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Sept. 30, 2013 DOD spells out closure contingency plan guidance DOD officials today issued guidance to the force in the event appropriations lapse Oct. 1 and a government shutdown results. Officials emphasize they still hope Congress can avoid that but say it is prudent to take such steps.The eight-page document gives basic guidance to commanders and directors
Sept. 24, 2013 Memo Prepares DOD Employees for Government Shutdown Although Defense Department officials believe a government shutdown can be avoided when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, they want DOD employees to be prepared for the possibility, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a memo issued to the workforce today.The fiscal year ends Sept. 30, and
Sept. 23, 2013 Commander discusses future of Air Force Reserve Discussing the future of the Air Force, senior military and industry leaders gathered at the Air Force Association's 2013 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor, Md., Sept. 16-18.More than 5,000 U.S. and
Sept. 23, 2013 Muddy mavens: Reservists run dirty for a cause Several members of the 315th Airlift Wing here joined forces and braved boot-camp style obstacles, biting insects and lots and lots of mud during Charleston's inaugural Dirty Girl Mud Run on Saturday Sept. 14, 2013, which was held at Legare Farms on Johns Island.Dirty Girl partners with Bright Pink
Sept. 22, 2013 315th ALCF gets new commander The 315th Airlift Control Flight welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony today in the Yonkie auditorium here at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. Lt. Col. Don L. Thigpen II took command of the ALCF, succeeding the units previous commander, Lt. Col. Zebedee O. T. Lau, who is set to
Sept. 22, 2013 Muddy mavens: Reservists run dirty for a cause Several members of the 315th Airlift Wing here joined forces and braved boot-camp style obstacles, biting insects and lots and lots of mud during Charleston's inaugural Dirty Girl Mud Run on Saturday Sept. 14, 2013, which was held at Legare Farms on Johns Island.Dirty Girl partners with Bright Pink
Sept. 20, 2013 Service chiefs detail 2014 sequestration effects One after another Sept. 18 in a hearing before a House panel, the nation's service chiefs described how severe budget cuts required by law in fiscal year 2014 would slash their forces, capabilities and readiness and raise security risks to the American people.The House Armed Services Committee heard
Sept. 19, 2013 Swampfoxes lead the way in Patriot Express 2013 Reservists of the 315th Airlift Control Flight, 38th Aerialport Squadron and 81st APS recently participated in Patriot Express, an annual Air Force Reserve Command exercise involving the command's five Airlift Control Flights. The overall ALCF mission is to maintain a compact force, capable of
Sept. 17, 2013 Acting Air Force secretary describes budget choices The Air Force may have to "cut vertically" in fiscal 2014 to achieve the savings needed under sequestration, the service's acting secretary said here today. Everything is on the table, Eric Fanning said in a media roundtable at the Air Force Association's annual meeting.He would not confirm reports