FALLS CHURCH, Va., October 31, 2013 (AFNS) - Three Air Force Medical Service military treatment facilities (MTFs) earned top accreditation honors recently by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America, for exemplary performance and were named among the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures. The MTFs awarded these honors … [Read more...]
Leaders Advise Commission Not to Merge Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard
WASHINGTON (10/30/13) - Air Force Reserve leaders told members of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force that merging the Air Force Reserve with the Air National Guard would create little value and cause numerous adverse impacts - detracting from the broader goal of improving the Air Force structure. Appointed by the fiscal 2013 National Defense … [Read more...]
New Inspection System Offers Airmen ‘Direct Line’ to Pentagon
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., October 25, 2013 (AFNS) - In what officials call a successful first-of-its-kind event, Air Mobility Command inspectors launched the command's implementation of the new Air Force Inspection System at Little Rock AFB, Ark., the last week of September. Part of that new system included the chance for Airmen and family members to confidentially pass … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]