• Reservists to get help with travel vouchers

    Air Force Reserve Command is adding resources and changing business practices to make travel voucher processing easier for reservists.Throughout FY13 the command will increase the number of Defense Travel System travel technicians to assist reservists with their travel vouchers, according to Michael

  • Fiscal cliff legislation affects military, civilian paychecks

    The legislation President Barack Obama signed Jan. 2 postponed the fiscal cliff and means changes to military and civilian paychecks, Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials said today.The legislation increases Social Security withholding taxes to 6.2 percent. For the past two years during

  • Obama Signs $633 Billion Defense Authorization Act

    President Barack Obama signed the $633 billion fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act into law yesterday.The legislation, which cleared Congress last month, authorizes the department to act in any number of instances. "There are certain things that cannot be done without [the authorization

  • MilPDS upgrade rescheduled

    The Military Personnel Data System upgrade will begin in March and take approximately 23 calendar days to complete. During which time the MilPDS will not be available.Air Force officials will release additional information and guidance to the Air Force's manpower, personnel, services and pay

  • Airman January 2013 - available now!

    In the latest issue of Airman magazine, our "Bird of Prey" feature highlights the F-22 Raptor, which brings never-before-seen capabilities to aerial warfare.The F-22 Raptor, the Air Force's preeminent fighter aircraft, provides the United States unrivaled dominance in the air with its

  • Reserve Generation brings taste of home to troops in Afghanistan

    (Editor's Note: The U.S. Air Forces Central Band is a Total Force unit comprised of deployed Airmen from the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and U.S. Army band.)As the group of musicians took to the stage in front of a large audience at Kandahar Airfield's popular boardwalk area on a cold

  • Reservist saves lives during round-trip flights

    A Reservist assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing here found himself in not one, but two life-saving situations during flights to and from his November unit training assembly . Col. (Dr.) Lewis D. Neace, 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron commander, was called to action during the flight from Portland

  • Academy firefighters recognized for Waldo Canyon Fire efforts

    More than 50 firefighters with the 10th Civil Engineer Squadron here received Air Force Achievement Medals and Air Force Civilian Achievement Awards in a pair of ceremonies Dec. 19-20 for their efforts in containing the Waldo Canyon Fire, which burned 12 acres on the Air Force Academy in June but

  • Holiday hours of operations announced

    With the holidays around the corner, many places are adjusting hours of operation Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1 to include customer service centers for ID cards, finance, legal assistance, as well as all 460 MDG Clinic offices. On-call medical representatives will be available by calling

  • Angel Tree delivers delight to those in need

    With the help of Team Buckley members, the 2012 Angel Tree program contributed to holiday cheer for 131 families that signed up for the program at Buckley Air Force Base.Organized by Buckley's first sergeants and the Buckley Spouses Group, the Angel Tree is a program designed to provide gifts to