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  • Policy changes benefit Airmen headed for 365-day deployments

    Effective Oct. 1, the Air Force will implement policy changes to improve sourcing efficiency of 365-day deployments and ensure Airmen receive adequate notification prior to deployment. The new policy sets the deployment 'accept or decline' option at three calendar days, streamlines the verification

  • 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

  • AFPC Airman earns commendation for lifesaving actions

    The wingman concept of watching over one's fellow Airmen can be found among those patrolling dangerous skies, guarding convoys in rugged mountain passes and, as in the case of a couple of personnelists at the Air Force Personnel Center here, while driving a groggy coworker home after a recent

  • AFMA civilian saves life, receives valor award

    Greg Roberts drew upon first-aid skills learned during his active-duty career to save the life of man wounded in a car accident near the main gate here in April. The actions of this Air Force Manpower Agency systems analyst led to him receiving the Air Force Command Valor Award during a ceremony

  • Annual unit, organizational excellence award winners announced

    The Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council recognized the following organizations for 2007-2008 Air Force unit awards for the periods indicated below: Meritorious Unit Award The 3rd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, Dec. 13, 2006 - Nov. 25, 2007 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for

  • New online benefit courses offered to civilian employees

    Three new on-line courses for federal civilian employees offer training in the benefit-related areas of retirement, financial planning and new employee orientation. The training, available Sept. 12 on the automated Employee Benefits Information System web program, applies to Air Force-serviced

  • When calamities arise AFPC stands ready to reply

    When natural disasters, emergencies or crisis situations overwhelm an Air Force base's communications capabilities, the Air Force Personnel Center here provides Airmen and their families instant toll-free accountability. Once activated, AFPC Operation Center - Personnel Readiness Cell specialists

  • DOD to observe Constitution Day, Citizenship Day on Sept. 17

    The Department of Defense will observe Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Sept. 17 to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on that day in 1787. "Our Airmen are stationed and deployed around the world protecting the freedoms embodied in our Constitution," said Chief

  • AFPC commander discusses personnel support for deployed Airmen

    The commander of the Air Force Personnel Center discussed how her agency continues to improve its support of deployed Airmen during a visit here Aug. 27. AFPC is streamlining how it tracks deployments and reexamining how it balances deployments with assignments and training, said Maj. Gen. K.C.

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