6/26/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials announced a change to transportation and travel allowances for Airmen tasked with 365-day extended deployments, commonly referred to as an indeterminate TDY. Effective July 1, the Air Force will no longer refer to a 365-day extended deployment as an ITDY since there are definitive TDY tour lengths, officials explained. The … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
Robins NCO Named AF Top ‘First Shirt’
June 26, 2012 by Robert Talenti Robins Air Force Base Public Affairs 6/26/2012 - ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) -- Master Sgt. H. Mylo Gibson II, 51st Combat Communications Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is this year's Air Force First Sergeant of the Year. Gibson has been serving in the Air Force for more than 20 years, and has been a first sergeant for the past … [Read more...]
2012 Drill Sergeant of the Year Competitors Complete Day One
June 26, 2012 By Stephanie Slater, TRADOC FORT EUSTIS, Va. -- Six of the U.S. Army's best drill sergeants began vying for the title of 2012 Army Drill Sergeant of the Year, today at Fort Eustis, Va. Four competitors from the active component and two competitors from the reserve component will endure physical and mental challenges during the four-day competition, which tests … [Read more...]
From Combat Boots to Cowboy Boots: Chesney, McGraw Entertain Marines in North Carolina
June 26, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — More than 70 Marines traveled to the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., for a free country concert featuring Nashville icons Kenney Chesney and Tim McGraw June 24, complements of the Carolina Panthers organization. It started when … [Read more...]
Air Force Awards $960 Million in Small Business IT Contracts
By Jason Bishop 6/25/2012 - MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) -- The Air Force is announcing the award of 12 contracts worth up to $960 million that will make it quicker and easier for the warfighter to obtain innovative information technology services and capabilities covering the full spectrum of operations and missions. The Air Force's Network Centric Solutions-2 … [Read more...]