SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., November 14, 2013 (AFNS) - Air Mobility Command officials recently introduced an innovative tool that is transforming the command's process for gathering and prioritizing Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence, or C4I, requirements, and will soon be expanded to include other requirements. The Enterprise Requirements … [Read more...]
Budget and Sexual Assault Hot Topics During Acting SecAF Visit to Peterson
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., November 07, 2013 (AFNS) - Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning hosted an all call with Peterson Air Force Base Airmen Nov. 1, during a visit to the Colorado Springs area. Fanning addressed sequestration, furloughs, budget uncertainty, sexual assault prevention and future force management initiatives. Fanning, who has been in his … [Read more...]
Same-Sex Spouses Eligible for FMLA Benefits
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, November 06, 2013 (AFNS) - Federal employees with same-sex spouses are now provided the same Family and Medical Leave Act coverage as those with opposite-sex spouses, according to an Oct. 21 Office of Personnel Management memorandum. Following a June 26 Supreme Court decision finding Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act … [Read more...]
Sexual Assault ‘Trial’ Gives Airmen Real Life Perspective
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany, November 05, 2013 (AFNS) - It started off as a typical Friday night for many Airmen with their wallets full of money to burn, their stomachs ready to chug the best German beers and their minds ready to explore the undefined possibilities of "hooking up." But for two of them, their alcohol-fueled night would end in a shattered sense of trust, … [Read more...]
AF Leave Policy Allows Permissive TDY to Legally Marry
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, November 04, 2013 (AFNS) - Military members who are unable to legally marry in the state or country where they are assigned can request permissive temporary duty to travel to a state where they can get married, according to an Oct. 15 leave policy update, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Following a June 26 Supreme Court … [Read more...]