May 13, 2009 New personnel tracking system to get workout As the Air Force gears up for its second test of the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, Air Force Materiel Command leaders are reminding people to participate during the May 19-21 exercise. The new system is designed to improve the way the Air Force keeps track of its people.
Feb. 12, 2013 New pharmacy copays in effect The Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requires TRICARE to increase copays on brand name and non-formulary medications filled outside of military hospitals and clinics. This increase is effective immediately and does not apply to generic medications. Copays vary based on the class
Nov. 23, 2009 New physical fitness standards effective July 1, biannual testing begins Jan. 1 Maintaining peak combat readiness begins and ends with healthy, motivated and well-trained Airmen.On Nov. 19, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel announced the new Air Force fitness standards will officially begin July 1, 2010.Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III said the
Oct. 23, 2018 New podcast targets Air Force contracting, acquisition fields “The Contracting Experience” is a new Air Force Materiel Command podcast for the contracting workforce that provides insight into evolving issues, high-performance leadership and lessons from the field through conversations with acquisition influencers and Contracting leaders.
Jan. 9, 2014 New price study validates commissary's 30% savings Commissary savings are now being measured against a wider range of retailers that sell groceries, and the comparison confirms the value of the benefit, according to the Defense Commissary Agency's 2013 price comparison study.For the first time, the expanded comparison survey allowed DeCA to look
Oct. 21, 2013 New rank band structure for Edwards on-base neighborhoods A new rank band structure is in operation for the Edwards AFB on-base housing community, which aligns the base with the U.S. Air Force directed Housing Requirements and Marketing Analysis. U.S. Air Force officials oversaw the Edwards HRMA in 2009 and determined the appropriate number of homes for
Jan. 12, 2011 New regulation requires disclosure of registered sex offenders in base housing There's a new mandate for base housing residents. Effective this year, changes to Air Force Instructions require installation commanders throughout the Air Force to collect data regarding individuals who are required to register as a sex offender.Current residents and anyone applying for military,
May 10, 2007 New relocation tool for servicemembers, families replaces SITES A new relocation tool recently became available to servicemembers and their families Air Force wide. The Plan My Move program is replacing the Standard Installation Topic Exchange Service system, which has been in use since 1989 for assistance with permanent change of station moves. "For the past
Nov. 29, 2011 New rink brings hockey to Edwards' Airman's Campus Hockey in the High Desert - it's an idea whose time has come.Edwards' Airman's Campus has been fitted with a full-size, fully lit regulation hockey rink all ready to rumble.While the rink is ready for immediate use - with all the equipment necessary to outfit players for street hockey - Rosburg
Jan. 21, 2010 New road offers safe transportation, quicker route Team Edwards celebrated the opening of the new Ammo Road, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 16."Besides the obvious danger of transporting live munitions, the traffic alone was dangerous -- going 10 miles per hour on 55 miles per hour roadway," said Airman 1st Class Jonathan Ethier, 412th