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  • Public affairs chief takes stock of tumultuous year

    Information is a critical element of national power, and public affairs personnel have a role in how the government and military employ that element, the outgoing principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs said March 12 here. "Information is absolutely part of diplomacy and

  • AF mourns the loss of first chief master sergeant of the Air Force

    Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Wesley Airey died March 11 in Panama City, Fla. "Chief Airey was an Airman's Airman and one of the true pioneers for our service," said Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff. "He was a warrior, an innovator, and a leader with vision well

  • 23rd SFS awarded top ACC unit for 2008

    Moody's base force protection squadron was recently selected as one of Air Combat Command's top security forces unit for 2008. The 23rd Security Forces Squadron earned the ACC Active Duty Medium Security Forces Unit award and will also be competing for the Air Force-level award. "It was an exciting

  • New AF personnel accountability system helps leaders, families during crises

    When a natural disaster or large-scale crisis strikes, the Air Force wants to ensure the safety of all Airmen, and their family members. To account for its personnel, the Air Force will implement a new program April 1, the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, to improve

  • TRICARE beneficiaries have access to DoD self-service logon

    The Department of Defense (DoD) family member account to access the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) has a new name and the Web site has a new look. It is now called "DS Logon." A DoD Self-Service Logon--or "DS Logon"--is a secure credential issued to uniformed service

  • New records viewing system improves access to unit records

    Air Force Personnel Center officials will release the new Personnel Records Display Application (PRDA) in early April. PRDA is an electronic viewer for the Automated Records Management System, facilitating search, retrieval and management of personnel records in ARMS through a role based access

  • Enlisted flyers watch over Airmen ground forces

    The painted wooden sign hanging over the tent's entrance identifies the tiny spit of sand as Burge Field, an esoteric but fitting name bestowed on the field by the 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron members who work there and understood only by those who are "in on the joke." Vernon Burge