Jan. 16, 2014 Military OneSource Offers Free Tax Services If it hasn't arrived yet, your 2013 W-2 wage and tax statement likely is on its way, and with it the countdown toward the April 15 tax filing deadline.As preparations begin for the upcoming tax season, military families are being offered a free service to ensure they can meet that deadline from
Jan. 14, 2014 Team Charleston enables the President to attend Nelson Mandela memorial With the announcement of former South African President Nelson Mandela's death Dec. 5, 2013, tens of thousands of people, including President Barack Obama, began making plans to attend his memorial service.Within hours of Mandela's passing, the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings, with support from the
Jan. 14, 2014 New secretary testifies to commission on total force The Air Force will rely more on its Air National Guard and Reserve components in the future with the aim to preserve more capabilities as the service seeks to reduce its personnel , the service's top leader said Jan.9.In her first testimony as secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James addressed
Jan. 14, 2014 New SecAF to Airmen: With change comes opportunity The Air Force's most senior leader gave insight into her life and shared career advice with Airmen across the Air Force during her first town hall Jan. 9. Speaking from the Pentagon auditorium, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spoke about her 32 years of defense experience, passing on
Jan. 14, 2014 Healthy minds: 315th gains AFRC’s first director of psychological health Reservists have always shown incredible strength in the face of hardship. Nevertheless, a decade of high-tempo operations in support of two wars has taken its toll on the mental health of many servicemembers.That's why the Air Force Reserve Command established a new program aimed at assisting Airmen
Jan. 13, 2014 315th Airlift Wing announces 2013 Annual Award Winners The selection boards for the Airman, noncomissioned officer, senior NCO, company grade officer, field grade officer and first sergeant of the year for calendar year 2013 selected the following winners: Airman of the year - Senior Airman Cameron McMillin, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Jan. 13, 2014 315 maintenance managers make education top priority Every quarter maintenance managers from the 315th Airlift Wing attend specialized training here, which allows them to better perform their duties in real-world maintenance environments.The training is conducted in house by experts in their respective fields. Known here as "Maintenance University,"
Jan. 9, 2014 AF’s top leader to host online town hall The Air Force's newest and most senior leader will hold a service-wide, online town hall meeting Jan. 9 at 3:30 p.m. EST, addressing issues relevant to today's Airmen. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James will answer questions from Airmen at the Pentagon, and also speak to her goals and
Jan. 8, 2014 Commentary: Looking ahead to 2014 This is the time of year prognosticators look ahead to predict what is on the horizon for the next 12 months. I don't claim to have any powers of prediction, but if one were to forecast some of the impacts that national and world events will have on our military in 2014, I'll offer these general
Jan. 3, 2014 DOD announces recertification of imminent danger areas Jan. 3, the Defense Department announced the recertification of some locations as imminent danger pay areas while discontinuing that designation for others. A periodic review and recertification was conducted for Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) purposes and was made in coordination with the joint staff,