Jan. 19, 2012 OC-ALC receives DOD maintenance award The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center received the 2011 Robert T. Mason Depot Maintenance Excellence Award at a presentation ceremony here Jan. 11, 2012.John B. Johns, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for maintenance at the Department of Defense, presented the award, which was given for
Jan. 13, 2012 Military logistics strained, but healthy, official says The state of military logistics is healthy and service members are doing amazing things to supply operations around the world, but the system is strained as a result of 10 years of war, the Joint Staff's director of logistics said here.Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash said military logisticians are, in many
Jan. 13, 2012 Marine F-35Bs delivered to Eglin, Warlords A resolution to be even more expeditionary will be met this year, now that Marines here received their first two F-35B Lightning II variants of the Defense Department's fifth generation fighter Jan. 11, 2012.At the 33rd Fighter Wing, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is the home for the
Jan. 12, 2012 Team accelerates test, delivers B-1B close-air support capability B-1B bombers can find and strike moving targets in close-air support of ground troops even quicker than before thanks to a developmental test team from Edwards partnering with an operational test team from Texas to accelerate testing and deliver a mission-critical capability to the
Jan. 11, 2012 Hold the line: The importance of feedback Help your Airmen help you, themselves, and our Air Force. How? With feedback, feedback, and more feedback.Of course, my intended audience for this message is every first-line supervisor in our Air Force, both Airmen and civilians.While some may consider this message a re-statement of the obvious,
Jan. 11, 2012 Hold the Line: Life lessons -- learning to be remembered Some days I, like many others, only learn life's lessons through a significant emotional event, only learning the hard way. Do we have this trait in common? Some of these significant emotional events are very positive and some painfully negative. For some it's the first time away from home, an
Jan. 11, 2012 Air Force completes FY12 civilian workforce restructure Air Force officials announced 4,500 additional positions for elimination as a continuation of its FY12 Civilian Workforce Restructure Jan 11, 2012. This reduction builds on the realignments announced in November, including the elimination of 9,000 positions and the addition of 5,900 positions
Jan. 9, 2012 AFMC kicks off "Year of Continuing Education" Building on the success of its "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" campaign in 2011, Air Force Materiel Command rolled out a plan for the "Year of Continuing Education" Jan. 1, 2012.Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC commander, introduced the initiative in a Commander's Log sent via email Jan.
Jan. 9, 2012 Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly
Jan. 9, 2012 Supervisor Resource Center now available online through Air Force Portal The Supervisor Resource Center, a virtual clearinghouse of resources that provides helpful online tools and information for new and seasoned supervisors and employees, is now available online through the Air Force Portal.The Supervisor Resource Center features a blend of human capital management