• Air Force restarts tuition assistance

    The Air Force has officially restarted military tuition assistance, effective immediately. The service restarted the program as a result of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, where Congress called for the MTA program to continue in the current fiscal year. As a

  • Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts

    Air Force officials will begin to stand down active-duty combat units starting April 9 to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness through the remainder of the fiscal year.The stand down is the result of cuts to Air Combat Command's operations and

  • MilPDS upgrade complete: Review emergency contact information

    If you married, have a new address or experienced significant life changes in March, you should review your emergency contact information to ensure it is accurate, Air Force Personnel Center officials advised.The Military Personnel Data System manages such military personnel and pay information as

  • World's Largest BBQ to be held April 20

    The Abilene Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee is scheduled to host the 45th annual Armed Forces Barbecue at the Abilene Civic Center April 20. The dinner, commonly known as the "World's Largest Barbecue," will have serving times from noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. The free dinner is

  • 7th OSS wins best airfield management three years straight

    The 7th Operations Support Squadron, Airfield Operations flight was recently awarded, for the third consecutive year, the John B. McCarthy Airfield Management Facility of the Year for 2012.Being named Airfield Management Facility of the year at the major command level, as well as winning at the Air

  • New patch, same mission for Prime BEEF engineers at Kandahar

    The 777th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron here transferred its personnel to the 577th EPBS during a ceremony March 25.There are approximately 70 people from the 777th being absorbed into the 577th. For the time being, most of the Airmen will remain at KAF, although some

  • Hagel announces fewer furlough days for civilians

    The Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of thousands of civilian employees could be furloughed this year because of the budget sequester, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced recently.In addition, a senior Defense Department official speaking on background