.21, with an average time in grade of 4.58 years and an average time in service of 15.91 years. The average

  • AF Lodging officials announce new payment procedures

    As part of the Air Force's recent implementation of the new Citibank controlled spend account travel cards, funding for lodging costs will be pre-loaded on the card once authorization is approved in the Defense Travel System.As a result of the CSA travel card implementation, Air Force Inns guests

  • Officials announce A1 annual award winners

    The deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services recently announced the 2010 award winners for the A1 community.This year's winners are:Installation awards:General Curtis E. LeMay Award, for best large category force support squadron:1st Special Operations FSS, Air Force Special

  • Assignments directorate helps put right family in right home

    The Air Force Personnel Center mission is to put the right person in the right place at the right time. April 30, Col. David Slade and the assignments directorate took that mission outside the gates when they volunteered to help Habitat for Humanity put the right family in the right house at the

  • Air Force announces enlisted supplemental promotions

    More than 60 Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the May 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 temporary

  • Some officer development applications due by May 31

    Officers considering 2012 advanced academic degree and experience broadening programs should get their applications started, since some applications are due as early as May 31.Bomber pilot, space and missile operations, intelligence, weather, logistics, program management, developmental engineering,

  • Air Force further reduces officer RIF requirements

    Several year groups and competitive categories will no longer be required to meet the September 2011 reduction in force board. Air Force officials announced that RIF eligible officers from previously announced competitive categories for chaplains, medical service corps and 1999 and 2000 judge

  • Services strikes down barriers

    It's 15 pounds, glows in the dark and can 'strike' down the competition with a slight move of the thumb.As part of continuing efforts to support Air Force wounded warriors, Air Force Services Agency officials recently purchased and distributed 85 remote controlled bowling balls and ramps for

  • Food transformation continues to see positive results

    More than six months have passed since the Air Force began food transformation at six installations, and Airmen and officials continue to see positive results.The Air Force Food Transformation Initiative, or FTI, is a pilot program launched Oct. 1 with a goal to better serve the dining needs for

  • Deadline approaching for employee with a disability award

    Airmen are reminded that the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2011 Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award to the Air Force Personnel Center is May 14.This Secretary of Defense award recognizes the contributions and achievements made by physically or mentally

  • Manpower squadron now calls Peterson home

    The 4th Manpower Requirements Squadron, which had been temporarily located at Buckley Air Force Base in Denver, has found a new home on Peterson Air Force Base.The move to Peterson AFB will allow the squadron to work more closely with Air Force Space Command, said Lt. Col. Ernest Wearren, 4th MRS

  • National Resource Directory goes mobile

    An easy-to-navigate version of the National Resource Directory website -- which connects wounded warriors, service members, veterans and families with those who support them -- is now available for mobile phones. With more than 3,000 new users each day searching for information on the site, it makes

  • Civilian career tips are focus of upcoming webcasts

    Civilian Airmen will learn how to plan for their next job, how education affects their careers, and more during webcasts tailored for specific grade-groups in May and June.Hosted by the Air Force Personnel Center civilian force integration directorate, the webcasts support Air Force commitment to

  • Changes to Air Force leave program take effect

    The changes to Air Force Instruction 36-3003 on Military Leave include revised rules for determining the first and last day of chargeable leave, emergency leave requests, permissive temporary duty and educational leave of absence, officials said here April 8.The leave rule for determining the first

  • DOD authorizes HSM for Pakistan relief efforts

    The Department of Defense has approved the Humanitarian Service Medal for personnel who participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in Pakistan following the flooding in Swat Valley on July 31, 2010.Military members must have provided at least one day of humanitarian

  • Families cleared to return, move to Yokota, Misawa

    The Department of State terminated the voluntary departure authorizing DoD dependents to depart from the Island of Honshu, Japan. Stop movement orders for military and DOD civilians headed for Yokota and Misawa air bases in Japan were also terminated and now command sponsored family members have the

  • AFPC stands up operating location at Robins

    As part of a continuing Air Force initiative to provide on-site civilian personnel recruitment support, the Air Force Personnel Center stands up an operating location at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., May 1. This is the fourth of five AFPC OLs to support commanders and missions at the Air Force large

  • Officials eliminate exception to short tour credit

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved rescinding a temporary policy established in 2003 that allowed Airmen to receive short tour credit for overseas TDYs of at least 181 consecutive days. The effective date of the new policy will be announced at a later date.Although the policy

  • Air Force announces officer selection boards results

    Air Force officials announced today their selection of 24 lieutenant colonels, 79 majors and 2,754 captains for promotion.The 2010D Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel (Nurses Corps) and Major (Line of the Air Force and Nurses Corps) central selection boards considered 203 lieutenant colonels, 434 majors

  • First sergeant special duty named team of year

    Air Force and Air Force Association officials selected five first sergeants as the 2011 Team of the Year.Each year, the AFA recognizes a specific enlisted career field as well as Airmen from across the Air Force in that specialty who demonstrate professionalism, technical expertise and

  • DOD authorizes Armed Forces Service Medal for Haiti relief efforts

    The Department of Defense has approved the Armed Forces Service Medal for personnel assigned to Operation Unified Response who participated in humanitarian relief assistance to the people of Haiti following a 7.0 earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.Members who supported Operation Unified Response between Jan.

  • Officials announce officer VSP results, updates to RIF targets

    Air Force officials announced updates April 20 to voluntary separation pay approvals and reduction-in-force targets as part of the fiscal 2011 force management program for officers."Later this week, commanders will begin notifying approximately 300 officers that their requests to separate under the

  • Program helps wounded warrior get hired

    The Air Force's Wounded Warrior Employment Program has a special tool in its employment toolbox to assist combat-related ill/injured Airmen secure civil service jobs. It has helped newly wounded warriors transition into the Air Force's civilian work force since 2006. The employment program affects

  • Deadline for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Extended

    The deadline for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP) has been extended to Oct. 21, 2011, allowing those eligible more time to apply for the benefits they've earned under the program guidelines.The deadline extension is

  • Wounded warrior returns to serve Air Force

    Gunar Moschner knows all too well the pain and anxiety that follows a devastating combat-related injury, but he also knows help is available through the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program.Thanks to the program -- and his own perseverance - Mr. Moschner is once again serving with the Air Force.His

  • Air Force Climate Survey yields insights

    More than 172,000 Airmen across the Air Force voiced their opinions in the online Air Force Climate Survey from Oct. 8 to Nov. 28. After experts performed a comprehensive analysis, officials have released the total force results on the Air Force Portal. The climate survey is designed to measure

  • Nominees sought for National Public Service Award

    Air Force officials are soliciting nominations for the 2012 National Public Service Award.The National Public Service Award recognizes individuals with agency-wide responsibility who exhibit the highest standards of excellence, dedication and accomplishment over a sustained period of time, and who

  • Fiscal 2011 enlisted force management programs conclude after meeting goal

    Air Force officials announced the closure of enlisted voluntary and involuntary force management programs for fiscal 2011 after meeting end-strength goals for enlisted Airmen. Force management programs announced in December 2010 were implemented to size and shape the force to meet congressionally

  • AFPC officials deploy team to improve personnel support in AOR

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here are deploying a team of personnel specialists to the U.S. Air Forces Central's area of responsibility at the end of April to examine personnel services and support for deployed Air Force members.Capt. Paul Sortor, AFPC's program manager for this initiative,

  • Civilian developmental education application deadline May 1

    Civilian Airmen interested in civilian developmental education opportunities during academic year 2012 have until May 1 to submit completed application packages to the Air Force Personnel Center force development branch.Civilians must be nominated for CDE by their local leadership and endorsed by

  • Tops in Blue wraps up 2010 tour

    After touring the world performing for servicemembers home and abroad, Tops in Blue took the stage Sunday at the Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium in downtown San Antonio.Tops in Blue is the premier performance group of the Air Force, made up of 35 active-duty amateur musicians and performers

  • Warrior gears up for 'Games'

    Wounded warrior Israel Del Toro continues to improve his quality of life by way of different professional and sporting mechanisms. The latest, a custom-made Catrike Expedition, takes his love of competition to the next level.Returning to active duty despite disabling injuries received during combat,

  • AF automates high school senior assignment deferment program

    In an effort to better serve its customers the Air Force automated the High School Senior Assignment Deferment program application.The HSSAD program increases stability for military family members entering their senior year of high school. Active-duty officers lieutenant colonel and below, and

  • AF officials consolidate IT across manpower, personnel and services

    Officials have created an information technology organization to consolidate IT assets and resources in the Air Force's manpower, personnel and services community.Lt. Gen. Darrell Jones, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel, recently directed the realignment of IT

  • AU reschedules professional development courses

    In preparation for the potential of a federal government shutdown, Air University at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., is rescheduling the Air and Space Basic Course, Evasion and Conduct after Capture, Squadron Officer School, Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Senior Noncommissioned Officer

  • Officials announce role model award winners

    Air Force officials announced the two Air Force winners of the 2011 Department of Defense Women's History Month Foreign Language and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Role Model Award.Maj. Elaine Bryant, United States Air Force Academy, Colo., and Dr. Heidi Ries, Air Education and

  • Yokota, Misawa commanders lift stop movement order

    The orders issued March 12 and 14 that stopped active duty Air Force permanent change of station moves to Yokota and Misawa air bases has been lifted, and active duty members are being directed to meet their report no later than dates. However, command-sponsored family members are not yet authorized

  • Deadline approaching for William A. Jump Award

    Airmen are reminded that the deadline for submitting nominations for the 62nd Annual William A. Jump Memorial Award to the Air Force Personnel Center is June 1.The Jump Award annually recognizes a federal employee for his or her outstanding service in administration and notable contributions to the

  • Civilian employees must take career ownership

    Air Force Personnel Center leadership emphasizes the importance of civilian employees taking ownership of their career and future in building professional development.In today's automated Air Force environment, employees are able to update their civilian personnel records using the Defense Civilian

  • Air Force announces enlisted supplemental promotions

    More than 50 Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the April 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 temporary

  • AFPC saves $624,000 by consolidating printers

    The Air Force Personnel Center here saved more than $624,000 this year by streamlining its active printer inventory by 42 percent.Bob Berger, AFPC's deputy director of personnel data systems, said the printer consolidation plan included taking 380 printers offline to meet federal and Air Force

  • Officials seek nominations for Sijan award

    Air Force officials are seeking nominations for the 2011 Lance P. Sijan United States Air Force Leadership Award.The Sijan award recognizes the accomplishments of officers and enlisted members who have demonstrated the highest quality of leadership in the performance of their duties and their

  • Airman named 'Junior Chef of the Year'

    The Air Force left its mark in the military culinary world when Senior Airman Ghil Medina of Langley Air Force Base was named the Junior Chef of the Year at the 36th Annual Culinary Arts Competition awards ceremony here March 11.Airman Medina's win marked the first time an Airman has earned the

  • Senior civilians selected for command-equivalent positions

    Eleven senior civilian leaders have been selected for command-equivalent positions following intense screening and assessment by the inaugural Civilian Strategic Leader Program directors screening board, and now are headed for their new leadership assignments.CSLP develops multi-skilled GS-14 and

  • Program develops senior civilian leaders

    The Civilian Strategic Leader Program director assignment offers a structured strategic path for developing future Air Force senior civilian leaders.The program serves as a process for identifying civilian employees at the GS-14 and 15 or equivalent levels who will be the most competitive for

  • Education critical to civilian leadership development

    Because education is a critical component of leadership development, the Air Force offers opportunities at the tactical, operational and strategic levels to ensure civilian Airmen are able to achieve their career goals.All new civil service employees must complete the new employee orientation, a

  • EBIS launches online retirement tool

    The Employee Benefits Information System launched a web tool March 31 that will allow Air Force appropriated fund civilian employees to accomplish additional benefits-related actions online, such retirement planning. The eRetirement tool is the latest of many tools implemented by the Air Force

  • AF debuts pilot enlisted development team

    The Air Force's top enlisted leader addressed the service's first pilot enlisted development team March 31 for senior noncommissioned officers in the nuclear weapons career field.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy met with Air Force Personnel Center assignments representatives and EDT

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