Nov. 2, 2018 Fall back: Goodbye daylight saving Daylight saving time ends Nov. 4. Time will be set back one hour at 2 a.m. to standard time.Beginning in 2007, Congress established that daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Before then, daylight saving time dates have varied as Congress
Nov. 1, 2018 Edwards hosts AFMC energy assurance summit Representatives from Air Force Materiel Command’s five centers and the Air Force Research Laboratory gathered at Edwards for AFMC’s Energy Assurance Working Group Summit Oct. 23-25. The command holds these summits every six months rotating between its different bases, and the “Center of the
Nov. 1, 2018 Federal employees insurance 'Open Season' begins Nov. 12 Open season for the 2019 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, Federal Flexible Spending Accounts Program (FSAFEDS), and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) begins on Nov. 12 and ends on Dec. 10.
Nov. 1, 2018 Air Force Agile Pilot Program meets mission needs in the wake of Hurricane Michael MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate’s agile pilot program is consolidating four legacy contract writing systems into a single contract management system known as Contracting Information Technology, or CON-IT, and is
Oct. 31, 2018 AFIMSC helps Tyndall get back in the fight As Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, recovers from the full-force punch leveled by Hurricane Michael Oct. 10, members and teams from across the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are helping the base get back in the fight. AFIMSC Vice Commander Col. Pat Miller leads Task Force Phenix
Oct. 31, 2018 412th Test Wing releases FY19 Strategic Action Plan The leadership at the 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, a center nested under Air Force Materiel Command, released their Fiscal Year 2019 Strategic Action Plan which outlines the path the organization will take to meet goals of the Air Force and the National Defense Strategy for the new fiscal
Oct. 30, 2018 Air Force leadership talks retention and readiness at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium The 50th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium brought top Air Force leadership to Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 25 to 27, to address issues of interest to the mobility force and the Air Force as a whole.
Oct. 30, 2018 Edwards assumes leadership of AFCEC The Air Force Civil Engineer Center welcomed its new director during a change of leadership ceremony Oct. 29. Terry G. Edwards, a member of the senior executive service, becomes the center’s fourth director since the organization activated in 2012. As a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force
Oct. 29, 2018 Commentary: Combating the ‘Insider Threat’ depends on us all We have been combating the “insider threat” for decades in the Air Force and in the Department of Defense. As far back as World War I, and especially during times of national conflict, our nation has been compelled to formally address and mitigate potential threat vectors that stemmed from inside