May 5, 2015 Rewards program rules for government travelers Last week I called a hotel to book a room for a week-long TDY. I schedule my hotel arrangements myself since DTS always seems to erroneously indicate that no rooms are available. As I was in the process of confirming the reservation, the attendant asked if I was a member of the hotel’s rewards
May 4, 2015 New Tuition Assistance Tool Attuned to Troops’ Educational Need The Defense Department continues to invest in its service members and has introduced a new online informational tool tailored to their unique school programs and educational needs, the Defense Department’s chief of voluntary education said in a DoD news interview last month.Dawn Bilodeau discussed a
May 4, 2015 U.S. Military Role in Assistance to Nepal U.S. military forces have responded to the earthquakedisaster in Nepal and continue to develop plans to support the U.S. governmentagencies making up the U.S. response to the calamity. The U.S. stands by Nepal at this sad time andextends its condolences to all those affected.Soon after the April
May 1, 2015 Wing website gets dramatic overhaul The 315th Airlift Wing went live with a new and updated public website today that improves security, is much more modern looking and offers mobile versions of its pages for easier viewing on smart phones and tablets.The 315 AW public website address remains the same, www.315aw.afrc.af.mil , but the
April 30, 2015 AF Reserve, Guard leaders testify before the Senate The chief of the Air Force Reserve and the director of the Air National Guard testified alongside the other services' Reserve chiefs and Guard directors before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, April 29.With the threat of sequestration-level funding looming, both the Guard
April 29, 2015 Air Force provides additional support in Nepal The Air Force continues its support of the disaster relief operations in Nepal with the arrival of a second C-17 Globemaster III in response to an earthquake that rocked the country April 25."One of the U.S. Air Force's great strengths is our ability to provide rapid global mobility in support of
April 27, 2015 DoD Sends Aircraft to Support Disaster-Assistance Operations in Nepal The United States has sent an Air Force aircraft to Nepal to deliver personnel and cargo in support of disaster-relief operations, according to Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren. A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the country Saturday,
April 27, 2015 DoD Sends Aircraft to Support Disaster-Assistance Operations in Nepal The United States has sent an Air Force aircraft to Nepal to deliver personnel and cargo in support of disaster-relief operations, according to Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren.A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the country Saturday, reportedly leaving almost 2,500 dead, about 6,000 injured and
April 22, 2015 315 AW wins 2014 Air Force Reserve Command’s Excellence Award Air Force Reserve Command recognized the 315th Airlift Wing for its One Unit Training Assembly Working Group by announcing the wing as recipient of the AFRC Lessons Learned Excellence Award.AFRC is forwarding the 31 representative to the Air Force competition for the General George C. Kenney Award
April 22, 2015 315 AW wins 2014 Air Force Reserve Command’s Excellence Award Air Force Reserve Command recognized the 315th Airlift Wing for its One Unit Training Assembly Working Group by announcing the wing as recipient of the AFRC Lessons Learned Excellence Award.AFRC is forwarding the 31 representative to the Air Force competition for the General George C. Kenney Award