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  • NCO retraining program a success in 2010

    The 2010 NCO Retraining Program has concluded with 966 Air Force NCOs identified to transition to new career fields and the successful introduction of two new procedures. Efforts to rebalance the NCO force are being considered a success this year, officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here

  • Eligible officers may apply for VSP April 1

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here begin accepting applications for voluntary separation pay April 1 from eligible officers.Officers in nine Air Force specialties across five year groups who are being considered to meet the 2010 Reduction in Force Board convening Sept. 20 are eligible to

  • 100 volunteers needed for children’s ‘deployment day’ May 1

    Volunteers are needed to help with "Operation Together and Ready," a day when Department of Defense Dependent Schools students will get to experience part of what their parents go through when getting ready to deploy.Volunteers can be any rank and are needed to carry out a variety of jobs prior to,

  • Commentary: Remember me? Personal responsibility

    Somewhere there's a young Airman sitting in a jail cell waiting for his supervisor or first sergeant to come pick him up. But he's not worried, it's not "his" fault he had too much to drink at the pub and decided to attempt the drive home.Where were his wingmen? Why didn't someone give him the

  • Social media sites soon will be open on the Air Force Network

    -- Air Force officials are opening the Air Force network to allow access to Internet-based social-networking sites. Initial access will be available at five Pacific Air Forces bases March 30, and will begin opening sites Air Force-wide later in April.This change in policy is a result of the

  • 'Can I Kiss You?' program to visit RAF Mildenhall

    An informative and interactive performance is scheduled to be provided at the Hardstand Fitness Center to raise awareness on sexual assault issues.The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. March 31 and at 8:30 a.m. April 1. It is mandatory for airmen basic through senior airmen, said Rebekah

  • Military families get free access to caregiver network

    Military families now have free access to an online network of quality caregivers who can assist with everything from babysitting to dog walking. Sittercity is the nation's largest online source for local babysitters, nannies, elder care providers, dog walkers, housekeepers and tutors, and contains

  • Wakelam's wildlife: mad March hares, natural entertainers

    March is a month that sees a lot happening in the natural world. And, when I think of March, I immediately think of boxing hares! We get the saying, "Mad as a March hare" from the fact that the female will "box" with a male if she is not ready to accept his advances. When out and about, keep your