Eric M. Grill Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs 3/8/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Military members wishing to root on their favorite college basketball team as they compete in the upcoming NCAA basketball championship tournament now have free online access to do so. Using their .mil email address, military members can register … [Read more...]
Bagram Airfield Service Members Honor Air Force Hero
March 8, 2012 by Tech. Sgt. Vernon Cunningham 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 3/8/2012 - BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Men and women from every military service dedicated their day to honoring one of the Air Force's fallen heroes here March 4. The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted a ruck march, remembrance ceremony and celebratory barbecue to honor … [Read more...]
Tenure Change Continues to Affect Assignments
Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel 3/7/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- The January return to pre-2003 enlisted high year of tenure rates continues to impact assignments, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today. High year of tenure is the maximum number of years enlisted Airmen in each grade may remain on active duty. In 2003, HYT was … [Read more...]
AF Releases Video Tutorial to Educate Civilians about AFPERS
ByTech. Sgt. Steve Grever Air Force Personnel, 3/6/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Air Force officials have created a video tutorial, or vodcast, to educate civil service employees, supervisors and human resources specialists about the information and resources available to civilians on the Air Force Personnel Services, or AFPERS, website. The five-minute … [Read more...]
First Flight Launch Means First Step Toward Future Air Dominance
http://www.youtube.com/embed/35WlyyHAtag March 6, 2012 by Chrissy Cuttita96th Air Base Wing Public Affairs EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The launch of the first F-35 Lightning II flight here March 6 is a small step into the next half century of air dominance. Morale was high even though the sortie was abbreviated by the pilot's determination of "in flight emergency." "Our … [Read more...]