• Sister-service PME provides valuable joint tool

    As part of a career broadening opportunity, a new nomination and selection process to attend sister-service enlisted professional military education (EPME) courses has been established for senior non-commissioned officers."The significance rests with the transformation from a first-come,

  • 445th Reservist, siblings complete AF Marathon

    The day finally came that he and his siblings were anticipating - Sept. 15, 2012, the day of the Air Force Marathon. Tech. Sgt. Joseph Valenzuela, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and his sisters, Master Sgt. Jackie Duarte, 548th Operations Support Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and

  • Electronic payments required for TRICARE reserve premiums

    To avoid losing coverage, beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check need to switch to an electronic form of payment before Jan. 1, 2013. Starting next year, TRICARE will only accept TRS and TRR monthly premium payments using

  • Team Buckley to kick off CFC

    The Combined Federal Campaign begins Oct. 4 with an event 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Leadership Development Center. Buckley's CFC is scheduled to run through Nov. 22, but people can continue to make donations until Dec. 15.Representatives from more than 70 charities will attend the kickoff event to

  • Stop, drop, roll: Buckley to host Fire Prevention Week activities

    The 2012 Fire Prevention Week motto encourages people to "Have 2 Ways Out" in case of an emergency. Running Oct. 7-13, the week will bring a number of activities to Buckley, including hands-on fire extinguisher training, fire prevention education and a pancake breakfast. The department will visit

  • NORTHCOM marks 10 years protecting U.S. homeland

    Ten years ago Oct. 1, still stinging from the devastating 9/11 terror attacks, the United States stood up U.S. Northern Command with one sole mission: to deter, prevent and defeat threats and aggression aimed at the continental United States, its territories and its interests.The activation marked

  • AF leaders encourage energy savings in latest 'Letter to Airmen'

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy issued a tri-signature "Letter to Airmen" on Sept. 28.As part of Energy Action Month this October, the Air Force's top three leaders

  • VIEWPOINT - CFC: Find your reason to donate

    For the last six years, people have approached me during this time of year to ask if I would donate through the Combined Federal Campaign. These people caught my ear in different manners - some sat me down for a lengthy explanation of the CFC, some informed me of the CFC drive during commander's

  • New AFI brings clarification

    New regulations were included in the release of Air Force Instruction 1-1 that affect all Air Force members and could make new actions punishable by the Uniform Code of Military Justice."According to Article 92 of the UCMJ, any violation of an AFI (could fall) under dereliction of duty," said Capt.