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  • AF Honor Guard Seeks Experienced NCOs

    A rich tradition flourishes within the Air Force, one of looking out for and taking care of others. Whether it be family members of deployed troops or a grieving Airman who has lost a loved one, Airmen go out of their way to help others in times of need. And within the Air Force there is an

  • New PCS Pilot for GTC Cardholders

    Government Travel Card under Pilot Program: If you have a Government Travel Card (GTC) you may be eligible for an alternative payment status on your GTC bill when you PCS. Specifically, it's called the PCS Pilot Relocation Program. Cardholders must work through their Agency Program Coordinator's

  • SERE 100 training requirement for all Airmen

    LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- All active-duty Airmen are now required to complete Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape Computer Based Training on the Advanced Distributed Learning System by June 30. Air Force officials said the training is to ensure Airmen are equipped for the challenges

  • Financial management, services to Airmen evolving

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFPN) -- The assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management and comptroller described a bright future for financial services during a visit with Air Mobility Command financial management officials here April 28. John H. Gibson II said current and pending

  • Send your name to the moon

    WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft. The LRO is scheduled for launch in late 2008. The Send Your Name to the Moon Web site enables

  • Revamped Airman online now available

    SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Airman online has a new look -- and will feature Airmen at war. The magazine's new Web page went online May 1, along with the special May-June issue of the magazine dedicated to profiling some of America's Airmen at war. The Web page change brings the magazine in line with the

  • With troops' freedom to choose beneficiaries comes greater responsibility

    WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Starting in July, servicemembers can choose to whom a $100,000 death gratuity will be disbursed if they are killed in action. Currently, troops can assign half the posthumous payment to recipients of their preference, with the remainder paid according to a hierarchy determined

  • Security clearance question on mental health changed

    WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Defense Department officials will change a question on the department's long-standing security clearance form referencing an applicant's mental health history because they believe it is needlessly preventing some people from seeking counseling. The Standard Form 86,

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