Oct. 28, 2013 Official Stresses Value of Saving for Emergencies Tucking away money in savings accounts for emergencies is as critical to service members' financial readiness as establishing retirement accounts, the director of the Defense Department's office of family policy and children and youth said.DOD officials encourages troops and their families to have
Oct. 28, 2013 Remember to ‘Fall back’ this weekend for time change Remember to set your clocks back one hour this weekend as we switch to Eastern Standard Time Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m. Once again the time change falls on a UTA weekend. The good news is that you will get an hour of extra sleep Sunday morning before coming in for A flight. Remember to change your
Oct. 25, 2013 AFI change simplifies fitness appeal process Airmen who fail their fitness assessment now may appeal to their wing commanders rather than submit an appeal to the Air Force Board for Corrections of Military Records, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The appeal process change is one of several updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2905,
Oct. 25, 2013 315th Airlift Wing announces latest quarterly award winners Selection boards for Airman, noncommissioned officer, senior NCO, junior officer, field grade officer, and Air Force civilian have announced 315th Airlift Wing winners for the 3rd quarter (July - September).Winners are: Airman of the Quarter Senior Airman Elmon Hallback, 315th Maintenance
Oct. 23, 2013 Leaders continue to tap "innovative" Airmen for energy savings Air Force leadership calls upon Airmen to continue coming up with innovative ideas to provide the Air Force an assured energy advantage in air, space and cyberspace. In fiscal year 2012, the Air Force spent $9.2 billion on energy, almost 10 percent of the total budget. In a time of fiscal
Oct. 22, 2013 Turtles find art to honor one of their fallen About a year after fellow Turtle Master Sgt. Dan Daiber died after twice battling cancer, I noticed that Dan's marker was still not in place. Come to find out that Mary Daiber was having a bit of writer's block. After some brainstorming, we came up with a basic idea. Try to incorporate Lt. Col. Bert
Oct. 22, 2013 Military Parenting Website Assists Communication Service members who deploy or are otherwise separated from their families due to mission needs now have an online resource allowing them to hone their parenting skills as they reconnect with their children.Pam Murphy, the Defense Department's lead psychologist for the website, said the launch of
Oct. 21, 2013 315th Airlift Wing Civilian Quarterly Award winner for 3rd Quarter 2013 Shawn Summers, of 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, has been named 315th Airlift Wing Civilian of the Quarter for July - September 2013."I would like to extend my congratulations to Mr. Summers who was chosen for his outstanding achievements representing the 315th Airlift Wing. This is a very
Oct. 21, 2013 Military to Reduce Community and Public Outreach Pentagon officials announced a plan today that will enable the military services to resume conducting community and public outreach activities in the new fiscal year, but at a significantly reduced capacity. This cost-cutting measure will yield a savings of $104 million in fiscal year 2014.Defense
Oct. 18, 2013 Shutdown Over, But Effects on DOD Continue, Hagel Says The government shutdown is over, but it will take a while for the effects to fade, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here today.At the shutdown's height, more than 400,000 Defense Department civilian employees were furloughed because of the lapse of appropriations for the new fiscal year, which