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  • Air Force releases chief master sergeant 17E9 promotion cycle statistics

    The Air Force has selected 472 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,142 eligible for a selection rate of 22.04 percent in the 17E9 promotion cycle.  The average overall score for those selected was 486.71. Selectees’ average time in grade was 2.98 years and time in

  • Vandenberg Thrift Shop Improves Quality of Life for New Airmen

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif--Members of the 381st Training Group provide officer and enlisted initial skills training to space operators, missile operators and missile maintainers here. Many 381st TRG students are Airmen-in-Training—brand new graduates of Basic Military Training—here for their

  • Vandenberg Thrift Shop Improves Quality of Life for New Airmen

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members of the 381st Training Group provide officer and enlisted initial skills training to space operators, missile operators and missile maintainers here. Many 381st TRG students are Airmen-in-Training—brand new graduates of Basic Military Training—here for

  • AETC command chief visits 58th SOW

    Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, command chief master sergeant of Air Education and Training Command, visited the 58th Special Operations Wing on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 27 and 28.The purpose of her visit was to speak with the Airmen and gain a better understanding of what they do

  • Evolution of the Airman Safety App

    The evolution of the Air Force Safety Center’s Airman Safety App reached an important milestone with recent software updates on Dec. 1.This simple web-based tool, provides a streamlined process for all Airmen, their families and anyone accessing the base to report safety issues as they encounter

  • Joint, Total-Force Team Soars to New Heights

    The deceptively cool morning skies over Martindale Army Airfield had started their climb to 90 degrees Fahrenheit as a joint, Total Force team of Texas Army National Guard Soldiers, Air Force Reserve Airmen, and an Active Duty pathfinder team prepared for their own climb into the heavens on wings of

  • Air Force travelers reminded of flat rate per diem policy (update)

    Some Air Force travelers may not be aware of a flat rate per diem policy established a few years ago that focused on extended temporary duty travel.Congress instituted the flat rate in November 2014. The new policy reduced per diem from 100 percent to 75 percent for TDYs from 31 to 180 days and to