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
May 12, 2014 Dempsey Says Defense Budget Uncertainty Must End Uncertainty on the defense budget must end, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told North Carolina reporters over the weekend.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said that unless the situation changes, U.S. service members may be sent into harm's way inadequately prepared.When reporters asked how the
May 12, 2014 DOD Needs New Base Closure Round, Senior Official Says The Defense Department is calling on Congress to authorize another round of base realignments and closures because of excess capacity that is cutting into funding for troop readiness and other higher priority needs, a senior DOD official said."We cannot afford to waste money on infrastructure that
May 12, 2014 Hagel ‘Not Pleased’ About Budget Direction in Congress Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is not pleased about the House Armed Services Committee's mark-up of the fiscal year 2015 Defense Department budget request, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said May 9.The committee, he said, disregarded many of DOD's recommendations, including
May 8, 2014 DOD values civilian employees’ contributions The Defense Department greatly appreciates the contributions of its civilian employees as it works toward achieving more efficiency across the workforce, a senior personnel official told a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs panel May 6.Paige Hinkle-Bowles, the deputy assistant