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  • Government Shutdown: Frequently Asked Questions

    Below are frequently asked questions about the current government shutdown. Do you have questions you need answered in regard to the government shutdown and its impact on the Air Force? Post them in the comments below. We will research and try to find the answer(s) for you and respond to the post(s)

  • FY14 Tuition Assistance Suspended

    Update (2 Oct)Due to the lack of a Fiscal Year (FY14) budget, all Tuition Assistance (TA) for classes starting on or after 1 October 2013 will be suspended until further notice. Effective immediately, the ability to apply for TA through the Air Force Virtual Education Center (AFVEC) is on hold.

  • Stateside commissaries return to normal operations

    Stateside commissaries that closed due to the government shutdown will resume normal operations Oct. 7, the Defense Commissary Agency announced on their website today. Stores normally closed on Mondays will reopen for business on their next scheduled operating day.For specific information about your

  • Most AF civilians to return to work

    In accordance with a memo Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released Oct. 5, the Air Force will recall most of the nearly 104,000 Air Force civilian Airmen placed on emergency furlough due to government shutdown. However, a significant number will not yet be able to return.In his memo, Hagel stated that

  • DOD spells out closure contingency plan guidance

    DOD officials today issued guidance to the force in the event appropriations lapse Oct. 1 and a government shutdown results. Officials emphasize they still hope Congress can avoid that but say it is prudent to take such steps.The eight-page document gives basic guidance to commanders and directors

  • Memo Prepares DOD Employees for Government Shutdown

    Although Defense Department officials believe a government shutdown can be avoided when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, they want DOD employees to be prepared for the possibility, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a memo issued to the workforce today.The fiscal year ends Sept. 30, and

  • Commander discusses future of Air Force Reserve

     Discussing the future of the Air Force, senior military and industry leaders gathered at the Air Force Association's 2013 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor, Md., Sept. 16-18.More than 5,000 U.S. and

  • Muddy mavens: Reservists run dirty for a cause

    Several members of the 315th Airlift Wing here joined forces and braved boot-camp style obstacles, biting insects and lots and lots of mud during Charleston's inaugural Dirty Girl Mud Run on Saturday Sept. 14, 2013, which was held at Legare Farms on Johns Island.Dirty Girl partners with Bright Pink

  • 315th ALCF gets new commander

    The 315th Airlift Control Flight welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony today in the Yonkie auditorium here at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Lt. Col. Don L. Thigpen II took command of the ALCF, succeeding the units previous commander, Lt. Col. Zebedee O. T. Lau, who is set to