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  • Humanitarian assignments bring Airmen close to home

    When future Airmen begin their paperwork at a military entrance processing station, they are informed their assignments will largely be determined by "the needs of the Air Force."This need of an organization to fill job positions across the globe with qualified personnel often means Airmen will be

  • Same-sex spouses eligible for join spouse, accompanied assignments

    Air Force military members with same-sex active duty spouses are now eligible for join spouse assignment consideration and those with a civilian same-sex spouse are now eligible for command sponsorship consideration, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Following a June 26 Supreme Court

  • Same-sex spouses can get ID cards Sept. 3

    Same-sex spouses of Air Force military members, eligible civilian employees, and military retirees may be enrolled in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System by their sponsors and get their dependent identification card beginning Sept. 3, Air Force Personnel Center officials said

  • AF nominates 3 for DOD Distinguished Civilian Service Award

    Three Air Force civilians have been nominated for the 58th Annual Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Nominees include Dr. Steven F. Butler, Air Force Materiel Command; Robert S. Jack, II, Air Force Global Strike Command; and Dr.

  • AF announces PT test enhancements to start Oct. 1

    Air Force senior leadership announced enhancements to the Air Force's Physical Fitness Assessment program, to be implemented Oct. 1. In a letter to Airmen Aug. 20, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III explained the results of the comprehensive review, highlighting the strength of the

  • AF selects space squadron CCs, recruiting and training CC nominees

    The Air Force selected 25 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects for projected calendar year 2014 squadron command vacancies across Air Force Space Command, Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command, National Air and Space Intelligence Center and National Reconnaissance

  • TERA application window closes Aug. 19

    Airmen interested in early retirement through the Temporary Early Retirement Authority Program must submit their application no later than Aug. 19, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.TERA - or the 15-year retirement program - is one of several force management programs the Air Force has

  • Maj. Gen. Poore accepts command of AFPC

    Maj. Gen. Peggy Poore accepted command of the Air Force Personnel Center from presiding officer Lt. Gen. Darrell Jones, the Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 1. Relinquishing command was

  • Officers, enlisted members offered early retirement

    Technical and master sergeants, captains, majors and lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force specialties may apply to retire with fewer than 20 years of active service under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Commonly referred to as the 15-year

  • AF names primary, alternate DARPA participants

    Twelve captains, majors and lieutenant colonels have been selected as primary or alternate fiscal year 2014 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Service Chiefs Program participants.The program begins in September and is designed to immerse outstanding military officers into an imaginative,

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