Dec. 3, 2013 Reserve Components' Yellow Ribbon Program Remains Vital A program that has helped ease the post-deployment process for thousands of Guard and reserve members and their families in recent years will remain vital even after combat operations wind down in Afghanistan, a senior defense official who helped establish it told American Forces Press Service.The
Dec. 2, 2013 AF implements new personnel policies as it prepares to get smaller The Air Force will implement new personnel policies to posture for future force management programs as it prepares to become smaller, officials announced today.In the absence of Congressional direction to mitigate the impact of sequestration, the Air Force must proceed with changes to personnel
Nov. 26, 2013 Welsh: Budget Woes Force Cuts to Some Base Facilities In this time of sequestration, the Air Force must focus on its primary mission of being able to fight and win the nation's wars, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the Air Force chief of staff, said here yesterday.Family programs that support that mission will receive funding, but "nice-to-have" facilities
Nov. 25, 2013 Pentagon Official Says DOD Needs More BRAC The Defense Department is again asking Congress to allow it to use a tool that would help alleviate draconian budget cuts possible under sequestration: the base realignment and closure process.The latest call came from Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and
Nov. 25, 2013 CY14A Air Force Reserve School Selection Board to convene The CY14A Air Force Reserve School Selection Board will convene Feb. 3, 2014 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Both Invitation to Apply and RSSB Application can be found on myPers located under the red "News Alert" tab or on the vPC-GR Dashboard under the "Actions
Nov. 20, 2013 Troops Can Send Satellite Radio Holiday Messages The Joint Hometown News Service, part of the Defense Media Activity, is partnering this year with SiriusXM Radio to enable service members worldwide to send holiday greetings to loved ones back home.Military members anywhere can call a toll-free number, 888-776-2790, to record a holiday message for
Nov. 19, 2013 Comptroller: Instability Affects Readiness, Civilian Workforce The Defense Department has assumed a substantial level of risk to military readiness and to its civilian workforce because of the long-term instability of its budget and the budget process, Pentagon Comptroller Robert F. Hale said here last week.Speaking Nov. 14 at the Defense One Summit, the
Nov. 19, 2013 Acting SECAF: AF at increase level of risk under sequestration Air Force readiness was the topic of concern for the Air Force's senior leader as he addressed members of the Air Force Association and the media during the association's monthly breakfast, in Arlington, Va., Nov. 18."Air Force readiness has suffered an 'increase level of risk' as a result of
Nov. 18, 2013 Kadena joins in sending aid to Philippines Following the devastation throughout the Philippines, due to Super Typhoon Haiyan, which hit six central islands Nov. 8, Kadena Air Base has joined the U.S. Pacific Command in the effort to deliver aide to the country.Under Operation Damayan, Kadena Airmen received and supported a C-17 Globemaster
Nov. 18, 2013 Reserve Advisory Council looking for innovative ideas Got a great idea that can improve things for your fellow reservists? The Air Force Reserve wants your input and has tasked the Reserve Advisory Council to represent all categories of Citizen Airmen and to bring their ideas to the attention of Air Force senior leaders.Scheduled to meet on Nov. 18,