KEY WEST, Fla. October 24, 2013 (NNS) - Service in the military often requires immeasurable sacrifice, which is unique to every member. One of the most important services provided in keeping people safe cannot be described or told by these members: military working dogs. Military working dogs are bred and live for the sole purpose of assisting civilian and military law … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Personnel Tool Helps Align Employees with Supervisors
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - RANDOLPH, Texas, October 24, 2013 (AFNS) - Civilian employees who are not accurately aligned under their supervisors in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System might have delays in processing important personnel actions, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The position hierarchy maintenance tool, accessible via DCPDS, allows supervisors … [Read more...]
Future Uncertain for Ground Combat Vehicle and Armed Aerial Scout
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 23, 2013) - As a result of fiscal "belt tightening, the Ground Combat Vehicle and the Armed Aerial Scout could be delayed, continued or terminated," said the Army's top acquisition professional. "We're lurching" ahead with deciding which programs stay, are postponed, canceled or not started "because our budget is lurching," said Heidi … [Read more...]
Logistics and Terminal Velocity Collide During Air Delivery Exercise
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., October 23, 2013 - Marines with Air Delivery Platoon, 2nd Marine Logistics Group waited anxiously in the cool weather for an MV-22B Osprey to arrive at Tactical Landing Zone Pheasant, here, Oct. 21. The parachute riggers with Air Delivery Plt. were renewing jump certifications and maintaining mission readiness. Air delivery reduces the hazards associated … [Read more...]
AF Leaders Continue to Tap “Innovative” Airmen for Energy Savings
WASHINGTON, October 23, 2013 (AFNS) - Air Force leadership calls upon Airmen to continue coming up with innovative ideas to provide the Air Force an assured energy advantage in air, space and cyberspace. In fiscal year 2012, the Air Force spent $9.2 billion on energy, almost 10 percent of the total budget. In a time of fiscal uncertainty, it is even more important everyone … [Read more...]