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  • MilPDS upgrade complete

    Editor's note: This story is one in a series of articles to inform and educate total force Airmen about how they will be affected by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade.The Air Force has successfully upgraded and transferred the Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Information

  • Congress reviews reserve forces equipment needs

    Senior Army and Air Force leaders for the Reserve and National Guard were on Capitol Hill to testify March 19 and answer questions about updating and replacing their combat-worn equipment.Chairman Michael Turner, R-Ohio, and Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., led the hearing at the House Armed Services

  • Fallen Airman remembered with blood drive

    Dozens of Airmen honored the life of one of their fallen brothers today in a unique way--by donating blood to other Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines in need. The blood drive, organized by the 89th Communications Squadron, was dedicated to the memory of Senior Airman John E. King, II, whose

  • Top Enlisted Leaders Express Concerns on Budget Issues

    The top enlisted members of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps underscored to lawmakers yesterday the quality-of-life challenges the services face in tough fiscal times.Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III said the current budgetary situation has far-reaching effects on the Army and

  • HQ AFDW earns AF-level awards

    Air Force District of Washington Commander Maj. Gen. Sharon K.G. Dunbar congratulated Headquarters AFDW Contracting personnel for recently winning Air Force-level awards March 11, 2013 on Joint Base Andrews, Md. "I spent 13 years in contracting so I know how hard it is," Dunbar said to the HQ AFDW

  • Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

  • 97 selected for promotion to captain

    Of 101 lieutenants considered, 97 were selected for promotion to captain during the 2012E Chaplains, Line of the Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps quarterly captain selection process, Air Force Personnel Center officials

  • Developmental education application windows open

    Eligible active duty officers and civilians are now able to apply for intermediate and senior developmental education opportunities, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. Officer applications are due to AFPC April 5, and civilian nominations are due May 1, said George McKey, AFPC officer

  • West Point visit sparks illustrious 30-year AF career

    Describing her career as "inconceivable," there isn't much that Maj. Gen. Sharon K. G. Dunbar would want to change. "I've done more than I ever imagined," said the small-hometown-in-Illinois commander of the Air Force District of Washington, Joint Base Andrews, Md. "I've met incredible people