May 20, 2010 Officials name SAIGE award winners Officials here announced the two Air Force winners of the 2010 Society of American Indian Government Employees Meritorious Service Award. The military and civilian winners are Lt. Col. Eric Brewington of the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Elizabeth Adducchio from
April 14, 2010 Officials reduce Palace Chase obligation As part of the Air Force's force management measures to balance the force while meeting a congressionally mandated end strength, officials have temporarily reduced the Reserve commitment for officers and enlisted members participating in Palace Chase. The 3-to-1 officer and 2-for-1 enlisted Reserve
Sept. 17, 2008 Officials release new selective reenlistment bonus list Pentagon officials recently released the latest selective reenlistment bonus list, effective Sept. 15, containing 88 Air Force specialties. The new program includes a $93 million budget increase - almost triple the current program. This will allow for greater distribution of bonuses across Air Force
Oct. 20, 2011 Officials release new selective reenlistment bonus list Enlisted members will now have 78 Air Force specialties from which they can receive a selective reenlistment bonus. Fiscal 2012's program continues emphasis on retaining Airmen with 17 months to six years of service as well as those from six to 10 years of service, Air Force officials said. While
June 7, 2011 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
Nov. 5, 2009 Officials release new selective re-enlistment bonus list Pentagon officials recently released the latest selective re-enlistment bonus list which contains 91 Air Force specialties. The revised listing places a greater emphasis on retaining Airmen with 17 months to six years of service, said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dowlearn, NCO in charge of Air Force
June 1, 2010 Officials release new selective re-enlistment bonus list Pentagon officials recently released the latest selective re-enlistment bonus list which contains 89 Air Force specialties.The revised listing places heavy emphasis on retaining Airmen with 17 months to six years of service, said Technical Sgt. Dina Elefante, NCO in charge of Air Force
July 2, 2014 Officials release support tools for post-concussion sleep issues Officials at the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center have released new clinical recommendations and support tools to assist in the identification and treatment of a sleep disturbance occurring in patients after a concussion.The suite of products assists health care providers in the
June 19, 2012 Officials release TSgt promotion stats Air Force officials selected 8,518 of 37,402 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a selection rate of 22.77 percent.The average score for those selected was 321.94, with an average time in grade of 5.39 years and time in service of 10.58 years respectively. Weighted
Oct. 9, 2008 Officials revise Purple Heart eligibility criteria Department of Defense officials announced Oct. 6 that eligibility criteria for the Purple Heart have been expanded to permit prisoners of war who died in captivity to receive the award. The revised department policy presumes, for service members who die in captivity as a qualifying prisoner of war,