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  • Yokota restaurant in step with transformation

    The grand opening of a Chili's restaurant at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14 is another step in the sustained efforts by Air Force leaders to care for their people by improving quality of life.Several hundred Airmen, their families and civic leaders from the Yokota community took part in a ribbon

  • Policy change benefits disabled Airmen

    A policy change by officials here now allows some Airmen retiring with less than 20 years active service to receive retirement certificates.A change to Air Force Instruction 36-3203, Service Retirements, authorizes Airmen who are retired permanently for disability with less than 20 years of active

  • Osan command sponsorship at capacity

    An overwhelming response for command sponsorship by Airmen serving tours at Osan Air Base, South Korea, is compelling officials there to establish a waiting list after having reached capacity."The availability of command sponsorship at Osan Air Base is an important and highly impactful initiative to

  • Fiscal closeout may delay orders in hand

    Some Airmen may experience slight delays in receiving permanent-change-of-station orders in September as officials here begin implementing new procedures for closing out the fiscal year PCS budget. Active-duty Airmen with assignment report dates or a date eligible for return from overseas of January

  • Civilians can now apply for new professional development program

    Civilian Airmen can now apply for a new professional development opportunity--the Civilian Acculturation Leadership Training program. Applications are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by Sept. 4. The CALT program provides a unique in-residence experience at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., focused

  • Air Force unveils new fitness program

    Approval of the new Air Force fitness instruction in the coming weeks brings about some of the most significant changes to the Air Force fitness program in the last five years and shifts a greater responsibility of maintaining physical fitness 365 days a year to all Airmen. Those changes take effect

  • Fourteen force support courses move to Maxwell AFB

    Fourteen Force Support courses will transition from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to the Eaker Center for Professional Development at Maxwell AFB, Ala., by Oct 1. "We are always focused on educating, developing and preparing our career field leaders, and recent changes to the emerging force

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill guidance sent to Airmen, commanders

    Air Force Personnel Center leadership provided updates to the field recently on the Air Force implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. For updated guidance, checklists and timeline information, visit the "Ask" AFPC Web site and click on the Post-9/11 GI Bill link. The updates include guidance on how

  • New Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Web site

    To reinforce the Air Force's commitment to eliminating incidents of sexual assault, officials here have debuted a new Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Web site to raise awareness and provide prevention training, education, and victim advocacy. "Sexual assault is absolutely inconsistent with

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