Jan. 15, 2015 James: New Acquisition Initiative Aims to Cut Costs Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced a new initiative designed to help the Air Force partner with industry, encourage innovation and drive down the cost of systems.James announced the Bending the Cost Curve program at the Atlantic Council here yesterday. She called it a targeted
Jan. 13, 2015 Chairman: Sequestration Cuts Would Require Strategy Change Unless Congress changes the Budget Control Act, which now requires a return to sequestration-level spending cuts in 2016, the military will need to change its strategy, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in an interview broadcast Jan. 11.In an appearance on "Fox News Sunday With Chris
Jan. 13, 2015 315th Airlift Wing announces annual award winners The selection boards for the 315th Airlift Wing Airman, noncommissioned officer, senior NCO, company grade officer, field grade officer and first sergeant for calendar year 2014.This year's winners are: Airman of the Year Senior Airman Zachary Creek, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron NCO of
Jan. 13, 2015 Free Tax Preparation, Advice Available to Military Families With the new year comes the annual dread of tax-filing season and the confusion and stress that can go along with it, especially for military families whose tax returns can be further complicated by frequent relocations, involvement of rental properties and other aspects of military life.To ease the
Jan. 12, 2015 701 AS hauls SC Army National Guard Black Hawks during joint training After more than a decade of serving in combat together, various branches of service and components continuously look for ways to sustain and further develop their interoperability and relationships. For Soldiers in the South Carolina Army National Guard, drill weekend was an ideal opportunity to
Jan. 9, 2015 DoD Releases Breakdown of Ebola Response Effort The Defense Department, January 8, released a breakdown of the numbers of DoD personnel involved in the battle to stop the spread of Ebola.The efforts, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, involve 2,367 DoD personnel, said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren. Most of those
Jan. 8, 2015 315 AW earns best large Reserve unit ARM award The 315th Airlift Wing earned the Sergeant Dee Campbell Outstanding Large Unit Air Force Aviation Resource Management Team of the Year for 2014."Our Aviation Resource Management Team is awesome!" said Col. Caroline Evernham, 315th Operations Group commander. "These are the men and women who ensure
Jan. 8, 2015 Wing announces 2014 Civilian Annual Award winners Two Air Force civilians were selected as annual award winners for calendar year 2014 by a 315th Airlift Wing section board.The winners are: Civilian Category I LaNeice Chapman, 315th Force Support SquadronCivilian Category II Lisa Sweat, 315 AW"I would like to extend my congratulations to
Jan. 7, 2015 AF announces no involuntary force management programs for FY15 Air Force officials announced in December there is no longer a need to conduct involuntary force management programs for fiscal year 2015 following a year of significant reductions designed to meet the Defense Department strategic and budgetary guidance.Officials confirmed that fiscal year 2014
Jan. 6, 2015 AF government travel cards receive tech upgrade Beginning this month, Citibank is issuing chip and PIN-enabled government travel cards (GTC) to new card applicants, individuals whose cards will expire in 2015 and individuals who have reported lost or stolen cards.This is the first phase in a multi-phased rollout, which will enhance the security