Overweight youth pose recruitment challenges

Fat is bad for one's health. And as defense officials attest, it's also bad for recruiting, and for national defense. Curtis Gilroy, the Pentagon's accessions chief, lamented during a congressional hearing that many recruitment-age youth are too overweight to qualify for military service. And as a

Air Force Climate Survey yields insights

More than 90 percent of Airmen responding to a recent survey indicated that they are happy with their Air Force jobs and the performance of their organizations. These findings are according to a study that measures Airmen's attitudes toward their work environment and unit. "I am extremely pleased to

Commanders for new 87th Air Base Wing and 305th AMW take reins of leadership

In an assumption of command ceremony, Col. Gina Grosso became commander of the newly established 87th Air Base Wing and Col. Scott Smith took the reins of leadership of the 305th Air Mobility Wing here March 3. The former director of the Air Force Colonels Management Office at the Pentagon, Colonel

Joint Assessment Team cites Eagle Flag as great prep to survey 7 OEF, OIF bases in less than 30 days

Airmen assigned to the 615th Contingency Response Wing here recently completed a nearly 30-day assessment mission in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 10 Airmen were part of a 13-member joint Air Force-Army team, which received their mission tasking from U.S. Transportation Command. The group, known as a

CertifiChecks ceases operations

CertifiChecks, Inc., the third-party provider that has provided commissary gift certificates for use by authorized customers since 2002, has ceased operations. As a result, all sales of CertifiChecks have halted and customers possessing them cannot use them in commissaries at this time. The company

TLF demolition

First JB National Prayer Breakfast

McGuire to welcome AFPC

The Air Force Personnel Center will bring their representatives to our front doorstep March 12. In this forum, resident experts will discuss among other topics: assignments, civilian personnel, and deployments, but more importantly, how they fit into your career. AFPC would also like your feedback

Leaders address issues at AFA symposium

The top Air Force leaders outlined today and tomorrow's challenges for the service Feb. 26 at the 25th Annual Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition in Orlando, Fla. Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Gen. Norton Schwartz, chief of staff of the Air Force,

Officials announce senior master sergeant selections

Air Force officials have selected 1,450 of 13,216 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.97 percent. Last year's selection rate was 8.77 percent. The average score for those selected was 661.49, which was based on the following point averages: