Dec. 11, 2013 AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement
Dec. 11, 2013 FY14 force management to include senior NCO retention board Plans are underway to convene a June senior NCO retention board to consider eligible master sergeants and senior master sergeants for retirement, officials announced Dec. 11.The board is one of several fiscal 2014 force management measures that have been or will be implemented to transition toward a
Dec. 5, 2013 DAU data call, prioritization of training begins The call for FY15 Defense Acquisition University requirements has started. Acquisition workforce members and their supervisors should be reviewing position requirements, new certification standards and assignment-specific training requirements to execute individual training plans working toward
Dec. 3, 2013 Hill selected to receive first operational F-35A aircraft Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was selected as the new home for the Air Force's first operational F-35A Lightning IIs.Air Force officials chose Hill AFB after a lengthy analysis of multiple locations' operational considerations, installation attributes, economic and environmental factors."Hill AFB is
Dec. 3, 2013 Commentary: Asking for help is courageous In the 1990s it was not uncommon for an Airman to hear the phrase "Suck it up!" It was also rare to find the supervisor who would encourage Airmen to seek help to work through mental health concerns. It seemed the senior noncommissioned officers were worried more about maintaining the appearance of
Dec. 2, 2013 World's Largest Military Aviation Museum Ready to Build New Addition The world's largest military aviation museum is about to get bigger.The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is set to expand its legacy with a new 224,000 square foot building to be constructed by Turner Construction Co. of Washington, D.C. The contract for the museum's newest building, which will
Nov. 27, 2013 AFMC encourages workforce to stay safe and drive sober for the holidays Whether going over the river or through the woods or along America's highways during the upcoming holiday season, drinking and driving can result in serious or deadly consequences. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 10,332 people were killed in crashes involving drunk
Nov. 27, 2013 ORE tests unit's readiness Practicing now prepares the 402nd Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight for the real thing later. The team honed their skills recently during an operational readiness exercise at Warrior Air Base. "Our primary mission is aircraft battle damage repair," said Capt. David Liston, 402nd EDMX flight
Nov. 26, 2013 Despite impacts of sequestration, restructure efforts yield improvements at Air Force Materiel Command The vice commander of Air Force Materiel Command offered insight to recent developments and answered questions regarding the command's recent restructure efforts and fiscal challenges at the Air Force Association's 2013 Pacific Air & Space Symposium here Nov. 22. Citing significant impacts to
Nov. 26, 2013 Increased unmanned aircraft workload on the horizon thanks to new partnership The Air Force Sustainment Center and General Atomics have reached an enterprise-level, public-private partnership agreement which allows the two organizations to partner in the maintenance of unmanned aircraft systems, including the Predator/Reaper and the Army's version of the aircraft, the Gray