7/26/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - 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 retirement, TERA … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
New Office of Special Victims Counsel to Help Assist Assault Victims
7/26/2013 - Improving the availability and quality of response support for sexual assault victims is one of four strategic goals outlined in the Coast Guard’s plan to eliminate sexual assault from our service. As part of the implementation of this plan, Rear Adm. Frederick J. Kenney, Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Coast Guard, created a Special Victims Counsel … [Read more...]
Presidential Proclamation – National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day 2013
Today, America pauses to observe the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War -- a conflict that defined a generation and decided the fate of a nation. We remember the troops who hit the beaches when Communist forces were pressing south; who pushed back, and fought their way north through hard mountains and bitter cold. We remember ordinary men and women who showed … [Read more...]
Cope with Furlough Cuts
MCAS BEAUFORT S.C. (July 25, 2013) - Since the March 1 implementation of sequestration, thousands of government employees have been affected by the sweeping budget cuts to local, state and federal government agencies. Employees in the Beaufort area are feeling the effects with furlough days (involuntary days off without pay), and are having to adjust household budgets … [Read more...]
Services Continue Efforts to Open Combat Jobs for Women
7/25/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Defense Department continues working toward its goal of ensuring the mission is met with fully qualified and capable personnel, regardless of gender, the Pentagon's director of officer and enlisted personnel management said here yesterday. Speaking at a House Armed Services Committee subcommittee hearing on women in service, Juliet Beyler … [Read more...]