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Plan would expand leave for some families
Published on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Angel Military family members who are ineligible for family and medical leave still could get time off for deployment-related issues under potentially controversial legislation pending before two congressional committees.The Military Family Leave Act would provide up to two weeks of leave — unpaid if an employer chooses — to people not covered by the military le... Read More » -
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Plan would expand leave for some families
Published on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Angel Military family members who are ineligible for family and medical leave still could get time off for deployment-related issues under potentially controversial legislation pending before two congressional committees.The Military Family Leave Act would provide up to two weeks of leave — unpaid if an employer chooses — to people not covered by the military le... Read More » -
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Northrop won’t bid on Air Force tanker
Published on Monday, March 8, 2010 by Angel Northrop Grumman today confirmed that it will not bid for the Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X contest, saying the solicitation favors rival Boeing’s smaller 767-based offering. “Northrop Grumman has determined that it will not submit a bid to the Department of Defense for the KC-X program,” Northrop president Wes Bush said in a late afternoon stat... Read More » -
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Northrop won’t bid on Air Force tanker
Published on Monday, March 8, 2010 by Angel Northrop Grumman today confirmed that it will not bid for the Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X contest, saying the solicitation favors rival Boeing’s smaller 767-based offering. “Northrop Grumman has determined that it will not submit a bid to the Department of Defense for the KC-X program,” Northrop president Wes Bush said in a late afternoon stat... Read More » -
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Select bases begin using new civilian applica...
Published on Monday, March 8, 2010 by Angel The planned Feb. 22 rollout of a civilian hiring test initiative activated on schedule, requiring current Air Force civilian employees to follow new procedures when applying for jobs at select bases. Air Force civilians applying for jobs at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; Osan Air Base, South Korea; or any of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases will apply for vaca... Read More » -
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Navy’s Haiti duties winding down
Published on Sunday, March 7, 2010 by Angel PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Even though the Navy and the Marine Corps were all but finished with their missions here in early March, local officials said the real work in Haiti is only just beginning. The Military Sealift Command hospital ship Comfort had discharged its last patient. The Seabees, Navy divers and Army engineers charged with reopening the wrecked port... Read More » -
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More want combat element in fitness test
Published on Sunday, March 7, 2010 by Angel Run a mile and a half. Do as many push-ups as you can in a minute. Ditto for sit-ups. And have your waist measured. Now, compare the Air Force physical training test to the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test: Sprint 880 yards, a half-mile. Lift a 30-pound ammo can from your chest over your head as many times as you can in two minutes. And, finally, navigate a 300-yard o... Read More » -
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Air Force names top recruiters for 2009
Published on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Angel The Air Force’s top 14 recruiters were recognized recently by their commander and treated to a five-day stay in San Antonio.Brig. Gen. A.J. Stewart, commander of Air Force Recruiting Service, met with the fiscal 2009 honorees during a ceremony Feb. 23 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.Known as Operation Blue Suit, the program rewards the best of the nearly 1,200... Read More » -
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Plan lays out aircraft acquisition through 20...
Published on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Angel The Air Force is taking a long look down the road at buying and fielding new airplanes. Mandated by Congress, the “Aircraft Investment Plan” maps out how many planes the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy plan to buy through 2020 and sets goals for 2021-2040. It does not include helicopters. The report calls for a joint approach to long-range strike and elec... Read More » -
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Plan lays out aircraft acquisition through 20...
Published on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Angel The Air Force is taking a long look down the road at buying and fielding new airplanes. Mandated by Congress, the “Aircraft Investment Plan” maps out how many planes the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy plan to buy through 2020 and sets goals for 2021-2040. It does not include helicopters. The report calls for a joint approach to long-range strike and elec... Read More »