Sept. 16, 2014 Career field choice brings joy, honor to reservist As one of 45 personnel currently deployed to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware to support the sacred mission for Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Staff Sgt. Earl Simmons said he feels blessed and grateful to be one of the few individuals who get a chance to perform this mission. The deployment is
Sept. 16, 2014 Look past 1947 for Air Force roots The Air Force officially turns 67 this month, but my uncle Gino thinks it's older.He's 90, and the lone surviving brother of my father. Both of them served in World War II, as did two of their siblings. My father was in the Navy, as was his eldest brother, Europeo (his real name, I swear). Gino and
Sept. 11, 2014 Critical Days of Summer ends; focus on risk management heightens During the last holiday weekend of CDS, the Air Force lost two Airmen, one in a private aircraft mishap and the other in a motor vehicle-pedestrian mishap. There were 17 fatalities during the entire CDS period, May 23 through Labor Day weekend, down from 20 for the same period last year.
Sept. 11, 2014 Sept. 10 – Pulse on AF force management Featured in this force management update are details regarding changes to the reduction in force board eligibility, force shaping board results and ongoing civilian force management programs.Military force management: Updated matrices for reduction in force boardBased on voluntary losses, the Air
Sept. 9, 2014 Air Force revamps AEF The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a
Sept. 8, 2014 AF announces new EPR system, establishes static closeout dates Reserve enlisted Airmen assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing here will soon find themselves falling into the same performance review cycles as their active-duty counterparts of the same rank due to recently announced, total-force adjustments to the enlisted evaluation system. The changes, which were
Sept. 8, 2014 Get ready! 315 AW transitions to single UTA Beginning Oct. 18, Airmen assigned to the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. will conduct a three-month trial and evaluation period executing a single unit training assembly weekend. With leaner financial times forecast in fiscal year 2015, which begins Oct. 1, a comprehensive study was
Sept. 4, 2014 Reservists commemorate the 30th anniversary of Starlifter crash Members of the 315th Operations Group gathered during the July B flight unit training assembly to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the crash of a C-141 Starlifter flown by a nine-member Reserve aircrew from the (at the time) 701st Military Airlift Squadron.Eight aircrew members and one passenger
Sept. 4, 2014 Solutions Evolving for Budget Challenges, DoD Official Says By , Defense Media ActivityThe Defense Department faces budgetary challenges, but solutions to those concerns are evolving, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics said Sept. 3.Speaking to military and industry members at the annual ComDef 2014 conference at the
Sept. 4, 2014 Suicide prevention more than a month-long campaign All Airmen have a responsibility that lasts much longer than a one-month campaign. This responsibility extends beyond ourselves and includes our work environment, our families, friends, fellow Airmen and our communities.While Suicide Prevention Month is observed across the United States in