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  • AFPC accepting applications for officer instructor, recruiting duty

    The Air Force’s Personnel Center will accept applications from active duty Line of the Air Force officers for the calendar year 2023 Officer Instructor & Recruiting Special Duty (OI&RSD) Nomination Board April 11 to May 14.The board selects officers in the ranks of first lieutenant to lieutenant

  • Air Force announces FY22 Aviation Bonus

    This year’s AvB program builds upon previous years’ offers to decisively shape and retain the rated force by providing specific eligible pilots, RPA pilots, air battle managers and combat systems officers with monetary incentives in exchange for active-duty service commitments.

  • Space Force releases officer promotion selection board results

    The Space Force selected 287 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel, and major during the service’s first combined Line of the Space Force officer promotion board held in October 2021. In total, the boards selected 30 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel, 48 majors

  • CY22 selection board schedule helps shape force

    The Department of the Air Force recently published the Calendar Year 2022 Air Force and Space Force Selection Board schedules, identifying when thousands of Airmen and Guardians will compete for promotion, helping shape and develop the force.

  • SA Innovation Summit takes on ‘accelerating change’

    With both in-person and live-streaming opportunities, more than 750 people attended the summit bringing leading government and industry innovation experts together with military members, community leaders and private-sector representatives to highlight successes, lessons learned and paths taken to

  • Air Force delays mandatory wear-date for 2PFDU, OCP items

    In an effort to reduce unnecessary stress on Airmen and Space professionals during COVID-19 restrictions, several uniform changes scheduled to become mandatory for the Operational Camouflage Pattern and Two-Piece Flight Duty Uniform on June 1, 2020, have been delayed to Sept. 1, 2020.

  • Air Force postpones boards due to COVID-19 restrictions

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – The Air Force is postponing promotion boards for the CY20B Colonel Biomedical Sciences Corps and Chaplain; CY20C Lieutenant Colonel Chaplain and Nurse Corps; and CY20B Chaplain Central Selection Boards, originally scheduled to convene here June 8. The boards

  • AFPC improves military retirement eligibility process with automation

    The Air Force’s Personnel Center implemented an automated process today that provides Airmen with an immediate determination of their retirement eligibility and prevents unnecessary application processing.  The retirements branch currently receives about 1,300 eligibility reviews each month, each

  • Air Force releases latest field grade officer promotions

    The Air Force has released the latest selection lists from the calendar year 18B, CY18C and CY18D central selection boards for field grade officers in the Line of the Air Force, Chaplain, Nurse Corps and LAF-Judge Advocate competitive categories.

  • Air Force seeks Sijan award nominations; deadline is Aug. 31

    Air Force officials are accepting nominations for the 2018 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award through Aug. 31.The award recognizes the accomplishments of officers and enlisted Airmen who demonstrate the highest qualities of leadership in the performance of their duties and conduct of their lives. Sijan

  • AFROTC detachment commander, instructor vacancies available for summer 2019

    Air Force officials have announced 45 projected Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps detachment commander positions and 104 instructor vacancies available for summer 2019. Line of the Air Force lieutenant colonels and majors selected for lieutenant colonel may apply for detachment commander

  • Retired Air Force rated officers welcomed back on active duty

    Retired Air Force rated officers with Air Force Specialty Codes 11X-pilot, 12X-combat systems officer or 13B-air battle manager are encouraged to apply for the Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program to help alleviate manning shortages within the Air Force rated community.Also eligible to

  • Air Force releases results of CY17D Central Selection Board

    The Air Force has selected 467 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel in the Chaplain, Line of the Air Force and Nurse Corps, and to lieutenant colonel in the Chaplain and LAF-Judge Advocate competitive categories as a result of the CY17D Central Selection Board. The boards selected 402

  • AF announces selection of 2018 AFROTC detachment commanders

    The Air Force has selected 16 active and three Reserve officers as Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment commanders to fill requirements at universities across the nation starting in summer 2018. A selection board held in September reviewed 60 applications from lieutenant colonels and

  • AF officials announce selections for civilian leadership program

    Air Force officials have selected 39 senior civilian leaders to participate in the 2018 Air Force Civilian Strategic Leader Program.  CSLP, the Air Force’s senior corporate career broadening program, is designed to develop GS-14 and GS-15 multi-skilled leaders by placing them in experiential

  • Air Force releases CY17C central selection board results

    The Air Force has selected 298 officers for promotion as a result of the 2017C central selection board for colonel, lieutenant colonel and major in the Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate, Nurse Corps and Chaplain competitive categories.

  • AF to implement Second Assignment In-Place Pilot Program

    The Air Force will allow limited fighter aircrew to extend their time at certain assignments in an effort to improve quality of life, quality of service and help retain experienced aviators for longer than 20 years.

  • Air Force selects 2,311 BSC, LAF officers for promotion

    The Air Force has selected 2,311 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2017B Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Biomedical Sciences Corps and Major Line of the Air Force and Biomedical Sciences Corps central selection boards.

  • How well do you understand the AF enlisted evaluation board process?

    The Air Force promotion system promotes the most fully-qualified noncommissioned and senior noncommissioned officers based on the quality of their records and other weighted factors, while recognizing an individual Airman’s potential for advancement to the next rank. Enlisted evaluation board panels

  • AF seeks 2017 Sijan award nominations

    The Air Force is accepting nominations for the 2017 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award.  The award recognizes the accomplishments of officers and enlisted leaders who demonstrate the highest qualities of leadership in the performance of their duties and conduct of their lives.  Sijan was

  • Air Force selects 1,303 officers for field grade promotions

    The Air Force has selected 1,303 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2017A Colonel Medical Service Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Line of the Air Force and Medical Service Corps, and Major Medical Service Corps central selection boards. The boards

  • Coalition assignment calls for helping Hands in Afghanistan, Pakistan

    The Air Force has positions available for up to 34 officers to join the Afghanistan Pakistan Hands program in order to exert strategic influence ensuring progress towards achieving U.S. Government objectives in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. This year, lieutenant colonels, majors and

  • Air Force selects 818 officers for field grade promotions

    The Air Force has selected 818 active duty officers for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2016C Colonel Line of the Air Force, Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate, Nurse Corps and Chaplain; Lieutenant Colonel Chaplain, Nurse Corps and Line of the Air Force Judge

  • AF selects 534 for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel, major

    The Air Force has selected 534 active duty officers for promotion as a result the 2016A Medical and Dental Corps central selection boards for colonel, lieutenant colonel and major. The boards selected 76 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel, 159 majors for promotion to lieutenant colonel and

  • Air Force names 2017 ROTC detachment commanders

    The Air Force has selected 38 active, Guard and Reserve officers as Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment commanders to fill requirements at universities across the nation starting summer 2017.  A selection board held late in 2016 reviewed more than 100 applications from lieutenant

  • Air Force selects 35 for career intermission program

    Thirty-five officer and enlisted Airmen were selected to participate in the Air Force Career Intermission Program which offers Airmen between one and three years partially paid time out of uniform to focus on personal and professional pursuits. This year’s participants are derived from various

  • Selections announced for Civilian Strategic Leader Program

    Air Force officials have selected 21 senior civilians to participate in the 2017 Air Force Civilian Strategic Leader Program.   CSLP, the Air Force’s senior corporate career broadening program, is designed to develop multi-skilled GS-14 and GS-15 leaders by placing them in experiential assignments

  • Competitive career opportunities exist via officer crossflow program

    One of today’s opportunities for officers to broaden career options comes from the nonrated line officer crossflow program, which currently has openings for officers on active duty in certain career fields to volunteer for retraining into undermanned career fields. The program is designed to

  • AF selects 1,447 for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel, major

    The Air Force selected 1,447 for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2016B Colonel Biomedical Sciences Corps; Lieutenant Colonel Line of the Air Force, Medical Service Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps; and Major Biomedical Sciences Corps central selection boards.The

  • AF selects 319 for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel, major

    The Air Force selected 319 for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2016A Colonel Chaplain and Medical Service Corps; Lieutenant Colonel Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate and Nurse Corps; and Major LAF-J, Medical Service Corps and Nurse Corps central selection boards.The

  • AF selects 497 for promotion to Colonel

    The Air Force selected 497 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel during the calendar year 2015C colonel central selection boards.To see the promotion lists visit the myPers active duty officer promotion page and scroll down to the promotion selection lists section. For more information about

  • 2,098 selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel, major

    The 2015C Lieutenant Colonel Chaplain and Major Line of the Air Force and Chaplain Central Selection Boards selected 16 majors and 2,082 captains for promotion.To see the promotion lists, go to the Air Force Portal at https://my.af.mil and select the promotion link, or the officer promotion page on

  • Reservists go active duty

    At the beginning of fiscal year 2016 the Air Force Personnel Center launched the Voluntary Period of Active Duty program.The program is offering some great opportunities for Air Force Reservists interested in returning to active duty.Under VLPAD, opportunities to serve an active-duty tour for a

  • AF announces FY16 aviator bonuses: RPA pilots eligible for first time

    Eligible active-duty aviators have until Sept. 30 to apply for the fiscal year 2016 Aviator Retention Pay or Critical Skills Retention Bonus programs, Air Force officials announced Dec. 15."The cost to train and develop our Airmen is a significant investment for the Air Force," said Air Force Chief

  • Senior civilians selected for strategic leadership program

    The Air Force has selected 15 senior civilian leaders for the Air Force Civilian Strategic Leader Program following intense screening and assessment by a 10-member selection board.CSLP is the Air Force senior corporate career broadening program designed to develop multi-skilled GS-14 and GS-15

  • USAF selects 8 for weather squadron command

    The Air Force has selected eight lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects for weather squadron command.The officers were among 14 candidates named earlier this year. Candidates who are not on the selection list will remain eligible for additional vacancies as they occur throughout the

  • 13 selected for nuclear, missile squadron command, chief of safety

    The Air Force has selected 13 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects for nuclear and missile operations squadron commander and chief of safety positions.The officers were among 30 candidates named earlier this year. Candidates who are not on the selection list will remain eligible for

  • Air Force selects 111 for ROTC detachment command

    The Air Force identified 111 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects as candidates for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment command.Special duty command opportunities like this one are highly sought, according to Sundy Muniz, Air Force Personnel Center special duty

  • O'Malley award winners announced

    Air Force officials have selected Col. William Liquori, Jr., and his wife Amy as the 2015 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award winners.This award recognizes the wing commander and spouse team whose contributions to the nation, Air Force and local community best exemplify the highest ideals and

  • Air Force releases colonel, lieutenant colonel, major selection board results

    The Air Force selected 18 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel, 1,499 majors for promotion to lieutenant colonel and 57 captains for promotion to major during the calendar year 2015A Colonel Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps, Lieutenant Colonel LAF and LAF-J and Major LAF-J

  • AFROTC detachment command opportunities available

    Eligible active duty line of the Air Force lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects interested in Summer 2016 Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment command opportunities have until May 27, 2015 to request consideration for these positions.Command opportunities are expected to open at

  • Pilots, combat systems officers may be eligible for retention incentives

    Eligible active-duty pilots and combat systems officers have until Sept. 30 to apply for the fiscal year 2015 Aviator Retention Pay Program, Air Force officials said April 1."The Air Force continues to expand previous ARP programs to decisively and deliberately shape and retain the rated force.

  • 23 AFSCs on selective reenlistment bonus list

    Enlisted Airmen in 23 Air Force specialty codes may be eligible to receive a selective reenlistment bonus effective March 12, Air Force officials announced today.The Air Force is moving forward with a higher end-strength, so AFSCs eligible for the SRB program will increase to address retention of

  • ELDP nomination packages due March 16

    Nomination packages for majors and major-selects interested in the Department of Defense 2015-2016 Executive Leadership Development Program are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by March 16, officials announced.The program, designed specifically for highly motivated officers who have

  • DARPA nomination packages due March 16

    Commander-endorsed nomination packages for officers interested in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency fiscal year 2016 Service Chiefs Fellows Program are due to the Air Force Personnel Center March 16, officials announced. Nominees must be active duty major-selects, majors, lieutenant

  • AF releases colonel, major selection board results

    The Air Force has selected 456 lieutenant colonels for promotion to colonel, and 2,126 captains for promotion to major, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Eligible officers were considered during the calendar year 2014C Colonel (Chaplain/Line of the Air Force), CY14D Colonel (Nurse

  • Senior civilians selected for strategic leadership program

    Thirteen senior civilian leaders will participate in the Air Force Civilian Strategic Leader Program following screening and assessment by a 10-member selection board, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.CSLP is the Air Force's senior corporate career broadening program designed to

  • 22 selected for AFROTC detachment command

    Twenty-two lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects have been tapped for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment command, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.The officers selected for AFROTC command were among 53 candidates identified by the selection board in

  • Officer attaché duty applications due Dec. 29

    Eligible active duty line officers interested in attaché duty must submit their application by Dec. 29, Air Force officials said today.The Air Force Personnel Center and the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs office are accepting applications for senior defense official/defense

  • AF releases major, lieutenant colonel, colonel selection board results

    The Air Force has selected 652 captains, 260 majors and 85 lieutenant colonels for promotion to major, lieutenant colonel and colonel, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Eligible officers were considered during the calendar year 2014A Colonel (Medical Corps/Dental Corps), Lieutenant

  • 8 selected for nuclear, missile squadron command, chief of safety

    Eight lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects have been selected for nuclear and missile operations squadron commander and chief of safety positions, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.The officers selected for command and chief of safety were among 18 candidates

  • 9 selected for AF weather squadron command

    Nine lieutenant colonels and majors have been selected for weather squadron command, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.The officers selected were among 16 candidates identified earlier this year. Candidates who are not on the selection list will remain eligible for additional

  • Nuclear, missile officer development team convenes in December

    The nuclear and missile operations fall development team will convene here Dec. 15 to provide developmental vectors for eligible nuclear and missile system officers, as well as select officers for several special programs, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The DT will provide

  • Test Eagle command candidates named

    The calendar year 2015 Test Eagle board, which convened here in August, named 29 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects as candidates for projected 2015 vacancies across Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Candidates selected for command will fill

  • Eligible Airmen may now apply for nuclear deterrence medal

    Airmen who meet eligibility criteria may now submit an application for the newly approved Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, Air Force officials announced.Eligibility is retroactive to Dec. 27, 1991 for active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, retired and separated Airmen and

  • AF names ROTC detachment commander candidates

    The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment commander selection board named 53 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects as candidates for projected 2015 vacancies, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Command opportunities like this are highly sought, according to

  • Air Force selects 16 weather squadron commander candidates

    The 15W Weather Officer Squadron Commander Candidate Selection Board held here July 23-24 selected 16 weather officers as candidates for nine projected calendar year 2015 weather squadron command vacancies, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Command selections are expected to be

  • USAFA instructor duty applications due to AFPC by Sept. 24

    Eligible active duty officers interested in U.S. Air Force Academy or U.S. Naval Academy instructor opportunities have until Sept. 24 to update their Airman Development Plan and submit their application memorandum to the Air Force Personnel Center. The special duty assignment is a controlled,

  • Phoenix Eagle command candidates named

    The 2014 Phoenix Eagle selection board named 178 majors and lieutenant colonels as candidates for command opportunities, Air Mobility Command officials announced Aug. 28.The board considered more than 250 officers for squadron command and chief of safety leadership opportunities, according to Maj.

  • Changes to academic degree and developmental education expectations

    Air Force officials announced actions designed to set clear expectations, restore Airman's time and refocus officer promotions on job performance.The Air Force has addressed long-standing perceptions that to be promoted, officers must complete an advanced academic degree, and those officers selected

  • Majors non-selected twice for promotion may be eligible for TERA

    Majors not selected for promotion for a second time during the CY14A Lieutenant Colonel Line of the Air Force/LAF-J central selection board, including those who declined continuation, may be eligible for the Temporary Early Retirement Authority Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said

  • 1,318 selected for promotion to major, lieutenant colonel, colonel

    The Air Force selected 1,318 captains, majors and lieutenant colonels for promotion, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Eligible officers were considered during the CY14A Colonel Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate, Lieutenant Colonel LAF/LAF-J and Major LAF-J central selection

  • Pilots, combat systems officers may be eligible for retention incentives

    Eligible active-duty pilots and combat systems officers have until Sept. 30 to apply for the fiscal year 2014 Aviator Retention Pay Program, Air Force officials said June 25."As we resize our force with the right balance of skills to meet Air Force mission requirements and continue to focus on

  • AFROTC detachment command opportunities available

    Eligible active duty line of the Air Force lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects interested in Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment command opportunities have until June 27 to complete their statement of intent, via the Airman Development Plan, Air Force Personnel Center officials

  • June 19 – Pulse on AF force management

    Several factors have resulted in fewer Airmen eligible for current and upcoming involuntary force management boards.Air Force leaders recently decided to bolster manning for nuclear-related career fields, an intention to make adjustments to account for budgetary uncertainties tied to proposed force

  • AF implements new feedback process July 1

    In a recent message to Airmen, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III announced plans to begin implementing a more comprehensive Air Force evaluation system for officers and enlisted members. The first step in the process will be the July 1

  • Retiring colonel's legacy to son: duty and honor

    Col. Kyle 'Cowboy' Ingham retired May 20 after 26 years and five months in the Air Force, but his story does not stop there. As his last official act, the Air Force Personnel Center Line Officer Assignments Branch chief commissioned his son Austin as a second lieutenant in the Army.Ingham said he

  • AF seeks motivated, creative officers for advanced research program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency needs eight motivated, creative officers for the fiscal year 2015 Service Chiefs Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Officers must be major-selects, majors, lieutenant colonel-selects or lieutenant colonels to apply for the program.

  • Majors, major-selects may be eligible for executive leadership program

    Active duty majors and major-selects interested in the Department of Defense 2014-2015 Executive Leadership Development Program must submit their application packages by May 31, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The program provides a new approach to training civilian employees by

  • AF implements DOS Rollback Phase II

    The Air Force has implemented the 2014 Enlisted Date of Separation Rollback Program Phase II, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The program accelerates the date of separation for Airmen who declined to acquire retainability for an assignment, training, retraining or professional

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