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  • Pararescue senior NCOs eligible for retention bonus

    Master, senior master and chief master sergeant pararescue Airmen who have between 19 and 28 years of service may be eligible for a critical skills retention bonus.The CSRB is one tool the Air Force uses to maintain strength in critical career fields, and to ensure operational and mission capacity

  • Pararescueman receives 2008 Pitsenbarger Award for lifesaving actions

    The Air Force Sergeants Association has named Tech. Sgt. Davide Keaton, an Air Force pararescueman at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., as its 2008 Pitsenbarger Award recipient. AFSA's Pitsenbarger Award annually recognizes Air Force enlisted members who perform heroic acts, on or off duty, that result in

  • Pararescueman receives 2016 Pitsenbarger Award for lifesaving actions

    The Air Force Sergeants Association has named Technical Sgt. Daniel S. Flechsenhaar, an Air Force pararescueman at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., as its 2016 Pitsenbarger Award recipient.AFSA's Pitsenbarger Award annually recognizes Air Force enlisted members who perform heroic acts, on or off duty,

  • Passport, VISA mandatory before overseas PCS

    The number of Airmen and families moving overseas without the proper passport or VISA is increasing, according to Air Force Personnel Center officials.This costs Airmen time and money during a permanent change of station, and it's a waste of Air Force funds as well."Airmen and family members who PCS

  • PCS orders on hold until shutdown ends

    Editor's Note: The information in this article does not pertain to civilian Airmen who are still furloughed or whose PCS orders are to a position that is furloughed.Permanent change of station orders processing is on hold until fiscal year 2014 funds are available, but Airmen who already have their

  • PCS orders to be approved at centralized location

    Airmen who get permanent-change-of-station orders after Sept. 12 will have their orders approved at a centralized location as Air Force Personnel Center officials implement procedures for closing out the fiscal year PCS budget. By the end of this fiscal year, AFPC is on course to publish more than

  • PCS policy changes promote stability, quality of life

    Air Force officials have modified two permanent change of station policies to give Airmen more flexible assignment options and better force development opportunities. The time on station requirement for government funded join-spouse assignments, where the Air Force assigns military couples (when

  • Pecora Award nominations due

    Airmen are reminded that the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2011 William T. Pecora Award to the Department of the Interior and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is May 1.The Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or groups that make outstanding contributions

  • Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

  • Pentagon urges employees to "Leap" into fitness

    Uniformed and civilian Air Force members are encouraged to represent the Defense Department in the Presidential fitness challenge this fall as our country continues to focus on health and wellness.The Department's Civilian Personnel Policy Office is sponsoring "Leap Into Fall," a fitness challenge

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