WASHINGTON, October 22, 2013 (AFNS) - The Civil Air Patrol took a step forward Oct. 17, with the signing and approval to restructure their noncommissioned officer corps to align with the Air Force NCO corps. For the past 72 years, members of the Civil Air Patrol volunteer forces have completed three key missions – emergency services, aerospace education and cadet … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Military Parenting Website Assists Communication
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2013 - Service members who deploy or are otherwise separated from their families due to mission needs now have an online resource allowing them to hone their parenting skills as they reconnect with their children. Pam Murphy, the Defense Department’s lead psychologist for the website, said the launch of http://www.militaryparenting.org offers … [Read more...]
Military to Reduce Community and Public Outreach
WASHINGTON, October 21, 2013 - Pentagon officials announced a plan that will enable the military services to resume conducting community and public outreach activities in the new fiscal year, but at a significantly reduced capacity, Oct. 18, 2013. This cost-cutting measure will yield a savings of $104 million in fiscal year 2014. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlined the … [Read more...]
MWR Provides Respite and Balance for Deployed Forces
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2013 – As outgoing shipments from Afghanistan top 1,000 pieces of rolling stock and thousands of cargo containers a month, officials are taking pains to preserve the highest quality of life for U.S. forces on the ground -- including access to popular morale, welfare and recreation services -- for the duration of their deployments. MWR has been … [Read more...]
Congress Passes Bill Reopening Federal Government
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2013 - President Barack Obama signed legislation late yesterday night bringing federal employees back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget logjam that led to a 16-day shutdown. Senate leaders championed bipartisan legislation to reopen the government and remove the threat of government default on its debts. All federal government employees … [Read more...]