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  • USO 2016 Service Member of the Year nominees sought

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2016 USO Service Member of the Year Award.This award, sponsored by the USO, recognizes specific acts of heroism by E-5 or below enlisted members from each branch of the military.Organizations and base-level personnel must contact their major

  • New co-chairman joins Air Force Retiree Council

    A new co-chairman will share the head of the table at this year's Air Force Retiree Council annual meeting in May.Retired Lt. Gen. Stephen Hoog, who left active duty in October 2015, succeeds retired Lt. Gen. Steven Polk as council co-chair with retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney

  • Survivor Benefit Plan annuities now payable to special-needs trusts

    The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2015 gives retirees the option of now having Survivor Benefit Plan annuity payments go directly into a special-needs trust for a disabled child. This special-needs trust statute does not apply to disabled spouses."This new option is the result of an

  • Air Force seeks 2016 First Sergeant of the Year nominations

    Air Force officials are seeking nominations for the 2016 First Sergeant of the Year award.The award recognizes the important contributions and leadership qualities exhibited by Air Force members in the first sergeant special duty career field.Nominations must include examples of leadership and job

  • Cold Case - Air Force Style

    Currently, there are 62 Air Force deserters who remain fugitives of justice. The oldest deserter on the Air Force books is now 85 years old. He deserted in 1967. The most recent deserter, who is still on the lam, is Master Sergeant Danreddy Jalos. He deserted from an Army installation in the

  • AF selects 187 enlisted members for promotion

    The Air Force selected 187 enlisted Airmen for promotion via the February enlisted supplemental promotion process.To see the list, go to myPers, select "Active Duty AF Enlisted" from the drop down menu, select the "Promotion" link under "Learn More About," and scroll down to the supplemental

  • AF implements new DOD-wide changes to maternity leave

    Beginning Feb. 5, active-duty female Airmen will receive up to 12 continuous, non-transferable weeks of fully paid maternity leave in accordance with Defense Department-wide changes to the policy outlined in Defense Secretary Ash Carter's Force of the Future announcement Jan. 28.This new policy

  • Nominations sought for 2016 NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award

    Nominations for the 2016 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by March 21.The award honors military members and Department of Defense civilian employees who have supported the DOD mission or overseas

  • Nominations for 2016 Fisher humanitarian award due March 18

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2016 Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award.Established in 1996 by the Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force, the award is named in honor of Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher, both of whom contributed extensively

  • Enlisted commissioning program 'intent to apply' due Feb. 12

    - Eligible active duty enlisted Airmen interested in receiving a nursing commission through the Direct Enlisted Commissioning Program have until Feb. 12 to submit 'intent to apply' to the Air Force Personnel Center.The DEC program offers active duty enlisted personnel who have a bachelor's degree

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