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Category Archives: Air Force
Mullen: Military workplace needs more flexibility
Recognizing and finding ways to accommodate the changing needs of servicemembers and their families with regard to the military workplace should be a priority for leaders, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here Nov. 29. Navy Adm. … Continue reading
Joint Chiefs chairman sends Thanksgiving message
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sends Thanksgiving Day greetings: “As we reflect on all that we have to be thankful for during this upcoming holiday weekend, I want to express my personal thanks to … Continue reading
Services meet new fiscal year with recruiting success
Defense Department officials announced the services’ recruiting and retention numbers for the first month of the new fiscal year, as well as a change in the way they report recruiting numbers to the public. The services already are off to … Continue reading
Air Force Selection Board Secretariat moving
The Air Force Selection Board Secretariat and its staff will be moving to a new building here between November and January 2011. The move will affect all officers and senior NCOs visiting to review their selection records, as well as future promotion … Continue reading
Nuclear assignments, manning focus of briefings
Officers and enlisted members assigned to nuclear enterprise and other related career fields will be visited by one of five Air Force Personnel Center teams during the next three months to outline force development, assignments, education and training for the nuclear … Continue reading
DOD center tracks health, illness in U.S. forces
A new Defense Department agency employs combined medical expertise to track health, illness and injury across the military services, the center director said. Army Col. (Dr.) Robert F. DeFraites heads the Maryland-based American Forces Health Surveillance Center, which serves servicemembers, … Continue reading
World’s largest military aviation museum launches virtual tour
Air Force history buffs now can walk by JFK’s Air Force One or the Presidential Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from their living rooms. Museum officials recently launched the first phase of an interactive, 360-degree … Continue reading
VA officials launching new personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbook
Department of Veterans Affairs officials are testing a new, personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbooks. The handbooks are tailored to provide enrolled veterans with the most relevant health benefits information based on their own specific eligibility. In essence, each handbook will be written … Continue reading
Officials announce criteria for basing MQ-1/9 ground control station, light mobility aircraft
Air Force officials released their criteria for basing of the MQ-1/9 ground control stations for an Air Force Reserve Command unit and criteria to determine basing locations for the light mobility aircraft Nov. 17. The basing criteria for the MQ-1/9 … Continue reading
American Cancer Society marks 35th Great American Smokeout
The American Cancer Society marks the 35th Great American Smokeout Nov. 18 by encouraging smokers to either quit smoking or make a plan to quit. According to an American Cancer Society report, smokers who quit, regardless of age, tend to … Continue reading