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  • Thunderbirds release 2009 air show schedule

    The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds," has announced its 2009 air show schedule. In their 56th season, the Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform more than 73 shows in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Far East. Entering his second season, Lt. Col. Greg Thomas, the team's

  • Federal hiring authority makes it easier to hire disabled employees

    The Air Force is working to increase manager understanding of how to hire qualified people with disabilities. The Schedule A hiring authority, a noncompetitive government hiring process, allows federal employers to hire qualified people with mental retardation, severe physical disabilities or

  • AFPC officials to offer personnel course for commanders

    The Air Force Personnel Center here is launching a new course designed to provide squadron commanders outside the personnel career field with the latest in Air Force military and civilian personnel programs and procedures. The course also provides information on the Air and Space Expeditionary Force

  • Policy update to make civilian hiring quicker

    To increase the efficiency in filling civilian vacancies, effective New Year's Day, selecting officials will have 45 days instead of 90 to choose the best-qualified candidate. "We continue to refine the civilian hiring process where we can to speed up the hiring action," said Maj. Gen. K.C. McClain,

  • YoL: Compassion and the American Soldier

    Compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. As we focus on compassion during this month in our Year of Leadership journey, I'd like to introduce a leader, Army Maj. Victor Joppolo. Joppolo

  • YoL: Compassion

    Our Air Force leadership has declared this year to be "The Year of Leadership." In December the leadership theme is Compassion. It may appear strange to some that an organization with extreme military might would focus on compassion, but great acts of compassion surround us. Leaders without

  • YOL: Compassion motivates attendees to give

    More than 100 federal employees from organizations across the Front Range spread holiday cheer and compassion through the annual holiday luncheon recently. This is the 12th year of the holiday luncheon that started as a holiday ornament exchange and morphed into a festive way to help those in need.

  • Duo from Peterson’s Outdoor Adventure rescues pair on Monarch Pass

    Luck had a hand in it. Bad luck, good luck - Both played a role in events that unfolded late afternoon on Monarch Pass, Dec. 16. That's when William Prichard and Dan Ives, both Outdoor Adventure programmers at Peterson AFB's Outdoor Recreation, were headed to Crested Butte to attend an avalanche

  • TRICARE and other health insurance can be a balancing act

    Understanding one insurance plan may be a little confusing. Understanding two can be even harder. Many TRICARE beneficiaries are eligible for Other Health Insurance (OHI) and balancing the plans is key to seeking care and filing claims. OHI is health care coverage offered to a TRICARE beneficiary.

  • 20 SPCS brings children Christmas at Sheriff's office

    EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Imagine being four years old, waking up on Christmas morning, and realizing Santa forgot to visit your house. The Walton County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), with the help of the 20th Space Control Squadron (20 SPCS) at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., made it a point to prevent

 

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