Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

Commander’s call addresses civilian concerns

If you've paid attention to the news, you've been hearing the words sequestration and furlough quite often. On Feb. 25, Col. Chris Crawford, 21st Space Wing commander, hosted two civilian commander's calls to address how a potential furlough would affect them. Civilians were invited to attend and

Diamond sharp note

Wing exercises base readiness during Condor Crest

Air Force suspends military tuition assistance

In the wake of sequestration, the Air Force officially suspended military tuition assistance March 11.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced the Air Force has officially suspended military TA for the remainder of fiscal 2013. The program will continue to be evaluated to determine the

New process for lost, stolen ID cards

Your government identification card serves multiple purposes. It grants you access to the installation, it likely serves as your medical insurance card, and also grants you access to many services or even discounts, both on and off the installation. But the ID card, if lost or stolen, may also do

2013 Caring for People Forum scheduled for April

The Air Force instituted the Caring for People Forum in 2009 as a way to receive military community feedback for action, review and resolution. The forum has been successful not only in achieving the initial goal of strengthening support services, but also in relaying messages of service gaps

Take command of your healthcare: MiCare secure messaging

Patients at Peterson and Schriever clinics will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their healthcare teams virtually anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure online messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through the new MiCare portal.

Prayer luncheon promotes balance, resiliency

Members of Team Pete often hear about the importance of being resilient, but may struggle with what that means or how to actually practice resiliency. Team Pete members were invited to attend the National Prayer Luncheon at The Club, Feb. 19, to take a moment and learn more about the definition of

On course with the military child

Playing golf can be a beautiful and artful sport. Just ask the youth at the child development and the RP Lee Youth centers.Kids there drew on their experiences on the golf course to create a scene of them and their families having fun playing golf at the new Family Golf Course. The activities were