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  • Automated Housing Referral Network sponsorship to expire

    On Dec. 31, 2013, the Department of Defense sponsorship of the Automated Housing Referral Network will expire. Effective Jan. 1, 2014, housing offices will no longer manage rental listings or communicate with members and property owners through AHRN. However, the AHRN website will continue to

  • Enlisted retention board to convene in June

    An enlisted retention board will convene here in June to consider eligible senior airmen through senior master sergeants for retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The enlisted retention program is one of several expanded force management programs that have been or will be implemented

  • AF to mandate organizational, command climate on evaluation, feedback forms

    The Air Force will reinforce its performance evaluation system by requiring evaluators to assess what Airmen did to ensure a healthy organizational climate.Policy modifications, performance feedback, and officer and enlisted evaluation form changes will be implemented Jan. 1.This increased focus is

  • Center commander to present State of LCMC in January

    Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, will deliver a State of LCMC address at a luncheon meeting Jan.23 at 11:30 a.m.Sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, the event will be held at the Doubletree Bedford Glen Hotel, 44 Middlesex

  • ILC adding new campus on base

    The Information Learning Center, or ILC, is opening a new location at the Resiliency Center Dec. 30, announced 66th Force Support Squadron officials. After the library facility was repurposed in July 2012, FSS developed the ILC concept to provide a functional quiet space that met the demand for

  • Korean, Vietnam War Marine veteran to speak at Heritage of Freedom

    A highly-decorated combat veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars is the scheduled guest speaker for the next Heritage of Freedom event at the Hanscom Conference Center Jan. 23 at 2:30 p.m. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William "Wild Bill" Weise was awarded the Navy Cross, Silver Star and

  • Massachusetts Celebrates National Guard's 377th Birthday

    The Massachusetts National Guard marked the 377th birthday of the National Guard here Dec. 13 by holding a grand opening of the new Joint Force Headquarters while also hosting a change of responsibility ceremony for the state command sergeant major position.Outgoing State Command Sgt. Maj. David

  • Force management town hall meetings scheduled

    A Military Force Shaping Town Hall meeting has been scheduled for Airmen to learn more about force shaping programs. The mandatory sessions will address programs that are being offered to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force

  • AOC improvements in the works

    The Air Operations Center Weapon System program office is working to improve upon the system's current capabilities with more automated services and enhanced cyber security as it moves into its next phase.Risk-reduction activities, including a successful preliminary design review, have driven AOC