OCTOBER 1, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The redesigned Transition Assistance Program is in its third and final stage and will be integrated into the new Defense Department Military Lifecycle Model, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The MLC, which will be implemented Oct. 1, is the latest in a series of improvements to the Transition Goals … [Read more...]

September 30, 2014, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - In light of October being Energy Action Month, developed by the Department of Energy, U.S. Air Force Academy mission elements gathered Sept. 23, to discuss energy and utility savings for the year and analyze new efforts here to reduce costs and save energy. From August 2013 - August 2014, the Academy reduced its … [Read more...]

September 3,0 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Airpower has stymied Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists, with the Air Force accomplishing 74 percent of the more than 240 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria since Aug. 8, a senior Air Force official told reporters at the Pentagon Sept. 29. Maj. Gen. Jeff Harrigian, the Air Force's assistant deputy chief of staff for operations, … [Read more...]

September 25, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - With recent cases of the respiratory illness enterovirus D-68 being reported in multiple states within the U.S., doctors want to ensure all the members of the military community are informed and safe when confronting this illness. If the proper precautions and prevention methods are followed, the illness should have little effect on … [Read more...]

September 23, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - A new system has revolutionized the recruiting process for more than 5,000 recruiters and interface partners within the Air Force active-duty, Guard, and Reserve components. Recruiters have long used computer-based software to track the paperwork and essential data of enlistees, from the first visit to a recruiter’s office, to … [Read more...]