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  • DOD releases 2015 military pay, compensation rates

    The Defense Department announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members Dec. 22, with most service members receiving a 1 percent increase in basic pay.The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of

  • 'NORAD Tracks Santa': Bringing him to a home near you

    Santa will be traveling around the world Dec. 24, delivering presents to all the girls and boys. To help keep tabs on Santa, North American Aerospace Defense Command, including Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Continental U.S. NORAD Region and Canadian NORAD Region, will track him across the globe to

  • AF announces no involuntary force management programs for FY15

    Air Force officials announced there is no longer a need to conduct involuntary force management programs for fiscal year 2015 following a year of significant reductions designed to meet the Defense Department strategic and budgetary guidance.Officials confirmed that fiscal year 2014 goals were

  • Hanscom Leadership Symposium scheduled

    Class dates for a leadership symposium that began at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and is now offered at Hanscom Air Force Base, have been scheduled for calendar year 2015, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Contracting officials announced.The first 2015 Hanscom Leadership Symposium is

  • Lean thinking, process improvement highlight Busch's time at AFMC

    During the last 16 years and six assignments in Air Force Materiel Command, Vice Commander Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch was challenged to find new methods to operate more efficiently in one of the most complex and diverse commands that employs more than 80,000 people and manages a $60 billion budget. His

  • Air Force Reserve helps to fill AFMC leadership roles

    Air Force Materiel Command is embracing the total force concept as it relies on Reserve assets to fill key leadership roles at the headquarters.The command selected Maj. Gen. Catherine A. Chilton to serve as director of its Air, Space and Information Operations directorate. She will be in place

  • Key facility to get upgrades, along with new name and mission

    The U.S. Air Force, in concert with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this week marked the official re-branding of a facility both parties hope will enable leading-edge advances in defense applications, cyber defense and public safety.The on-base facility, formerly known in acronym form as the CEIF

  • AFMC encourages workforce to stay safe and drive sober for the holidays

    Drinking and driving shatters lives. The nightmare can start with a phone call from law enforcement informing you that a family member has been involved in an alcohol-related accident."Drunk driving is 100% preventable and avoidable," said Steve Callon, AFMC Drug Demand Reduction Manager. "Planning

  • SrA and below EPR static closeout date to be March 31

    Enlisted evaluation and promotion changes, announced in July, continue with establishment of a March 31 enlisted performance report static closeout date (SCOD) for Regular Air Force (RegAF) senior airmen and below, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Dec. 5.Additionally, change of reporting