5/29/2013 - A federal employee assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del., turns in the notice of proposed furlough she received May 29, 2013. The Reserve wing’s 250 civilian employees will receive a copy of the memorandum after signing and returning the original notification to wing leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)

5/29/2013 - The chief of an office in the Air Force Reserve’s 512th Airlift Wing disseminates notices of proposed furlough to her staff May 29, 2013, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. About 250 civilian employees will receive the memorandum, which outlines a planned furlough not to exceed 11 workdays, beginning July 8, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)

5/29/2013 - An air reserve technician assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing reviews the notice of proposed furlough he received May 29, 2013, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The chief master sergeant is one of 250 512th Airlift Wing federal employees who will receive the memorandum, which outlines furlough plans from July 8 to September 21, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)

5/29/2013 - A federal employee assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del., signs the notice of proposed furlough he received May 29, 2013. The Reserve wing’s 250 civilian employees receive a copy of the memorandum after signing and returning the original notification to wing leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)

5/29/2013 - Col. Gretchen M. Wiltse (middle), 512th Mission Support Group commander, distributes a notice of proposed furlough to an air reserve technician assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Wiltse and her secretary Kimberly McGill (right) managed the dissemination of furlough notices for the Reserve wing’s 250 civilian employees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)

5/29/2013 - Col. Gretchen M. Wiltse, 512th Mission Support Group commander, organizes notices of proposed furlough May 29, 2013, in preparation for their dissemination to the 250 federal employees assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Del. The memorandum included furlough plans and instructions on submitting responses to the notification within seven days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda)