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  • Nominations open for GEICO Public Service Awards

    Air Force officials are seeking nominations for the 2011 Government Employees Insurance Company's Public Service Awards. The GEICO Public Service Awards were established in 1980 to recognize the contributions of hard working and talented government employees.This award is open to both civilian and

  • SMART scholars visit D.C. to learn about their new jobs

    Students ranging from undergraduates to PhD candidates will visit Joint Base Andrews in Washington D.C. next month to learn more about their future with the Department of Defense.The students, as Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation program scholars, represent a $50 million

  • Officials update login requirements for AFPERS website

    Air Force officials have refined the login requirements for the Air Force personnel services website to ensure users with expired passwords have 24-hour, seven-days-a-week access to the website without communications restrictions using a common access card. Previously, an AFPERS account was disabled

  • AF Services civilian named IMFA Gold Plate winner

    The Department of Defense made history in the foodservice industry May 23 when an Air Force civilian was named the 2011 International Foodservice Manufacturers Association's Gold Plate winner.George Miller, Air Force Services Agency food and beverage operations chief, is the first military member to

  • New warrior, family operations center opens

    Air Force officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening for the Air Force's new Warrior and Family Operations Center here May 25.More than 200 people witnessed the grand opening of the 7,000 square-foot facility housing four critical programs -- Air Force Wounded Warrior; Airman and

  • Medical, physical evaluation board processes improving

    From the moment an Airman is injured or becomes ill, one of his or her biggest questions becomes: Can I stay on active-duty? Thus begins the wait. But, thanks to new processes, answers are coming much faster.Since Sept. 11, 2001, the number of service members processing through the Disability

  • Officials seek nominations for 2011 GEICO awards

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2011 Government Employees Insurance Company's Military Service Awards.The annual GEICO Military Service Awards recognize enlisted service members from all military service branches, active duty, Guard and Reserve, for their contributions to

  • Civilian career development webcasts continue May 26, June 21

    Webcasts designed to help civilian Airmen plan and manage their careers will be held May 26 for GS-12 and GS-13 civilians, and June 21 for GS-7 through GS-11 civilians. Hosted by the Air Force Personnel Center civilian force integration directorate, webcast topics will include how to plan for the

  • Air Force officials announce civilian hiring controls

    Air Force leaders announced that hiring controls were instituted May 12 to reduce projected growth of the civilian workforce.The Air Force-wide efforts to stem the civilian personnel growth are a result of Secretary of Defense Robert Gate's efficiency initiatives to maintain civilian manning at

  • 2011 Warrior Games shows spirit to Colorado Springs civic leaders

    Training for the 2011 Warrior Games has kicked off here with Air Force team members demonstrating their winning spirit in a warrior-civic leader volleyball match, with a catch. The game is played less than four feet off the floor while sitting on a basketball court with a lowered net as team members