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  • AF to retain additional intratheater airlift aircraft through fiscal 2014

    The Air Force announced it will retain additional airlift aircraft through fiscal 2014 in response to a congressional mandate to retain an inventory of 358 intratheater airlift aircraft.The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act signed into law Jan. 3, 2013, included language directing

  • Air Force suspends military tuition assistance

    In the wake of sequestration, the Air Force officially suspended military tuition assistance March 11.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced the Air Force has officially suspended military TA for the remainder of fiscal 2013. The program will continue to be evaluated to determine the

  • Furloughs Can Begin April 26, DOD Comptroller Says

    Unless Congress acts to end sequestration, furloughs for Defense Department civilian employees can begin April 26, the department's comptroller said here today.Robert F. Hale discussed the furlough planning process with a Pentagon audience. The comptroller also took questions sent in via Facebook

  • Women's roles evolve quickly following World War II

    Within the time span it took for women in television to transform from the female stereotypes portrayed on "I Love Lucy" to the more modern, late-century version found on "Murphy Brown," women in the U.S. Air Force were making strides that far outpaced their Hollywood counterparts.By the end of

  • AFDW commander conducts town halls on potential sequestration impacts

    Air Force District of Washington Commander Maj. Gen. Sharon K.G. Dunbar held town hall meetings Tuesday and Thursday at the Andrews Base Theater to provide civilian and military members with the latest information about sequestration and the civilian administrative furlough process. Under the Budget

  • Andrews Library offers digital catalog for info on the go

    Wide-spread green-effort initiatives and budgetary constraints are changing the face of the Air Force. As a result of these efforts the Joint Base Andrews library has reduced manning and limited hours of access. However, optimists often say, wherever there is dark cloud, there is a silver lining.

  • Sequestration impacts ripple across Air Force

    Air Force senior leaders issued updated guidance to leaders of Air Force major commands and addressed the service's Airmen last week on how the service will operate under sequestration and a continuing resolution for the remainder of the fiscal year.Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie

  • Secretary Details Results of Sequestration Uncertainty

    Soldier and Marine training, Air Force flying hours and Navy steaming days are being curtailed thanks to the $47 billion in cuts DOD must make before Sept. 30, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today.The secretary stressed at the start of his first press conference as Defense Secretary that

  • Time now to get smart on sequestration, furlough

    Defense Secretary Leon Panetta notified Congress recently that should sequestration occur, the Department of Defense will initiate furlough for its 800,000-plus civilian employees. Congressional notification is required at least 45 days from a planned furlough, with implementation anticipated for

  • Andrews kicks off Air Force Assistance Fund campaign

    Stars and Stripes filled the Distinguished Visitor's Lounge as senior officer and enlisted leaders from around the installation gathered to kick off the 2013 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign here, highlighting the importance of "Airmen helping Airmen." The AFAF was established more than 70 years