May 2, 2008

Junior ROTC instructor duty opens to 'gray area' reservists

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — The Air Force Junior ROTC program is now hiring retired traditional reservists who are not drawing retirement pay. In the past, only retired active-duty Airmen could apply for the job but that changed with the passage of the 2007 National Defense Authorization Act. Now, "gray area" reservists - retirees who are not age 60 and not drawing retirement

May 2, 2008

General Stenner nominated to command Air Force Reserve

WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general with assignment as chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced April 18 that the president had nominated

April 28, 2008

940th ARW commander enjoys fini flight

April 4, 2008

April news briefs

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — News Briefs is a list of unit events and information for 940th Air Refueling Wing personnel. Last KC-135 Departure Ceremony A ceremony will be held for the final departure of two KC-135s Saturday, May 3 at 9 a.m. near the Beale Base Operations. The aircraft are being stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB due to a Base Realignment and Closure Commission

April 4, 2008

Wing welcomes April newcomers

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. — The 940th Air Refueling Wing welcomes the newest members of the team: Capt. Pamela J. Claus, Operating Location A, Detachment 5 Capt. Mark Douglas II, Det. 5, 10th Air Force Lt. Col. Cindi Feldwisch, Det. 5, 10th AF Staff Sgt. Steven Herman, 940th Logistics Readiness Squadron Staff Sgt. John P. Kelley, 940 LRS Senior Airman James A. Lagrone, 940th

April 4, 2008

Course teaches Airmen how to be chiefs

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — It takes years of training to become a chief master sergeant, the ultimate achievement for an enlisted Airman. In addition to this preparation, Air Force Reserve Command conducts a Chief's Orientation Course at the AFRC Professional Development Center to help people succeed and to make the process less stressful. "We know our chiefs are ready for

April 4, 2008

Reservists may face limit on man-day tours

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) — Later this year hundreds of reservists nationwide could reach the limit on the number of man-days they can serve in Air Force Reserve Command. Reservists through the rank of colonel received permission 3.5 years ago to serve up to 1,095 man-days of the previous 1,460 days in a rolling four-year calendar. Before Oct. 28, 2004, they couldn't work

April 4, 2008

Air Force officials authorize ABUs on commercial flights

WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Air Force leaders here recently expanded existing uniform regulations and authorized Airmen to wear the airman battle uniform, battle dress uniform and desert camouflage uniform (as appropriate) while traveling in an official capacity on commercial travel throughout the continental United States. Airmen are still authorized, and encouraged, to wear

April 4, 2008

Breakthrough comes in preventing Dengue fever

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — Dengue fever and the potentially fatal form of the disease, dengue hemorrhagic fever, are rated by the Department of Defense as number 3 of the top 40 disease threats to deployed military forces. According to a report from the Pan American Health Organization, an international public health agency, over the past 20 years the occurrence of Dengue in

April 4, 2008

DOD to phase out full Social Security numbers on IDs

WASHINGTON (AFPN) — As a means of combating identity theft, the Defense Department will issue identification cards without full Social Security numbers printed onto them, a senior official said here April 3. The Defense Department cares about protecting personal information as well as increasing database security, said Mary Dixon, director of the Defense Manpower Data