Nov. 26, 2013 Air Force Specialties affected by retraining reduction As many as 1,000 Airmen may be affected by a recently identified decrease in FY 2014 retraining objectives, with 35 or more Air Force specialty codes removed from the retraining-in list, Air Force officials said today.Retraining is used to shape and balance the force by offering Airmen in overmanned
Nov. 26, 2013 AF implements new personnel policies as it prepares to get smaller The Air Force will implement new personnel policies to posture for future force management programs as it prepares to become smaller, officials announced today.In the absence of Congressional direction to mitigate the impact of sequestration, the Air Force must proceed with changes to personnel
Nov. 22, 2013 Enlisted attaché duty applications due Dec. 21 Active duty staff through senior master sergeants interested in attaché duty have until Dec. 21 to submit an application, Air Force officials said today.The Air Force Personnel Center and the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs are accepting applications for enlisted defense attaché
Nov. 20, 2013 Additional remains of Air Force pilot found Additional remains of an Air Force pilot who died in combat in 2006 in Iraq have been found, service officials announced Nov. 19.Maj. Troy Gilbert was killed when his F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed 20 miles northwest of Baghdad, Iraq Nov. 27, 2006, while engaged in support of coalition ground combat
Nov. 19, 2013 Officer attaché duty applications due Dec. 12 Active duty line of the Air Force captains, majors and lieutenant colonels interested in attaché duty must submit an application by Dec. 12, Air Force officials said today.The Air Force Personnel Center and the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs office are accepting applications for
Nov. 14, 2013 AFPC Airman takes citizenship oath at local military salute gala In December 2012, Artchelle Castro, a native of the Philippines, raised his hand and pledged to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Nov. 6, 2013 Airman 1st Class Artchelle Castro repeated that pledge, this time to become a U.S. citizen.Castro, an Air Force Personnel Center
Nov. 14, 2013 911 officers, civilians selected for developmental education More than 800 officers and 111 civilians were selected for intermediate and senior developmental education by the 2013 Developmental Education Designation Board which convened here Nov. 4, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Despite the government shutdown that delayed board by a
Nov. 14, 2013 400 selected for promotion to chief master sergeant Of the 2,023 senior master sergeants eligible for promotion to chief, 400 were selected; a 19.77 percent selection rate, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.To see the list, go to the Air Force Portal at https://my.af.mil, or myPers at https://mypers.af.mil. Airmen will be able to
Nov. 7, 2013 232 on November enlisted supplemental promotion list The Air Force Personnel Center has released the November enlisted supplemental promotion list, accessible on the Air Force Portal and on the myPers website, with 232 Airmen selected for promotion to the next grade.Airmen on the supplemental list tested outside of their required cycle because of an
Nov. 6, 2013 AF selects 6 captains for prestigious PhD program Three primary and three alternate program participants were selected for the 2014 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Captains Prestigious PhD Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Primary selectees include Captains Peter Dyrud, Air Combat Command; Christopher Berardi, Air Force