March 16, 2012 By Elizabeth M. Collins, Soldiers Magazine FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. -- With six new occupational specialties and more than 13,000 new positions opening to women -- positions that will be co-located with direct combat units, as well as battalion-level positions with combat units -- more women than ever before will be serving along the front lines, often in … [Read more...]
Stop Loss Special Pay Extended
Cindy Dewey ARPC Public Affairs 3/15/2012 - BUCKLEY AFB, Colo. (AFNS) -- Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until midnight Oct. 21 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution authorized by Public Law 112-74. The new Oct. 21, 2012 deadline extends the original cutoff for applications and allows … [Read more...]
Reducing Sexual Violence
Sgt. Jess Harvey Air Force Public Affairs Agency 3/14/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Wing Commanders' Guide was sent out to wing commanders recently and contains statistics, facts and talking points to help leaders encourage healthy conversations among their Airmen, which senior leaders say is paramount to eliminating sexual crimes in … [Read more...]
Simulation Ammo Allows for True-To-Life Training
March 14, 2012 By Jennifer Mattson, NCO Journal FORT BLISS, Texas -- When Soldiers enter the training environment, it's important that their experience is as close as possible to situations they'll encounter in combat. The Army has invested a considerable amount of money to make training more realistic to better help Soldiers when they deploy. Units gearing up for combat … [Read more...]
Air Force Achieves Historic Milestone
Masao Doi Air Force Safety Center 3/13/2012 - KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) -- Air Force safety officials here today announced that since Feb. 17, 2011, the Air Force has now gone for more than 12 months without an on-duty ground fatality. After an exhaustive search of the Air Force Safety Center's safety mishap database, officials confirmed the service reached this … [Read more...]