• Airmen in the Attic

    For some first-term Airmen, it can be quite difficult and a bit scary, leaving home and starting a completely new life. Trying to survive on an airman's income is not always easy, especially if that Airman has dependents. The Airman's Attic is a place located on most, if not all, Air Force bases,

  • Commentary: Penthouse View

    After 42 years in the trenches, in one fashion or another, I'm in the "Penthouse" or "The Big House", or "On the Hill", or in the "Rabbit Cage", ...whatever your pseudonym is for your leadership's office digs. As the very first civilian deputy ever for the 19th Mission Support Group, I am

  • Innovative Thinking: 19th OG converts to 4-day fly week, increases training

    Nearly a year ago, the 19th Operations Group at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., truncated their fly-week from five days to four, leaving one day a week explicitly dedicated to training. Group leaders said the switch has led to increased training rates and improved deployment readiness, while

  • 24/7 Fitness Now Available for Dependents

    A 24 hour/seven days a week fitness center began at Little Rock Air Force Base's fitness center Feb. 15. Sign-up for the program began Feb. 4.The new program is part of a Force Support Squadron initiative to enhance the morale, welfare and recreation for Airmen on base."This is all part of services'

  • CUI Preparation: Awareness of Intelligence Oversight

    Since the implementation of the Patriot Act in 2001, many people are under the impression that DoD agencies are constantly gathering information on all U.S. persons, all the time. However, this is not the case.A Presidential Executive Order, a DoD regulation, and AFI 14-104 define the intelligence

  • Decision Making and Your Career

    Can you remember when you had to make a decision and there was a little voice in the back of your head talking to you. Two choices could be made: you listened to that voice or you didn't. Chances are if it was the wrong choice there would be consequences to face. A successful career is due, in part,

  • Air Force implements civilian hiring freeze

    Air Force senior leaders directed a force-wide hiring freeze among other workforce actions in a memorandum sent to senior commanders Jan. 16.The actions are part of the Air Force's efforts to pursue reversible or recoverable steps to avoid impacts to core readiness caused by the looming possibility

  • New 314 AW command chief focuses on Airmen

    The chief master sergeant sat in her office and sipped coffee on this cold January day. She spoke with a gentle tone that gave no indication of her experience as a basic military training instructor at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.Chief Master Sgt. Andrea Gates, the 314th Airlift Wing's newest

  • GI Bill education transfer incurs 4 years for all Airmen

    When initially implemented, the Post-9/11 GI Bill education transfer program was phased in to enable Airmen nearing retirement to accept a 1-, 2-, or 3-year active-duty service commitment. That phase-in period expired July 31, 2012 and all active-duty Airmen now incur a 4-year ADSC, said Bruce

  • 19th EMS pays the tab

    0-0-1-3 is an equation that just adds up. For members of the 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, it has merely been one factor helping to solve a greater problem. "As of [Jan. 14,] our unit has been 387 days DUI free" said Maj. Jeffrey Burdette, 19th EMS commander. "That's about 550 Airmen, NCOs,