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Vice chief: Army aviation needs its innovators to stay
May 12, 2014 — Despite a shrinking budget and drawdown, Army aviation needs to retain its most valuable resource -- its bold and innovative Soldiers, said the Army's vice chief of staff.Those aviators are preparing the Army for its next fight, said Gen. John F. Campbell during his keynote address Monday, to the Army Aviation Association of America, known as Quad... MORE

Accountability made easy with mobile support
May 12, 2014 — Events ranging from the catastrophic storms in the northeast to the tsunami in Japan have displaced many Airmen and civilians throughout the past few years resulting in numerous reasons to use the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, or AFPAAS.The Air Force uses AFPAAS to account, access, manage and monitor the recovery process... MORE

CSAF describes Air Force’s ‘precarious’ position
May 12, 2014 — After 23 years of high-tempo operations, the Air Force is in a precarious position, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III told the Senate Armed Services Committee May 6.The general was joined in his testimony by his fellow members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including the Joint Chiefs chairman, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, and the vice... MORE

Eligible officers can request assignment with foreign allied AF
May 12, 2014 — Active duty officers interested in expanding their horizons by building, sustaining, and expanding international relationships while embedded in another country's air force have until May 22 to indicate their interest on their Airman Development Plan in time for the next assignment cycle, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The Air... MORE

Majors, major-selects may be eligible for executive leadership program
May 12, 2014 — Active duty majors and major-selects interested in the Department of Defense 2014-2015 Executive Leadership Development Program must submit their application packages by May 31, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The program provides a new approach to training civilian employees by including military participants and interagency... MORE

FY15 RIF board to convene Oct. 1
May 12, 2014 — The Air Force will convene a fiscal year 2015 Force Management Reduction in Force Board Oct. 1, 2014 to evaluate some captains and majors for continued retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The RIF, combined with Voluntary Separation Pay Program and Temporary Early Retirement Authority options, is designed to reduce overages in... MORE

Rest and recuperation program affected by loss of imminent danger pay
May 12, 2014 — Defense officials are urging service members to fully understand the Rest and Recuperation Leave Program, also known as R&R, when deploying to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.Starting June 1, nine countries in the theater of operations including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and... MORE

DOD values civilian employees' contributions
May 12, 2014 — The Defense Department greatly appreciates the contributions of its civilian employees as it works toward achieving more efficiency across the workforce, a senior personnel official told a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs panel May 6.Paige Hinkle-Bowles, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for civilian personnel policy,... MORE

Fort Eustis Soldiers honor fallen comrades
May 12, 2014 — Soldiers gathered around an otherwise unnoticed mile marker on the side of a road in Hampton, Virginia, May 1.There were no jokes or laughter, only a few tears in the crowd."Remember what we are here for, who we are here for," said U.S. Army First Sgt. Cassandra Price, 359th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 10th Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade... MORE

More than 70 U.S. Army Soldiers from the 359th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), run with Hampton Roadscommunity members during the Second Annual Run for the Fallen event in Hampton, Va., May 1, 2014. The 236-mile run began at Fort Story, Va., and ended at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Teresa J.C. Aber/Released)

AEF Next represents next evolution in Air Force expeditionary operations
May 12, 2014 — The Air Force's Air Expeditionary Force Next system is designed to streamline the process for deploying Airmen, keeping them with their units and standardizing dwell times.The system, approved in April 2013 by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh, will roll out across the Air Force in October of this year. In the past, Airmen deployed as... MORE

The Air Force’s Air Expeditionary Force Next system is designed to streamline the process for deploying Airmen, keeping them with their units and standardizing dwell times. Under the AEF Next construct, installations will deploy larger teams of Airmen from the same unit based on mission requirements. For example, the 633rd Air Base Wing will most likely deploy a large team consisting of mission support Airmen called an “Agile Combat Support Team,” including security forces, medical, civil engineering, logistics and other support personnel. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Jason J. Brown/Released)

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