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  • Career skills programs help Airmen prepare for post-military employment

    The Air Force has recently begun participating in career skills programs which afford eligible Airmen the opportunity to prepare for a post-Air Force career up to six months before separation or retirement. Apprenticeships, on-the-job training, employment skills training and internships are all

  • AF offers tuition assistance for approved civil service Ph.D. candidates

    Air Force officials recently approved tuition assistance funding for eligible Ph.D. candidates through the Civilian Tuition Assistance Program.   Applications are due July 2 for academic programs this fall and need to include a strong justification statement explaining how the course work will

  • Air Force names 2016 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award recipients

    Air Force officials have named four Airmen as the 2016 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award winners. The award was first presented in 1981 and named in honor of the first U.S. Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor. Today, it recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding

  • AF civilian hiring up and running after lifting of hiring freeze

    The Air Force Personnel Center is partnering with customers with the goal of resuming normal “first-in, first-out” operations since the government-wide hiring freeze ended in early April. Based on Air Force priorities, AFPC personnel are first working all pending firm job offers where tentative

  • JB Anacostia-Bolling nurse earns top Air Force civilian award

    Joy Anderson, a registered nurse at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Outpatient Clinic in Washington, D.C., was recently named the Air Force Medical Service’s 2016 Civilian Nurse of the Year. Each year, the award recognizes an Air Force civilian nurse who has made exceptional contributions to the

  • AF proposes 1,600 personnel increase to command support staffs

    The Air Force plans to increase commander support staff manning across the force by 1,600 by fiscal year 2022 increasing total authorizations to more than 6,300. Currently, the personnel increase calls for 170 officers, 469 enlisted and 961 civilians with all civilian hires authorized for fiscal

  • Enlisted Airmen selected for 2017 nursing program

    Almost three dozen active-duty enlisted Airmen have been selected for the 2017 Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program following the April 17-19 selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center.The board met to review records and identify the top applicants for a commissioning opportunity in this

  • AF seeks 2017 NPSA nominees

    Air Force officials are currently accepting submissions for the 2017 National Public Service Award. The American Society for Public Administration and the National Academy of Public Administration established the award to honor individuals whose outstanding contributions and accomplishments allow

  • U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School applications due June 16

    Application packages for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School selection board are due by June 16. The board, set for July 24-26, will consider Total Force officer and civilian applicants to attend training as early as July 2018. Those interested in becoming a test pilot, test combat systems officer,

  • Total force development services now in a single-point center

    The Air Force has consolidated all total force development services and resources to a single-point center. All Airmen (active duty, Reserve, Guard and civilian) will now be able to fully utilize all force development resources through the virtual force development center.