June 23, 2010 Voluntary separation, retirement deadlines near As the window to voluntarily separate or retire closes, Air Force officials urge Airmen impacted by force management who are interested in transitioning from the active-duty force to do so quickly before the cutoff dates later this month."Volunteering ahead of retention boards will give officers
June 23, 2010 Air Force holds first joint DT for cyber operations career field Senior Air Force officials from across the space and cyberspace spectrum met at the Air Force Personnel Center May 31 through June 4 to conduct the first joint cyber operations career field developmental team for officers and civilians.The 17D career field developmental team was comprised of general
June 18, 2010 Line officers face revised reclassification procedures To better manage the force and address the needs of critical and stressed career fields, Air Force officials have revised procedures for line officers eliminated from initial skills training.Line officers eliminated from training are now being considered by a panel at the Air Force Personnel Center
June 16, 2010 Officials announce O’Malley Award winners Two Airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, are the recipients of the 2010 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award.Officials announced Col. Thomas and Lt. Col. Pamela Bergeson as the winners of the award that recognizes the wing commander and spouse team whose contributions to the nation,
June 14, 2010 Air Force announces AFROTC detachment commander vacancies Opportunities are available for officers to fill Air Force ROTC detachment commander positions throughout the nation. Air Force Personnel Center assignment teams will review developmental team recommendations to determine the release of eligible officers to compete for AFROTC detachment commander
June 7, 2010 Air Force fitness program revision rewards excellent Airmen Based upon service-wide feedback, Airmen who earn an "excellent" on the new fitness test will now only have to test once a year according to a new revision to the Air Force Fitness Program."We believe this will recognize fitness excellence and serve as an incentive for more Airmen to improve their
June 7, 2010 Air University education database down A computer system managing various aspects of Air Force education experienced a serious technical malfunction May 13, impacting Air University distance learning, related education records, and test control facilities Air Force-wide.Specifically affected are enlisted and officer distance learning for
June 1, 2010 Selective early retirement board to be held in July Air Force leaders will hold a selective early retirement board here July 19-23 to consider select officers who must retire by Jan. 1, 2011, or upon retirement eligibility.The SERB is part of the Air Force's expanded force management measures announced in March.Colonels and lieutenant colonels may
May 20, 2010 Officials name SAIGE award winners Officials here announced the two Air Force winners of the 2010 Society of American Indian Government Employees Meritorious Service Award. The military and civilian winners are Lt. Col. Eric Brewington of the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Elizabeth Adducchio from
May 17, 2010 AF seeks officers for Defense research program The Air Force is soliciting officer nominations through June 17 for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Service Chiefs Program beginning in September.According to Capt. Breanne Roeckers, the Air Force Personnel Center's officer developmental education chief, the DARPA SCP will help