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  • Tinker sergeant named one of Air Force's best Airmen

    A four-star general doesn't often call an Airman in the field, but on July 27 Master Sgt. James Mogren picked up the phone and heard the voice of Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman on the other end of the line. What came next was good news as Sergeant Mogren, 72nd Security

  • Air Force names AFMC NCO 1 of 12 outstanding Airmen

    Air Force officials announced Aug. 3 that Master Sgt. James P. Mogren of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center in San Antonio considered 36

  • AFMC civilians set for Sept. 12 transition from NSPS

    The majority of Air Force Materiel Command employees covered under the National Security Personnel System will transition to the General Schedule beginning Sept. 12, the final of four phases within the Air Force that began on July 4. This conversion out of NSPS was mandated by the Fiscal 2010

  • AFMC, union leadership reaffirm partnership

    Leaders of the Air Force's largest civilian employer and the military's largest employee union reaffirmed a strong partnership at their annual meeting as they sat down to discuss workforce issues here June 22. Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, and John Gage, national

  • Fallen Nomads honored on Khobar Towers anniversary

    Approximately 100 people gathered here June 25 to remember the 12 Airmen who made the highest sacrifice in service to the United States 14 years ago today.A terrorist attack at Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, resulted in 400 casualties among civilian and military personnel. The 33rd Fighter

  • Eglin's Natural Resources Manager earns DOD environmental award

    The Department of Defense honored one of Eglin's own at a ceremony held at the Pentagon today.The 96th Civil Engineer Group's Steve Seiber received the 2010 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation for his outstanding achievements to conserve and sustain natural

  • Mandatory courses smooth transition for AFMC NSPS personnel

    New online training courses are available to help smooth the upcoming transition of more than 15,000 current Air Force Materiel Command National Security Personnel System employees into the General Schedule Personnel System. Courses are required for all AFMC supervisors of NSPS employees, as

  • AFMC leader visits Tinker, highlights civilian issues

    Air Force Materiel Command Executive Director Dr. Steven Butler called upon civilians to broaden their career paths, an effort that takes on added significance as a changing Air Force turns to more civilian leadership, during a visit here that began Feb. 22. During the visit, Dr. Butler had