Jan. 10, 2017 AF evolves policies to access more talent, maintain high standards The Air Force announced new policies on dress and appearance with regard to tattoos, as well as changes to service medical accession policy Jan. 9.
Jan. 10, 2017 Air Force selects 929 for promotion to captain The Air Force selected 929 first lieutenants for promotion to captain during the Calendar Year 2016C Captain Line of the Air Force, Chaplain, Line of the Air Force-Judge Advocate, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps and Biomedical Service Corps quarterly selection process. To view the lists, go to
Jan. 6, 2017 JBSA-Randolph to host Warrior CARE event Jan. 9-13 The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program will host a Warrior CARE Event Jan. 9 -13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph where about 120 wounded, ill or injured service men and women from across the nation are expected to participate. CARE events provide recovering service members, veterans and their
Jan. 3, 2017 Air Force program assists special needs family members Being the parent of an 11-year-old boy with high- functioning autism, said Master Sgt. Virmania Accoo, is often a challenging and difficult journey that requires patience and sacrifice.“One of the biggest struggles we face as a family is helping my son adjust to a new PCS location and to find the
Dec. 29, 2016 Recovery care coordinators provide ‘boots on the ground’ support During his 30-year Air Force career, Keith Mondloch spent much of his time on the flightline as an aircraft maintainer, but he also devoted many hours as a senior NCO helping young Airmen with personnel, financial and legal issues.“If I couldn’t help them myself, I made sure I found the right person
Dec. 28, 2016 Enlisted nursing commissioning programs accepting applications The Nurse Enlisted and Direct Enlisted Commissioning Programs are accepting applications from active duty enlisted Airmen through Jan. 27, 2017, for the April selection boards. NECP offers the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree in nursing at a college or university with an Air Force Reserve
Dec. 27, 2016 New civilian appraisal program to begin in April The Air Force will roll out a new Department of Defense civilian appraisal program in April designed to improve overall job performance, enhance supervisor and employee communication, and more effectively develop and reward the workforce. The new program, called the DoD Performance Management and
Dec. 23, 2016 Air Force selects 35 for career intermission program Thirty-five officer and enlisted Airmen were selected to participate in the Air Force Career Intermission Program which offers Airmen between one and three years partially paid time out of uniform to focus on personal and professional pursuits. This year’s participants are derived from various
Dec. 23, 2016 Air Force selects primary, alternate advanced studies group participants Air Force officials announced the selection of 90 officers as primary or alternate participants for advanced studies at the nation’s advanced war fighting schools.The School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, selected 36 officers as primaries and 22 alternates; the
Dec. 21, 2016 Recertifications, corrections continue for Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment courses The Air Force is nearing completion of a service-wide recertification of all installation 1.5 mile-run and 2.0-kilometer walk courses following the recent discovery of courses that were too long at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas and Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.