May 5, 2009 AF transition assistance experts hone job-assistance skills About 120 transition assistance experts from across the Air Force came to downtown San Antonio April 28-30 to learn the latest in career and employment initiatives and how they relate to today's economic environment. The three-day conference kicked off with a one-day, Air Force specific event that
March 9, 2009 AF announces selections to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major The 2008D Chaplain, 2008C Line of the Air Force-Judge Advocate and 2008C LAF/LAF-J central selection boards selected four lieutenant colonels, 49 majors and 2,458 captains for promotion. The boards considered 35 lieutenant colonels, 211 majors and 2,915 captains for promotion. The results of the
March 5, 2009 Air Force Climate Survey yields insights More than 90 percent of Airmen responding to a recent survey indicated that they are happy with their Air Force jobs and the performance of their organizations. These findings are according to a study that measures Airmen's attitudes toward their work environment and unit. "I am extremely pleased to
Feb. 18, 2009 Additional career enlisted aviator positions open for retraining The Air Force recently added 20 openings for first term Airmen to retrain into the Airborne Mission Systems (1A3XX) and Airborne Operations (1A4XX) specialties. First-term Airmen interested in retraining into the flight engineer specialty will also find more than 30 positions available in the
Feb. 11, 2009 Application deadline set for advanced academic degree, special experience exchange programs Officers considering advanced academic degree and experience broadening programs in 2010 have until April 30 to apply. Officers in space/missiles operations, intelligence, weather, logistics, program management, developmental engineering, communications and information, public affairs, personnel and
Jan. 23, 2009 AFPC begins Total Force Health Treatment Records transfer mission to VA Air Force officials announced the implementation of a new Total Force mission for the Air Force Personnel Center here, set to come on line Feb. 1. AFPC will become the central transfer gateway to improve the flow of Air Force health treatment records of retired and separated Airmen - active, Guard
Jan. 7, 2009 21 Airmen receive 2008 Presidential Rank Award Twenty-One Air Force senior executives and senior professionals received the 2008 Presidential Rank Award for sustained achievement in government service. President Bush announced the recipients at the Pentagon Sep. 30, 2008. The Air Force will honor the award recipients at a ceremony in April.
Dec. 10, 2008 AFPC Executive Director presented Presidential Rank Award Bill Carr, deputy undersecretary (military personnel policy) for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, presented the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award Tuesday to Sheila Earle, executive director, Air Force Personnel Center. "Sheila has been a colleague, a friend, and a brilliant contributor to
Oct. 28, 2008 Personnel center adds new mission; helps veterans, VA Air Force officials announced an added mission for the Air Force Personnel Center here beginning Oct. 30 to improve the accountability of medical records and aid in the timely processing of veterans' disability claims. Starting with Randolph AFB as the test base, AFPC will collect and then transfer
Oct. 10, 2008 Special leave accrual available for deployed, nondeployed members in ‘use or lose’ status Airmen who were recalled from or unable to take annual leave this past year for reasons such as support for contingency operations may be allowed to accumulate more than 75 days at the end of a fiscal year. Special leave accrual applies when deployments or assignments to designated operational