Expeditionary Center course teaches CRG mission, capabilities to Airmen

Originally named the Contingency Response Group Formal Training Unit when it started in January 2007, the Mobility Operations School's Contingency Response Mission Orientation Course has grown to be a course that has now prepared more than 500 Airmen for their roles in a contingency response unit.

Devil Raiders welcome new commander

The 621st Contingency Response Wing Devil Raiders welcomed a new commander Aug. 22 in a change of command at McGuire's Global Reach Deployment Center. Col. Steven Bernard, the outgoing 621st CRW commander, handed the reins over to Col. Brian O'Connor in a ceremony attended by Airmen, Soldiers and

AFPC expertise raises manning for 31 critical skills career fields

Thirty-one critical skills career fields received a boost in manning recently when 1,888 volunteers were accepted for retraining. This number included 315 exception-to-policy Airmen who were contacted for the first time and approved by personnel experts at the Air Force Personnel Center here.

AAFES gas stations extending discount to drivers who use a Military Star card

Army & Air Force Exchange Service gas stations at Fort Dix and McGuire gas stations are taking Soldiers, Airmen and their families farther now that the pumps have been programmed to reflect a discount of three cents a gallon for drivers who pay with a Military Star Card. "Anytime a customer uses a

McGuire Airman combats high infant mortality rate in Afghanistan

McGuire Airmen selected for staff sergeant

More than 100 McGuire senior airmen are celebrating after being selected for promotion to the NCO ranks.Air Force officials selected 12,209 of 28,098 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 43.45 percent. The average score for those selected was 268.39, with an

Formal training sustains AF readiness, aids Airmen

Formal training managers at the Air Force Personnel Center here are committed to ensuring Airmen are provided adequate time to prepare for their formal training classes, and that every Airman who needs to attend, has the opportunity. Empty seats due to 'no shows' have an impact on the entire Air

TDY per mile rate increases

In response to the mid-year rise in gasoline prices, the General Service Administration raised the temporary duty mileage rate from $0.505 per mile to $0.585. The increase applies to all uniformed personnel and civilian employees traveling on official business by privately owned automobile or

Career enlisted aviator positions open for retraining

The Air Force still has openings for First Term Airmen to retrain into the Flight Engineer and Flight Attendant specialties and other career enlisted aviator positions. In addition to the FTA openings, staff and technical sergeants required to retrain under the Noncommissioned Officer Retraining

21st AMOS Airmen help Habitat for Humanity

Lending a helping hand, members from the 21st Air Mobility Operations Squadron helped build houses for Habitat for Humanity in Beverly, N.J., Aug. 16. "It's a great program and there is a certain amount of satisfaction that you get from knowing that you helped put a shelter over someone's head,"