News Search

  • MilPDS upgrade complete

    The Air Force has successfully upgraded and transferred the Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Enterprise Computing Center, Air Force Personnel Center officials said March 25."We're pleased that the MilPDS upgrade took less time than anticipated, and we

  • Officials uphold commitment to suicide prevention solutions

    A panel of Defense Department and service officials told Congress March 21, their efforts to address military suicides will persist.Representing the Air Force, Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, the deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, spoke to the actions the Air Force is taking to

  • 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey set to begin

    The 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey is set to begin March 29 and run for 10 weeks through May.The survey gathers the opinions and needs of military members, including active duty, Guard and Reserve, Department of Defense civilians, as well as spouses of all military members.Individuals

  • DOD requires more base closings, official says

     The Defense Department possesses more real estate than it needs and is looking to close additional bases and installations in the United States and abroad, a senior DOD official told a House panel March 14.Air Force leaders agree, according to Kathleen I. Ferguson, acting assistant secretary of the

  • Dempsey: Tuition assistance cuts due to readiness shortfalls

    Tuition assistance was a hot-button issue during a town hall session between Marines and their families and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff here March 21.The first question for Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey was about the program. The Marine Corps, Army and Air Force had eliminated the

  • Efforts continue for spouse professional license portability

    Defense Department officials recognize that an unemployed spouse can affect a service member's retention, so efforts continue to allow spouses' professional licenses to transfer from state to state as military families move from one duty station to another, a Pentagon official told American Forces

  • Science fair leads to first and only woman as SecAF

    Science fair leads to first and only woman as SecAFIn a field dominated by boys, especially during the mid 1950's, a young high school junior in Tacoma, Wash., was determined to win her local science fair. Borrowing a small piece of uranium from her uncle, who worked for a mining company, the

  • Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

  • Keep yourself safe from gastro-intestinal illness

    Recently there has been a small increase in gastro-intestinal (GI) illness in the community. Several types of viruses and bacteria can cause GI illness. Symptoms include watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting. People can develop GI illness by eating or drinking contaminated food or