By Desiree Palacios Air Force News Service 8/20/2012 - NEW YORK (AFNS) -- The Air Force kicked off one of its biggest outreach programs in America's largest city Aug. 19 with a combination of opening day remarks, flyovers, interactive displays and performances by Air Force bands. The opening ceremony at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Pier 86 marked the start of Air … [Read more...]
High Year of Tenure Changes Take Effect in 2013
Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center 8/17/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- High year of tenure changes announced in December will go into effect in September 2013, Air Force Personnel Center officials reminded affected Airmen on Aug. 16. Changes will affect senior airmen, staff sergeants and technical sergeants, said Lt. Col. Tara White, AFPC … [Read more...]
Army Invests $120 Million in Partnership to Exploit New Materials
August 21, 2012 By U.S. Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs ADELPHI, Md. (Aug. 21, 2012) -- As the nation looks for ways to double the speed and reduce the cost of new advanced materials, recent advances have brought it closer to realizing this ability than ever before. The Army's already robust materials science research has expanded to include a new $120 million … [Read more...]
Navy Issues Guidance for Sailors Transitioning from Active to Reserve
The Navy announced guidance streamlining the transition from active duty to Selected Reserves (SELRES) through Perform to Serve (PTS) or Early Career Transition Program (ECTP) in release back in June. NAVADMIN 179/12 outlines a new process for active duty and full-time-support Sailors transitioning to the SELRES via PTS or ECTP to receive Navy Personnel Command (NPC)-funded … [Read more...]
Dempsey Highlights Three Military Transitions Needed in by 2020
By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2012 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the military must undergo three transitions in the coming years, with each dependent on finding the best way forward in lean economic times. During a town hall Thursday in Rosemount, Minn., Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told Minnesota National … [Read more...]