908th AW celebrates 50th anniversary

The 908th Airlift Wing, Alabama's only Air Force Reserve unit, celebrated 50 years of service to the country Dec. 7 with a gala event at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Montgomery.More than 1,000 current and former members spanning the unit's five decades were in attendance for the festivities,

Joan Orr Spouse Award nominations due Jan. 31

Nominations for the 2014 Air Force Association Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year Award are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by Jan. 31.The award honors significant contributions made by non-military spouses of Air Force military members and covers achievements from Jan. 1 through Dec.

AF to convene CMSgt retention board in June

The Air Force will convene a chief master sergeant retention board in June to select chief master sergeants for retirement no later than Nov. 1, 2014, officials announced today.The fiscal 2014 Chief Master Sergeant Retention Program is one of several force management programs slated to be

FY14 force management to include senior NCO retention board

Plans are underway to convene a June senior NCO retention board to consider eligible master sergeants and senior master sergeants for retirement, officials announced Dec. 12.The board is one of several fiscal 2014 force management measures that have been or will be implemented to transition toward a

AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air

AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement

Peterson first shirt is tops in AFRC

Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Anthony, 302nd Maintenance Squadron, is the top first sergeant for Air Force Reserve Command for 2012.When Anthony is not working as a Reservist for the 302nd AW, he is a police officer for the City of Fountain, Colo., where he is a patrol corporal and serves on the SWAT

Space badge renamed, new guidance issued

The current space badge will be renamed the space operations badge beginning Jan. 1, 2014.The space operations badge will be awarded to personnel with core 13S, space and missile operations and 1C6, space systems operations, Air Force specialty codes.Space professionals of all other AFSCs awarded

440th Airlift Wing assists in 16th annual Operation Toy Drop

It wasn't exactly Santa's sleigh flying across Fort Bragg, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 7...but it was close.More than 1,600 Soldiers braved cold, rainy conditions to parachute into the Sicily Drop Zone as part of Operation Toy Drop, a popular event that has steadily grown through the years to not only

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