Air Force Times on March 12 received an inquiry from an officer who has been selected for promotion and was expecting to pin on his new rank in the next month or two, but said there was a problem: The Air Force had not yet released promotion increments saying how many airmen would be able to pin on to major, lieutenant colonel and colonel on April 1. Those increments, the officer said, are usually released 40 days before the pin-on dates, which are the first of every month. But with April 1 just three weeks away, the officer said, several…
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Sixty-six assignments at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, will be 24-month tours, regardless of accompanied status, according to an Air Force Personnel Center release. The change applies to anyone selected for those positions after Jan. 1 or later. The positions include those held by airmen first class through lieutenant colonels who “directly support the priority level one mission” there, said Bill Warner, AFPC’s assignment programs and procedures branch chief, in the release. “The purpose of the tour extension is to provide a level of continuity at Incirlik Air Base that is currently constrained due to the tour lengths that are now…
If you’ve heard rumors of a new Air Force app coming out for your smartphone or tablet, well rumor no more. It has arrived. “MyAirForceLife,” developed by the Air Force Personnel Center, is a free mobile app geared toward informing airmen and families about force support squadron morale, welfare and recreation events happening on their base, according to officials. Even though the app has been available from the “App Store” for almost two months, the creators have made some additions: So far, twenty locations are currently available on the app and more than 25 additional bases are adding content in…
The Air Force Personnel Center in San Antonio had a good turnout for that city’s Marathon on Sunday. All told, 99 members of the AFPC family — civilians, airmen and their family members — made it out. Nineteen ran the big one: the full 26.2 miles. Another 80 ran the half marathon. You can read more here.
Chances are if you’re reading this you’re: a) gainfully employed by the U.S. government or draw a pension from the U.S. government; and b) have a few extra bucks to throw around. (And on that latter part, there’s an easy litmus test: You have cable TV? Then you have disposable income.) It’s time to spread some of that dough around. The Air Force is taking part of the Feds Feed Families food-drive campaign, which runs through Aug. 31. The 2,500 folks at Air Force Personnel Center are aiming to raise more than five tons of food and hygiene products. Allow…