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  • If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April

    If sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today.Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an

  • Pentagon to honor Westover Airmen Family Readiness Center March 1

    Air Force Reserve Command officials announced the Westover Airman and Family Readiness Center staff won the 2012 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award in late January. We are thrilled to carry on the outstanding legacy of the Westover Airman and Family Readiness Center, with our third

  • Tinker shop looking for trouble

    There's one shop in the 507th Maintenance Squadron that spends its time looking for trouble. Trouble in the form of cracks -- metallurgic imperfections that can play havoc with high-stress machinery if not detected. The forensic specialists in the squadron's Non-Destructive Inspection lab here marry

  • Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration.In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add

  • Maintainers earn additional black-letter accolades

    A designation that rarely happens during the lifetime of an airframe is occurring regularly at the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing. As of February 2013 there have been 15 instances of a black-letter designation since June 2011 for nine different aircraft. A black-letter on the

  • Reserve Airman in training helps save infant

    A McChord Reservist saved his first life when a baby went into cardiac arrest at the Madigan Army Medical Center emergency room Feb. 12.Airman 1st Class Barrett Rayan, aeromedical evacuation technician in training at the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, was near the end of his 12-hour night

  • New community center opens at JB San Antonio-Lackland

    Selrico Services, Inc. invited members of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to a tour and taste event at a brand new community center and dining facility, Feb. 13.The $175,000 renovated structure is two facilities in one -  a community center named the "Gott Commons Community Center" and the "Heroes"

  • ARPC welcomes new commander

    The Air Reserve Personnel Center welcomed a new commander Jan. 25. During an interview, Brig. Gen. Jay Flournoy talked about what it meant to be selected as ARPC's commander."When I was first notified I was going to become the commander, the first thing I thought of was what a challenge - what an

  • Valentines for Vets

    Edward A. Rath III, Erie County Legislator, presented Valentines Day cards to members of the 914th and 107th Airlift Wings during a presentation here February 14.The cards were hand-made by participating western New York elementary school children. The "Valentines for Vets" program is in its third

  • Welsh: Sequestration will 'undermine' readiness

    Unprecedented budget factors have placed the nation's defense strategy in jeopardy, senior Department of Defense leaders told the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 12.During his opening remarks, the chief of staff of the Air Force stressed the severity of the current fiscal