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  • AF finalizing details for two officer force management programs

    Details for implementation of two fiscal 2014 officer force management programs announced in December are being finalized to allow Air Force officials to release eligibility criteria, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.Details regarding the reduction in force board, coupled with

  • Opportunities, challenges abound on mobile horizon, CIO says

    The Pentagon's chief information officer today discussed the vast opportunities mobile computing provides and its critical role in improving support for the Defense Department's 600,000 mobile device users.During the 4th annual MobileGov Summit at the Newseum here, Teresa M. Takai said operational

  • Top AF senior enlisted leader testifies on AF quality of life

    The top Air Force senior enlisted adviser testified during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran's Affairs, Feb. 26, in Washington, D.C.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, as well as the other services' senior enlisted

  • Commentary: Your service matters

    "Thank you for your service."Like you, I hear this frequently while I'm out and about in uniform. The vast majority of Americans are proud of and thankful for their military, and they truly appreciate your service. While it's very humbling to get thanked for "just doing your job", it's important to

  • URGENT: Sunday March 2, Unit Training Assembly canceled

    Due to a large winter weather system moving into the Whiteman Air Force Base area, the 442d Fighter Wing's Sunday March 2, Unit Training Assembly has been canceled. All 442d FW members are directed not to report to work on Sunday March 2.The weather is expected to deteriorate rapidly late this

  • 442d FW Annual Awards Banquet

    YOU ARE INVITED! Join us during the April UTA for the 442d FW Annual Awards Banquet where we will recognize our 2013 quarterly and annual award winners! Enjoy lunch and support your fellow Reservists. Contact your First Sergeant for tickets.

  • SecAF outlines top priorities during 'State of AF' address

    After her second month in office, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James laid out her top three priorities as part of a "state of the Air Force" address, during the final day of the 30th annual Air Force Association Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 21.James laid out the path

  • Contingency plans begin for possible full Afghanistan withdrawal

    President Barack Obama today informed Afghan President Hamid Karzai that because the Afghan leader has demonstrated that it is unlikely that he will sign the bilateral security agreement on a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan beyond this year, he has asked the Pentagon to ensure that it has

  • Hagel Outlines Budget Reducing Troop Strength, Force Structure

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has proposed cuts in military spending that include further reductions in troop strength and force structure in every military service in the coming year as part of an effort to prioritize U.S. strategic interests in the face of reduced resources after more than a

  • Welsh throws down gauntlet: Air Force-wide Mustache March

    Mustache March is right around the corner. And this year, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh is issuing a challenge to the entire service."I don't think we've ever had an all-in Mustache March, have we?" Welsh said during his Feb. 20 address to the Air Force Association's Air Warfare