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  • President extends deadline for stop loss benefit

    Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until Dec. 3 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution signed by the president Sept. 30.The new Dec. 3 deadline extends the original Oct. 21 cutoff for applications and allows eligible

  • AF Academy instructor vacancies available

    Opportunities are available for active duty officers to apply for U.S. Air Force Academy instructor vacancies for the 2011-2012 academic year, Air Force officials recently announced. Officers may apply by Sept. 30 for positions in the USAFA dean of faculty, preparatory school and athletic

  • Air Force wounded warrior rides from coast to coast

    A combat controller who last year was laying in a hospital fighting for his life is now riding his bicycle across America as part of his rehabilitation and to inspire other wounded warriors.Along with 19 of his teammates, Staff Sgt. Marc Esposito from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air

  • Colonel SERB delayed, additional colonels to be considered

    Air Force personnel officials announced June 29 that the selective early retirement board for colonels will be delayed by six weeks. There will be no changes to the lieutenant colonel SERB previously announced.During a recent review in preparation for the July 2010 colonel SERB, Air Force officials

  • Voluntary separation, retirement deadlines near

    As the window to voluntarily separate or retire closes, Air Force officials urge Airmen impacted by force management who are interested in transitioning from the active-duty force to do so quickly before the cutoff dates later this month."Volunteering ahead of retention boards will give officers

  • Air Force civilians set for transition from NSPS to begin in July

    The majority of Air Force civilians will begin to transition from the National Security Personnel System to the General Schedule beginning July 4 and continuing through Sept. 12. Mandated by the Fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, the conversion to the GS by the end of this fiscal year

  • Savings bonds deductions move to direct deposit Sept. 30

    Airmen and Department of Defense civilians will use a new way to purchase savings bonds beginning Sept. 30 as part of the U.S. Department of Treasury's cost-effective plan to issue savings bonds electronically.Instead of payroll deductions, savings bonds will be available through a direct deposit

  • Officials extend VSP, reduce separation pay

    Air Force officials are extending the application period for eligible officers to apply for voluntary separation pay, or VSP, through July 31 but are lowering the multiplier to one and a half times the authorized separation pay effective July 1."The window to apply for two times separation pay is

  • Air Force offers retention bonus to contracting officers

    Select Air Force contracting officers are eligible to receive a retention bonus as part of the service's fiscal year 2010 Critical Skills Retention Bonus Program. Eligible officers will receive $20,000 per year if they sign a four-year CSRB agreement. This is the second year a retention bonus has

  • Officials announce plans for third DOS rollback

    Air Force officials announced today plans for a third enlisted date of separation rollback with a mandatory DOS of Aug. 31, 2010. This program is part of an overall effort by the Air Force to maintain a quality enlisted force and meet the congressionally mandated end strength.Under the third DOS

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