Air Force releases Morale, Welfare, Recreation survey

Ever feel like you had the perfect idea for a new activity at your base but were not sure who to tell? Now is the perfect time to be heard.The Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Services recently began sending recreational leisure surveys to Airmen located within the continental United States

AF selects 6,684 for promotion to technical sergeant

Of the 38,344 staff sergeants eligible for promotion to technical sergeant, 6,684 were selected, a 17.43 percent selection rate, Air Force officials said June 26. The average score for those selected was 337.23. Selectees' had an average time in grade of 5.30 years and time in service of 10.53

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Optometry clinic move completed

The 99th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Optometry Clinic moved from the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center into Building 340 on Devlin Drive on June 12. The optometry clinic is now located next door to the flight medicine clinic and the satellite pharmacy.The move was brought on by the medical

Airman supports task force in Belize

Senior Airman Mario Acevedo is one of the busiest airmen assigned to the U.S. Southern Command-sponsored New Horizons exercise in Belize.As the lodging representative, he makes room assignments, tracks personnel accountability and works with the host nation hotel to make sure things such as laundry,

B-2 Spirits land at Nellis

419th LRS trains with 99th LRS

Pilots, combat systems officers may be eligible for retention incentives

Eligible active-duty pilots and combat systems officers have until Sept. 30 to apply for the fiscal year 2014 Aviator Retention Pay Program, Air Force officials said June 25."As we resize our force with the right balance of skills to meet Air Force mission requirements and continue to focus on

Air Force raises enlisted accessions age limit

The Air Force has raised its enlisted accessions age limit from 27 to 39 in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction. The change has been implemented and affects all 130-plus enlisted career specialties. For more information, please contact your local recruiter or an Air Force online

MWR summer recreation activities open to troops, families

With summer just beginning, Defense Department officials want to remind service members and their families that low- to no-cost fitness and recreation opportunities exist to maintain military family readiness, a morale, welfare and recreation official said today.Chris Wright, MWR program analyst