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  • 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

  • BSC Lt Cols will not meet ESERB

    Biomedical sciences corps lieutenant colonels originally slated to meet the June 16 enhanced selective early retirement board will not meet the board, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.ESERB is one of several fiscal year 2014 force management programs that have been or will be

  • April 28 – Pulse on AF force management

    This week's Pulse features updates on the latest voluntary and involuntary matrices, officer reduction in force boards, and voluntary separation pay and Temporary Early Retirement Authority information in a continued effort to bring Airmen the latest, most accurate information concerning the complex

  • Intel officer development team convenes in May

    The intelligence officer career field summer development team will convene May 29-June 6 to consider eligible officers for calendar year 2015 intelligence director of operations, wing senior intelligence officer and detachment commander positions.Endorsed nominations are due to the Air Force

  • April 23 - Pulse on AF force management

    This week's update features the latest voluntary and involuntary matrices, officer reduction in force boards, and voluntary separation pay and temporary early retirement authority information in a continued effort to bring Airmen the latest, most accurate information concerning the complex and

  • Chief nurse statements of intent due April 25

    Statements of intent for Nurse Corps officers interested in chief nurse positions are due by April 25, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The nurse corps development team will convene May 5-9 to select candidates for projected calendar year 2015 openings."There are 86 chief nurses -

  • 599 selected for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel, major

    The 2013C Colonel Line of the Air Force/Nurse Corps/Chaplain, and the 2013D Nurse Corps/Chaplain Central Selection Boards convened and Air Force announced 390 lieutenant colonels, 78 majors and 131 captains for promotion, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.To see the selection

  • April 14 - Pulse on AF force management

    New eligibility criteria, application deadlines and status updates are all featured in this force management update, an ongoing effort to bring Airmen the latest, most accurate information concerning the complex and dynamic force management programs.Additional TERA, VSP windowsThe Air Force will

  • Medical teams convene to consider applicants for command

    Medical corps development teams will convene in May and June to select eligible lieutenant colonels for squadron command candidacy for projected calendar year 2015 vacancies, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. AFPC assignment officials will email eligible candidates, and those

  • Senior civilians selected for strategic leadership program

    A dozen senior civilian leaders have been selected for the Air Force Civilian Strategic Leader Program following intense screening and assessment by a nine-member Air Force CSLP selection board, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.CSLP is the Air Force senior corporate career broadening

  • Force shaping board convenes in July

    The Air Force will convene a fiscal year 2014 Force Shaping Board here July 14 to consider eligible officers within competitive categories for continued retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. Categories include line of the Air Force, LAF-judge advocate, biomedical sciences

  • AF to convene enhanced selective early retirement board in June

    The Air Force will convene an enhanced selective early retirement board here June 16 to consider eligible officers for early retirement, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. ESERB, a new authority granted in the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, applies to regular,

  • 66 accompanied and unaccompanied Incirlik tours to be 24 months

    Dozens of positions at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, will be 24-month tours, regardless of accompanied status, beginning with any assignment selections that take place Jan. 1, 2014 and later, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The positions include those held by airmen first class through

  • Eligible officers, enlisted members offered early retirement

    Staff through senior master sergeants and captains through lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force Specialty Codes 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

  • DOS rollback included in FY14 force management

    In addition to force management programs announced in July, the Air Force will implement the Enlisted Date of Separation Rollback Program for fiscal year 2014, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The rollback will accelerate the date of separation for senior master sergeants and below

  • AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

    Air Force leadership announced force management programs today designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal year 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will

  • 819 medical officers selected for major, lieutenant colonel, colonel

    More than 800 medical corps, dental corps, biomedical science corps and medical service corps captains, majors and lieutenant colonels have been selected for promotion, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Selection lists will be posted to myPers at https://mypers.af.mil and the Air

  • Officer attaché duty applications due Dec. 12

    Active duty line of the Air Force captains, majors and lieutenant colonels interested in attaché duty must submit an application by Dec. 12, Air Force officials said today.The Air Force Personnel Center and the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs office are accepting applications for

  • 911 officers, civilians selected for developmental education

    More than 800 officers and 111 civilians were selected for intermediate and senior developmental education by the 2013 Developmental Education Designation Board which convened here Nov. 4, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Despite the government shutdown that delayed board by a

  • SERB-eligible officers have until Nov. 15 to apply for retirement

    Lieutenant colonels and colonels who are eligible to meet the Selective Early Retirement Board slated for Dec. 9 still have time to volunteer for retirement before the Nov. 15 window closes, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.SERB is one of several force management programs to be implemented

  • Air Force selects 8 for weather command

    Eight weather officers have been named for command by the weather officer development board that convened here in July, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.New weather commanders include Lieutenant Colonels Danielle M. Budzko, Geoffrey D. Dawson and Jason M. King, and Majors (all selected for

  • Nuclear, missile operations officer development team convenes

    The Nuclear and Missile Operations Fall Development Team will convene the second week of November to provide vectors to eligible officers for developmental opportunities.Officers must update their Airman development plans and ensure their records are accurate by early October if they want to be

  • AF taps 8 for 13N, safety leadership opportunities

    Eight officers have been selected to fill Nuclear and Missile Operations core command and chief of safety positions by the 13N development board that convened in June, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.New 13N squadron commanders include Lieutenant Colonels John R. Cox, Frank P. Landry,

  • 101 promoted to major, lieutenant colonel

    More than 100 captains and majors were selected for promotion during the 2013B Lieutenant Colonel Medical Science Corps and 2013A Major MSC Central Selection Boards, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.To see the list, go to https://mypers.af.mil.The promotion boards considered 155 majors

  • Wounded warrior brief moves chief of staff's wife

    As the wife of the Air Force chief of staff, Betty Welsh is no stranger to sitting through presentations about various programs that assist Airmen and their families, but those briefings don't normally leave her so moved.During her visit Sept. 11 to the Warrior and Family Operations Center at the

  • AF Academy instructor vacancies available

    Eligible active duty officers interested in U.S. Air Force Academy instructor opportunities have until Sept. 30 to apply, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. "This special duty assignment is a controlled, three-year maximum tour and officers must be released by their AFPC core officer

  • Team works to heal, help injured ARC Airmen

    Air Reserve Component members who are injured or develop an illness while on active duty orders now have a centrally located team of specialists working to help them get well, get their benefits, and get back to their life.The Air Reserve Component Case Management Division, recently established at

  • 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

  • Medical squadron command candidates named

    More than 120 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects from five medical career fields were selected as squadron command candidates when the summer developmental team convened here in May and June. Candidates will be considered for 88 command opportunities projected between Jan. 1 and Dec.

  • 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,

  • AF to convene selective Lt Col, Col early retirement board

    The Air Force will convene a selective early retirement board Dec. 9 to consider eligible lieutenant colonels and colonels for retirement under the FY14 Force Management Program.SERB is one of several FM programs to be implemented in FY14 to help size and balance the force to meet authorized end

  • 1,300-plus selected for promotion to Lt Col, Col

    The 2013A Colonel Line of the Air Force-Judge Advocate and Lieutenant Colonel LAF/LAF-J Central Selection Boards selected 18 lieutenant colonels and 1,350 majors for promotion during the March board held here.Promotion results will be posted on the Air Force Portal and the myPers websites tomorrow,

  • Pilots, CSOs may be eligible for retention incentives

    Eligible active duty aviators have until Sept. 30 to apply for the 2013 Aviator Retention Pay Program, Air Force officials said today. The purpose of the program is to retain highly-qualified aircrew members at a fraction of the cost incurred to train new rated officers, said Lt. Col. Stuart Rubio,

  • ROTC detachment command opportunities available

    Eligible line of the Air Force lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects interested in Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment command opportunities have approximately one month to submit the statement of intent, via the Airman Development Plan, Air Force Personnel Center officials said

  • Voluntary FM application window still open

    Airmen interested in applying for separation under one of the fiscal year 2013 voluntary force management programs still have time to submit their application.Officer programs, available for specific year groups and overage career fields, include time in grade waivers for eligible lieutenant

  • Chief nurse candidates must submit applications by May 31

    Statements of intent for officers interested in chief nurse positions are due May 31, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The nurse corps development team will convene in June to select candidates for projected calendar year 2014 openings."There are 86 chief nurses - one in each

  • Active duty officers sought for attaché duty

    Active duty line of the Air Force captains, majors and lieutenant colonels interested in attaché duty could find themselves on an international affairs team in Switzerland, Venezuela, Burma and others, but those interested must submit their applications by June 20 to be considered, said Air Force

  • DOD seeks leadership program candidates

    Department of Defense officials are seeking active duty Air Force majors and major-selects for the academic year 2013-2014 Executive Leadership Development Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Applications are due to AFPC by June 10. Program orientation is slated for August and the

  • DARPA needs bold, imaginative, innovative officers

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency needs eight motivated officers for the fiscal year 2013 Service Chiefs Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Application packages for the three-month program, which begins in September, are due to the AFPC officer developmental

  • Contracting officers to be considered for command

    Core contracting officers and some non-core officers will be considered for squadron command positions when the contracting command selection board meets in June, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. In addition, contracting officers may be considered for recruiting and training squadron

  • Materiel leader, squadron command candidate board meets in July

    Eligible acquisition officers will be considered for leadership opportunities when the materiel leader and commander selection board convenes July 29, Air Force Personnel Center officials said."Commanders play a critical role in developing mission accomplishment, and in developing and growing future

  • Weather officers considered for command

    Eligible weather lieutenant colonels, lieutenant colonel-selects and majors in the promotion zone in 2013 will be considered for command when the weather officer command board convenes in July, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Those identified as command candidates will be considered for

  • Voluntary FM programs continue through August

    Eligible officers and enlisted members have until Aug. 1 to submit their application for separation under the fiscal year 2013 voluntary force management programs, Air Force officials reminded Airmen today.Announced in February, FY13 force management programs support the Air Force effort to reduce

  • Intel squadron command board convenes in June

    The calendar year 2014 intelligence squadron command board will convene in June to consider eligible officers for squadron command positions, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The board will identify candidates to fill projected Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command, Air

  • Cyberspace board to consider officers for command

    Cyberspace majors and lieutenant colonels will be considered for command when the cyberspace officers squadron command board convenes May 30, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Eligible officers will be considered for projected calendar year 2014 vacancies, and may be considered for

  • Vigilant Eagle board convenes

    The Vigilant Eagle operations squadron commanders selection board will convene here May 28 to identify candidates to fill specific projected calendar year 2014 space operations command vacancies, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Vacancies are tentatively projected in Air Combat Command, Air

  • Nuclear, missile operations squadron command board to convene

    The nuclear and missile operations squadron command board will convene June 17 to consider eligible officers for projected calendar year 2014 squadron command and chief of safety positions, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Eligible officers may also be considered for recruiting and

  • Airfield operations board to consider officers for command

    The airfield operations command candidate selection board will convene June 17 to select candidates for projected calendar year 2014 field grade squadron command vacancies, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Candidates will also be considered for recruiting and training command

  • May, June boards consider medical officers for command

    Medical officers will be considered for command when five medical corps boards convene in May and June, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Although the first board is not scheduled until mid- to late-May, commander or equivalent-endorsed statements of intent must arrive at AFPC by April 26,

  • AF taps 2,560 for promotion to major, lieutenant colonel, colonel

    More than 2,500 captains, majors and lieutenant colonels have been selected for promotion, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Eligible officers were considered during the December CY12C Colonel Biomedical Science Corps/Chaplain/Medical Service Corps, CY12D Lieutenant Colonel

  • 700-plus captains, majors, lieutenant colonels selected for promotion

     More than 700 captains, majors and lieutenant colonels have been selected for promotion, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Promotion-selects were considered during the November CY12B Colonel Line of the Air Force and Nurse Corps, CY12C Lieutenant Colonel Nurse Corps, and CY12B

  • Officers eligible for promotion should review records before MilPDS upgrade

    Editor's note: This story is a part of a series of articles to inform and educate total force Airmen about personnel programs impacted by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade occurring in March.The data feed from the Military Personnel Data System to the Air Force promotions data systems will

  • AF implements voluntary FY 13 force management programs

    The Air Force will implement several voluntary officer and enlisted Force Management programs for fiscal year 2013, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Announced in the January release of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the authorized active duty Air

  • Air Force names Lance P. Sijan Award winners

    Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the 2012 Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award.The Lance P. Sijan Air Force Leadership Award recognizes Airmen who have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities.The senior officer category winner is Lt. Col. Nathan C. Green, who is

  • AF implements non-volunteer MTI selection process

    Technical sergeants and master sergeants who meet qualification requirements may be non-voluntarily selected for military training instructor duty, Air Force Personnel Center officials said."Low MTI manning levels in 2003 resulted in non-volunteer selections, so this decision is not without

  • 550-plus medical, dental corps officers selected for promotion

    The 2012A Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major Central Selection Boards selected 90 lieutenant colonels, 176 majors and 297 captains for promotion, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.To see the selection lists, go to the links below.To colonel:

  • AF names ROTC detachment commander candidates

    More than 80 lieutenant colonels and majors have been selected as Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment commander candidates, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Special duty command opportunities like this one are highly sought, said Master Sgt. Curtis Reese, AFPC Special

  • I am still learning

    "I am still learning," said famous artist Michelangelo.In contrast, with the reality that is life, many of us find no time to continue professional development. If we do find time, we focus on education that expands only our knowledge of our craft or trade. Yet, the Air Force offers civilian

  • AF to save $2.6 million with electronic record scoring system

    Air Force officials implemented an electronic record scoring system in July for all central officer promotion boards. The new system is projected to save the service more than $2.6 million once it is adopted across all total force components.The electronic Board Operations Support System, or eBOSS,

  • AF names officers selected for promotion

    More than 3,200 lieutenants, captains and majors have been selected for promotion, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Promotion-selects were considered during the July Medical Service Corps lieutenant colonel and major, and line of the Air Force captain central selection boards.Go

  • Davis-Monthan, Spangdahlem earn top lodging honors

    Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., took top honors in the 2012 Air Force Innkeeper Award competition, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Annually, Air Force and commercial lodging professionals evaluate nominated organizations for customer

  • High retention leads to promotion board delay

    Air Force officials announced they will delay the Line of the Air Force promotion board for captains commissioned in 2005 from its anticipated December 2013 date. Air Force officials made the announcement Sept. 25 as they released the 2013 Selection Board Schedule. Record retention rates coupled

  • Weather command candidates named

    The Weather Officer Squadron Commander Candidate Selection Board, which convened here in July, named 21 lieutenant colonels, lieutenant colonel-selects and majors as command candidates, said Air Force Personnel Center officials."Those selected will compete for 12 projected weather squadron command

  • Special operations command opportunities available

    Rated and nonrated officers interested in special operations command opportunities must update their Airman Development Plan with a command statement of intent and submit the ADP to the Air Force Personnel Center by September, AFPC officials said.The Commando Eagle selection board will meet in

  • Vigilant Eagle board selects 82 command candidates

    The Space and Missile Vigilant Eagle Operations Squadron Commander Selection Board has selected 82 lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects as command candidates for projected 2013 vacancies, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Candidates will be matched to command vacancies at Air

  • 5th MRS welcomes new commander, joins AFPC

    Big changes took place last week in the 5th Manpower Requirements Squadron at Tinker.On July 17, the squadron was part of a tri-agency consolidation and now reports directly to the Air Force Personnel Center. And on July 19, it welcomed a new commander as Lt. Col. Tracy Hunter took over for Lt. Col.

  • AF Academy instructor vacancies available

    Eligible active duty officers interested in U.S. Air Force Academy instructor opportunities have until Aug. 31 to apply, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. "This special duty assignment is a controlled, three-year maximum tour and officers must be released by their Air Force Personnel

  • AF releases mid-year selective re-enlistment bonus list, changes

    Air Force officials today released the fiscal year 2012 mid-year selective re-enlistment bonus list along with some changes to the program.In addition to a rebalance in overall payments, the Air Force identified 53 Air Force specialties, down from 78, to receive bonuses. Based on the semiannual

  • AFPC officials digitize selection board process with eBOSS

    The Air Force selection board process enters a new digital era when board members begin using an electronic record scoring system for line for the Air Force captains and major and lieutenant colonel medical service corps boards that convene July 16.The electronic Board Operations Support System, or

  • AF to consider ROTC command candidates

    Eligible line of the Air Force lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects interested in command opportunities can apply for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment openings, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Applicants must update their Airman Development Plan and

  • AF releases colonel, lieutenant colonel promotion list

    Fourteen lieutenant colonels and 1,269 majors were selected for promotion to colonel and lieutenant colonel during the 2012A line of the Air Force and LAF-judge advocate central selection boards, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.To see the entire promotion list, go to

  • Attaché duty applications due in July

    Line of the Air Force active duty officers interested in opportunities to help build and sustain international relationships have until July 7 to apply for attaché officer duty at locations ranging from Burundi to Russia, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.AFPC and the Secretary of

  • Medical "C-code" not a deployment disqualifier

    Contrary to common belief, a medical assignment limitation code, commonly known as the "C-code," does not disqualify an Airman from deployment and it does not identify an Airman for medical discharge.According to Dr. (Lt. Col.) Keryl Green, Air Force Personnel Center Medical Retention Standards

  • Development team to select chief nurses in June

    Lieutenant colonel and lieutenant colonel-select nurses interested in chief nurse opportunities must ensure their Airman Development Plan is up to date and statement of intent is submitted by the June 11 suspense, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The nurse corps development team will

  • Expanded Palace Chase applications due June 1

    Some active duty officers who are unable to separate because of an active duty service commitment may still be able to take advantage of the Expanded Palace Chase program, said Lt. Col. Tara White, Air Force Personnel Center retirements and separations chief."This isn't a new program," White said,

  • ADSC waiver request window closing soon

    Active duty Airmen who would like to retire or separate but have an active duty service commitment that prevents them from doing so may be eligible for a waiver, said Lt. Col. Tara White, Air Force Personnel Center retirements and separations chief."We announced this opportunity last December as one

  • Prior enlisted retirement restriction waiver requests due by June 1

    Prior enlisted officers with 8 years of active duty commissioned time may be able to retire through the Air Force 10-8 Commission Waiver Program, which was originally announced last December, Air Force Personnel Center officials reminded Airmen today. "AFPC announced this program last December as a

  • Intel field accepting squadron command applications

    Nomination packages for officers interested in intelligence squadron command opportunities are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by June 1, center officials said.Candidates selected will fill projected calendar year 2013 vacancies, said Maj. Nicole Francis, intelligence career field assignments

  • Weather field to consider command candidates

    The weather career field development team and 2013 weather squadron command selection board will convene in July to select officers for the squadron command candidate list, and to vector weather officers for developmental opportunities, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Candidates will be

  • Vigilant Eagle command selection board convenes in June

    The Space and Missile Vigilant Eagle operations squadron commander selection board will convene in June to select command candidates for projected 2013 vacancies, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Statements of intent are due to the AFPC by May 18.Candidates will be matched to command

  • AF nominates 111 for astronaut candidate program

    The Air Force has nominated 111 Airmen for the 2012 NASA Astronaut Candidate Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The Air Force candidate selection panel met in April to review 192 applications, selecting 110 officers, ranging from captain to colonel, and one senior master sergeant.

  • Some lieutenant colonels can apply for TIG retirement waiver

    Lieutenant colonels with at least two years time in grade may be able to retire at their current grade through the Time in Grade Waiver Program, said Lt. Col. Tara White, Air Force Personnel Center retirements and separations chief. Air Force officials announced last December that the TIG Waiver

  • Early retirement possible for some enlisted Airmen

    Staff sergeants, technical sergeants and master sergeants in 19 overmanned career fields may be eligible for early retirement in fiscal year 2012 under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force officials announced.The application window for TERA, commonly referred to as the 15-year

  • DARPA looking for 8 motivated Airmen

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency needs eight motivated officers for the fiscal year 2013 Service Chiefs Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Application packages for the three-month program, which begins in September, are due to the AFPC officer developmental

  • Ecuadorian Air Force knights AFMA civilian

    An Air Force Manpower Agency civilian at Team Pete has a new title to add to his signature block: Knight.On March 23, in Quito, Ecuador, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense awarded Mark Backlin, 4th Manpower Requirements Squadron manpower engineer, the "Atahualpa Merit" decoration in the category of

  • AF selects 2,450 for colonel, lieutenant colonel, major

    More than 2,450 officers were selected for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major during the 2011C Colonel Medical Service Corps and Lieutenant Colonel Nurse Corps and the 2011D Major Line of the Air Force central selection boards, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.To

  • AF announces 2012 aviator continuation pay program

    Air Force officials released the details of the fiscal year 2012 Aviator Continuation Pay program this week, with continuing focus on retaining highly-qualified manned and remotely piloted aircraft rated crew members. The ACP program gives some pilots and combat systems officers the opportunity for

  • AF extends Retroactive Stop Loss application window

    Airmen eligible for the Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Program who did not apply before the fall deadline will have another opportunity to do so, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The Retroactive Stop Loss program benefits retired and former Air Force members who were involuntarily held

  • Health professions officers to be considered for command

    Medical career field development teams are slated to meet in May and June to consider eligible officers for medical squadron command, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced this week. Officers selected will fill command vacancies between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2013.Eligible officers include

  • DOD seeks leadership program candidates

    Department of Defense officials are seeking active duty Air Force majors and major-selects to apply for the academic year 2012-2013 Executive Leadership Development Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Although civilians are also eligible for the program, the call for nominations

  • AF identifies career fields eligible for crossflow

    Support officers in some overmanned career fields may be eligible to volunteer for retraining into an undermanned career field in support of the Air Force 2012 nonrated line officer crossflow program. Applications will be accepted Feb. 17 through March16. Crossflow is one of various initiatives

  • Air Force announces selections to colonel and major

    The 2011B Colonel Line of Air Force and Nurses Corps Central Selection Boards selected 539 lieutenant colonels and 112 captains for promotion.The entire list for each category can be found at the below locations. CY11B Major -- http://www.afpc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-120124-044.pdf 

  • Air Force announces colonel, lieutenant colonel, major promotions

    Air Force officials announced Dec. 21, the 2011A Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major Medical Corps and Dental Corps Central Selection Boards selected 87 lieutenant colonels, 151 majors and 311 captains for promotion to the next higher rank.The entire list of promotees for each rank can be found by

  • Air Force expands FY12 officer voluntary force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced Dec. 6 the expansion of voluntary officer separation measures for fiscal 2012 as part of the service's ongoing force-management initiatives.Air Force leaders implemented a tailored, multi-year program in 2010 to reduce the personnel numbers to meet the service's

  • Recovery care program assists wounded, ill or injured Airmen

    When an Airman becomes seriously wounded, ill or injured, the little things have a tendency to fall through the cracks as they focus on recovery and rehabilitation. These little things, like paying the bills for instance, have the potential to turn into major problems for Airmen and their families

  • Medical missions honor life of late Air Force doctor

    When Mark Backlin decided to start a medical foundation in his wife's memory, he had no clue what he was about to get into. "I didn't know at all how foundations worked or how to raise money. I just decided that's what I was going to do no matter what anybody said," said Backlin, who is a managing

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