Oct. 30, 2013 My educational journey: However long it takes, just keep going! My education journey started in high school. I knew I wanted to go to college, I just didn't know what I wanted to major in. I decided I wanted to attend Oklahoma State University because it was far enough away that I could live in the dorms and get the full college experience but close enough to
Oct. 25, 2013 FAQ: The Doolittle Raiders Grand Arrival Join the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at 1 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2013, as it welcomes the Doolittle Raiders for their Grand Arrival at 1:15 p.m. The museum asks the Miami Valley community to come out and line the driveway coming into the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. We will wave flags
Oct. 24, 2013 AFMC promotes Freeze the Gain to prevent diabetes During the holiday season, Air Force Materiel Command will promote the Freeze the Gain Challenge to help prevent type 2 diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes is a national epidemic and is one of the fastest growing diseases in the country. More than one in four adults
Oct. 24, 2013 AFMC recognizes third quarter “Graduates” Congratulations to the following members of the Air Force Materiel Command team on completing a degree or certificate program during the third quarter of 2013, AFMC's "Year of the Graduate."The goal of YoGrad is to inspire those considering or currently working on an education plan to start,
Oct. 22, 2013 AFMC 5-center construct reaches full operational capability Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, announced Oct. 22, 2013, the full operational capability of the command's 5-center construct, a major milestone in AFMC history. "The 80,000-plus men and women of AFMC have repeatedly raised their own bar for success. This world-class
Oct. 21, 2013 Shutdown effects continue on Defense Department, Hagel says The government shutdown is over, but it will take a while for the effects to fade, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said at a press conference Oct. 17, 2013. At the shutdown's height, more than 400,000 Defense Department civilian employees were furloughed because of the lapse of appropriations for the
Oct. 17, 2013 AF civilians to be retroactively paid, urged not to access pay system Civilian Air Force employees, who were furloughed during the government shutdown, have been authorized to return to work Oct. 17.Civilians, including those who returned to work earlier this month, will be retroactively paid but are urged not to access the pay system, as mass amounts of website
Oct. 17, 2013 Technical order archives are leaned, digitized The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Technical Systems Division Technical Orders Home Office has leaned its processes and in turn saved the Air Force $1,100 per technical order request. "We're leaning out a paper-based technical order world to a digital-based TO world," said Blaser Munger, TO
Oct. 17, 2013 Greening Tinker: New lighting in industrial areas saves money, energy Tinker's energy personnel are constantly on a quest to reduce energy usage while maintaining production rates. Most recently, they realized if they changed the lighting used on the industrial floors in Bldgs. 3001 and 9001, they could figuratively hit two birds with one stone. So far, they've
Oct. 11, 2013 CFC suspended as shutdown continues As a result of the government shutdown, the Department of Defense has indefinitely suspended the Combined Federal Campaign.The campaign was slated to start its official solicitation period Sept. 1 and run through Dec. 15.According to a memorandum released Oct. 9, CFC campaign activities are not