May 30, 2017 AF civilian hiring up and running after lifting of hiring freeze The Air Force Personnel Center is partnering with customers with the goal of resuming normal “first-in, first-out” operations since the government-wide hiring freeze ended in early April. Based on Air Force priorities, AFPC personnel are first working all pending firm job offers where tentative
May 30, 2017 68th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Award winners announced Air Force officials are pleased to announce the three recipients of the 68th Annual Arthur S. Flemming Award. The three distinguished winners are scheduled to be honored by the award commission at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Leadership and/or Management Category:Capt. Michael
May 30, 2017 AFPC courtyard restoration project realized A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony was held here May 23 by Air Force Personnel Center leadership to officially commemorate the completion of demolition and subsequent restoration of the area formerly housing Building 499-B. The $11.6 million project is the culmination of several years’ worth of
May 26, 2017 JB Anacostia-Bolling nurse earns top Air Force civilian award Joy Anderson, a registered nurse at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Outpatient Clinic in Washington, D.C., was recently named the Air Force Medical Service’s 2016 Civilian Nurse of the Year. Each year, the award recognizes an Air Force civilian nurse who has made exceptional contributions to the
May 24, 2017 Follow-on options available to Airmen who volunteer for extended deployment Airmen, both officers and enlisted, who volunteer for an extended 365-day deployment can apply for one of two assignment options--either an advanced assignment or a two-year deferment from a permanent change of station, if eligible. “If an Airman signs the notification stating their intent to
May 24, 2017 AF proposes 1,600 personnel increase to command support staffs The Air Force plans to increase commander support staff manning across the force by 1,600 by fiscal year 2022 increasing total authorizations to more than 6,300. Currently, the personnel increase calls for 170 officers, 469 enlisted and 961 civilians with all civilian hires authorized for fiscal
May 24, 2017 Air Force selects 1,303 officers for field grade promotions The Air Force has selected 1,303 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2017A Colonel Medical Service Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Line of the Air Force and Medical Service Corps, and Major Medical Service Corps central selection boards. The boards
May 24, 2017 Air Force selects 5,166 for promotion to master sergeant The Air Force has selected 5,166 technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant of the 20,169 eligible.The overall selection rate was 25.61 percent, with an average selectee overall score of 523.22. Selectees’ average time in grade was 3.86 years, time in service was 14.36 years and the
May 23, 2017 AFPC claims 2016 NDO Professional Team award Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the 2016 Nuclear Deterrence Operations, and Nuclear and Missile Operations Awards. Among the distinguished recipients was the Air Force Personnel Center’s Personnel Reliability Program Administrative Qualification Cell as the winner of the 2016
May 23, 2017 Enlisted Airmen selected for 2017 nursing program Almost three dozen active-duty enlisted Airmen have been selected for the 2017 Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program following the April 17-19 selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center.The board met to review records and identify the top applicants for a commissioning opportunity in this