Feb. 4, 2010 AF officials announce officer selections Air Force officials selected 30 lieutenant colonels, 47 majors, and 3,087 captains for promotion during the 2009C chaplain, judge advocate and Line of the Air Force Central Selection boards. The boards considered 151 lieutenant colonels, 195 majors and 3,607 captains for promotion. The entire list
Jan. 29, 2010 Air Force Services Agency officials launch family fitness Web site In conjunction with the start of the FitFamily initiative, Air Force Services Agency officials will launch a family fitness Web site Jan. 30 as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.FitFamily is a goal-incentive program and is open to all active duty, Reserve and Guard members, Department of
Jan. 25, 2010 AF officials return high year tenure rates to previous lengths High year of tenure rates for most enlisted personnel will return to their previous time lengths, Air Force officials announced recently.The revised policy means senior airmen, for example, can serve up to 10 years of total active federal military service instead of 12 years.High year of tenure is
Jan. 22, 2010 16 Air Force units win 2008-2009 AF unit awards Air Force officials announced the 2008-2009 United States Air Force Unit Awards this week naming sixteen units among the Air Force's best in five categories.Units were awarded the Gallant Unit Citation, the Meritorious Unit Award, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, the Air Force
Jan. 14, 2010 Air Force participating in summer program Air Force organizations have the opportunity to begin hiring students March 17 for temporary, funded positions as part of the 2010 Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities.The Air Force is participating this summer in the annual program sponsored by the Department of
Dec. 22, 2009 Retirement answers live with new AFPC webinar series The Air Force Personnel Center here has launched a series of web conferences, called webinars, designed to provide retirement-eligible Airmen the information they need to submit their retirement applications."We designed these webinars to better serve our customers and enable more direct
Nov. 20, 2009 New physical fitness standards effective July 1, biannual testing begins Jan. 1 Editor's Note: Starting July 1, Airmen will officially test under new requirements with the new scoring. Air Force officials clarified that consistent with present policy, results of whether an individual meets or does not meet the fitness standard will be annotated on EPRs and OPRs
Nov. 16, 2009 Officials announce fiscal 2010 force management measures Air Force officials announced today measures to meet the fiscal 2010 end strength of 331,700, requiring personnel management actions to reduce the force by approximately 3,700 officers and enlisted members through voluntary and involuntary early separation and retirement programs. Eligible Airmen
Nov. 13, 2009 Officials expand 2010 ACP to growing mission needs Details on the fiscal 2010 Aviator Continuation Pay Program released by officials today continue to emphasize the Air Force's retention efforts in critical, rated career fields while recognizing the growing significance of remotely piloted aircraft.The ACP Program allows some active-duty, rated
Oct. 21, 2009 Stop loss Airmen eligible for compensation Current and former Airmen who were involuntarily held on active duty beyond an approved separation or retirement date as a direct result of stop loss between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, may be eligible for a Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation of $500 for each month they were