May 18, 2009 Relief coming soon for Airmen affected by housing slump Servicemember and federal employee homeowners relocating for their job are among groups of Airmen expected to soon have access to the Homeowners Assistance Program. Legislation passed in February allows the Secretary of Defense to make a determination to temporarily expand assistance to homeowners
May 18, 2009 CCAF graduates 79 Airmen Seventy-nine Airmen received their Community College of the Air Force degrees during a graduation ceremony April 29. During the ceremony, nine Airmen were also recognized for accomplishing higher education. CCAF is one of several federally chartered degree-granting institutions, and it is accredited
May 15, 2009 17 captains receive major promotion Seventeen Edwards captains were recently selected for promotion to major. The following are selected for promotion to major: Christopher Buckley -- U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Ernest Calderon -- Air Force Flight Test Center Judge Advocate Group Cory Duffy -- 412th Flight Test Squadron Laura
May 15, 2009 Edwards taps 25 technical sergeants for promotion Twenty-five technical sergeants from Edwards were selected May 14 for promotion to master sergeant. This is the first time in 12 years the master sergeant and technical sergeant promotion lists have not been released simultaneously. The advent of the virtual enlisted promotion release application
May 13, 2009 Weather watch, weather warning The start of summer means the beginning of thunderstorm season.During summer, the wind flow in southern California can shift to a southeast to southerly directional flow. The flow brings tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California into Southern California. The tropical moisture
May 11, 2009 AFFSC productivity reduced The Air Force Financial Services Center began experiencing significant downtime with the Enterprise Information Management System May 1. The EIM system transfers travel and military pay documents from local Financial Services Offices to the AFFSC for processing and payment. The system is currently
May 11, 2009 Airborne Laser Returns to Flight The YAL-1A Airborne Laser successfully returned to flight, April 17, marking a program milestone that represents another step closer toward system demonstration. The ABL is a missile defense system mounted on a modified Boeing 747-400Fand this was its first flight since August 2007. The program has
May 6, 2009 NCO exchanges stripes for gold bars May 20, a technical sergeant from the 95th Medical Operations Squadron will commission as a second lieutenant and move on to accept higher responsibilities in the U.S. Air Force. As he worked in the medical clinic one day in December 2008, a group consisting of Tech. Sgt. Jerry Thompson's squadron
May 5, 2009 DOD begins phasing out SSN-carrying IDs As part of Social Security Number Reduction Plan, Department of Defense recently began eliminating Social Security Numbers from identification cards. "These changes are being made by DOD to protect the safety and identity of the cardholders," said Mary Cassella, 95th Force Support Squadron site