May 27, 2014 Obama Vows Vets Will Get Care They Earned The United States will ensure that veterans will get the care they earned while in service to the nation, President Barack Obama said during his weekly address May 24.The president also asked Americans to remember the service and sacrifice of their fellow citizens.The nation's history "shines with
May 27, 2014 Freedom, fortitude and sacrifice: CMSAF commemorates fallen Air Force senior leaders and members of the Air Force Association and Air Force Sergeants Association gathered for a Memorial Day service and wreath laying ceremony May 26, 2014, at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.During his keynote address, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A.
May 21, 2014 CSAF provides ‘initial feedback’ to all commanders All supervisors are required to provide subordinates with an initial feedback, outlining expectations, standards and goals they can both work together to achieve. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III led the way by introducing the new Air Force Instruction 1-2 "Commander's
May 21, 2014 Compensation For Involuntary Flight Changes Military and government employees are often required to travel as part of their duties. If everything goes well, you arrive where you need to be, on time, with no complications. In reality, sometimes you arrive at the airport for your connection, change gates several times, and prior to boarding you
May 19, 2014 SecAF, VCSAF outline top priority in memo to Airmen In a memo sent to Airmen across the service today, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer challenged Airmen to take responsibility for creating cost saving initiatives within their areas of expertise.The memo reemphasizes one of James' top priorities since
May 18, 2014 315th ALCF gets top AFRC award The 315th Airlift Control Flight brought home top honors this year by winning the award for Air Force Reserve Command Airlift Control Flight of the Year.The award, which was presented by Lt. Gordy Griggs to the unit, signified top performance among ALCF's and hard work and dedication to the ALCF
May 18, 2014 315th Operations Support Squadron welcomes new commander The 315th Operations Support Squadron welcomed a new commander during an assumption of command ceremony today at the Yonkee Auditorium here. Col. Caroline Evernham, 315th Operations Group commander, provided the opening remarks and congratulated Lt. Col. Thomas J. McNamara on his new role as the
May 15, 2014 Reservists aid in patient evacuation during multi-agency national disaster exercise Members of the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here led the charge to provide crucial patient evacuation support during a large-scale national disaster exercise held May 14 here and in Greenville, South Carolina.The exercise, under the coordination of the South Carolina Army National Guard,
May 15, 2014 Dempsey: Risk, Readiness Hard to Explain, Important to Consider Risk and readiness are the two toughest concepts to explain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said May 14.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told the Atlantic Council getting these concepts through to people is hard, but important to do."Readiness has no constituents. You know what I mean?" the
May 14, 2014 Sallie Mae Ordered to Pay $96.6M for Violating Troops’ Rights Justice Department officials announced an enforcement action yesterday against the nation's largest servicer of federal and private student loans, which was found to be systematically violating the legal rights of U.S. service members.Sallie Mae -- also known as Sallie Mae Bank and Navient Solutions