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  • One of the top personnel officers Spreads the Word

    The Air Force Personnel Center sent a team of experts here Oct. 8, launching a global Spread the Word campaign to educate Airmen about new and changing personnel and deployment programs. As part of the two-day long Spread the Word visit, Maj. Gen. K.C. McClain, AFPC commander, visited with U.S.

  • Giving Airmen time back

    Improvements in technology, review of manpower solutions and additional duty workload, and refining ancillary training topped the recommendations presented to Lt. Gen. Richard Newton III, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, by a team he chartered to find what impacts Airmen's

  • Special duty assignment pay now available for EOD Airmen

    Air Force officials recently approved special duty assignment pay for most Airmen in the explosive ordnance disposal career field. Since 2002, the overall retention rates for EOD Airmen has declined by 30 percent because of high operations tempo and the inherent dangers involved in this demanding

  • AF announces selection process for deputy support group commanders

    Air Force Personnel Center Officials recently released the selection process and eligibility requirements for officers interested in calendar year 2009 mission support group deputy commander positions. Following the Air Force chief of staff's force development construct, officers will be matched to

  • AFPC completes undefeated softball season with championship

    Falling behind by five runs in Wednesday's intramural championship game represented clear and present danger for an Air Force Personnel Center softball team trying to complete a rare, undefeated season. "Some people on our team got a little tight at that point, I think, but we ended up just going

  • Bystander intervention vital in preventing sexual assault

    Airmen who attended the annually-required Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training this year received a refresher on the basic tenets of what sexual assault is, how to identify it, and how to properly report incidents. To enhance the annual training, the Air Force is developing a bystander

  • Air Force announces team excellence awards

    Air Force officials have announced the five teams selected for the 2008 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Awards. The awards recognize teams that used a systematic approach to enhance mission capability, improve operational performance, and create sustained results. Improvements made by the five award

  • Annual unit, organizational excellence award winners announced

    The Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council recognized the following organizations for 2007-2008 Air Force unit awards for the periods indicated below: Meritorious Unit Award The 3rd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, Dec. 13, 2006 - Nov. 25, 2007 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for

  • New online benefit courses offered to civilian employees

    Three new on-line courses for federal civilian employees offer training in the benefit-related areas of retirement, financial planning and new employee orientation. The training, available Sept. 12 on the automated Employee Benefits Information System web program, applies to Air Force-serviced

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