July 25, 2011 Deadline approaching for Sijan award Air Force officials remind Airmen that the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2011 Lance P. Sijan United States Air Force Leadership Award to the Air Force Personnel Center is September 1.The Sijan award recognizes the accomplishments of officers and enlisted members who have demonstrated
July 18, 2011 Air Force releases updated dress and appearance instructions The Air Force's instruction on dress and personal appearance recently received an appearance upgrade with the release of the updated instruction on July 18. Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance, received the facelift after several years of interim updates as uniform items
July 12, 2011 Officials announce NCO retraining program dates Approximately 900 Airmen will have the opportunity to retrain beginning July 13 as part of the fiscal 2012 NCO Retraining Program.The NCORP program consists of two-phases designed to sustain the enlisted force by moving second-term and career Airmen from overage Air Force Specialty Codes to shortage
July 6, 2011 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
June 9, 2011 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
May 31, 2011 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
May 23, 2011 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
May 23, 2011 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
May 17, 2011 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
May 9, 2011 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