September 25, 2012 by Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones Air Force Public Affairs Agency WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials announced they will delay the Line of the Air Force promotion board for captains commissioned in 2005 from its anticipated December 2013 date. Air Force officials made the announcement Sept. 25 as they released the 2013 Selection Board Schedule. Record … [Read more...]
USAF C-130 Completes First Flight with Enhanced Rolls-Royce Engine
by Rolls-Royce Press Release 9/19/2012 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the U.S. Air Force are conducting flight tests for an enhancement for the T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft. The Series 3.5 Engine Enhancement is designed to deliver fuel savings and reliability improvements, resulting … [Read more...]
2013 BAH Rates Announced
The House Committee passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. The proposed average increase for 2013 BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) rates is 4.2%. Approved and final 2013 BAH rate charts will not be released until December 2012. Excerpt from the DoD budget proposal via the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) public website: For the basic … [Read more...]
Obama: Nation Must Never Forget Missing Service Members
September 24, 2012 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – “As long as members of our Armed Forces remain unaccounted for, America will bring our fullest resources to bear in finding them and bringing them home. It is a promise we make not only to the families of our captured and our missing, but to all who have worn the uniform,” President Barack Obama … [Read more...]
Airmen Need to Submit Retraining Packages BEFORE MilPDS Upgrade
Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs 9/21/2012 -- Air Force officials are encouraging Regular Air Force Airmen who are eligible to retrain in December to submit their completed retraining packages through the myPers website by Nov. 15 to avoid processing delays. Airmen need to accomplish these actions because the Air Force is upgrading and … [Read more...]