• vMPF adds officer voluntary separation process

    Self-service officer voluntary separation will be added to the Air Force Personnel Center's virtual Military Personnel Flight Web site Jan. 7. Web-based processes and 24/7 customer service support are the core of AFPC's commitment to personnel transformation, referred to as personnel services

  • AFPC retools personnel services delivery

    Immediate access and ease of use form the foundation of the Air Force Personnel Center's ongoing efforts here to refine its personnel products available for Air Force customers. In the wake of significant cutbacks to the personnel career field, the center has leveraged technology to improve customer

  • Council co-chairmen send holiday message to retirees

    The following is a holiday message from Air Force Retiree Council Co-Chairmen retired Lt. Gen. Donald L. Peterson and retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray: As another year draws to a close, and our friends and family gather to celebrate during this holiday season, we offer

  • Air Force-speak needs translation for civlian job world

    Talk with people who advise Airmen on preparing résumés for their civilian job hunt, and they'll tell you Airmen must learn to translate Air Force-speak into civilian language. Airmen need to explain terms like "deck," "flight line" or "cryptographic linguist," for example, in ways that civilian

  • Cookie drive delivers holiday warmth during Alaskan winter

    Volunteers baked more than 5,500 cookies for the single Airmen living in the dormitories Dec. 14 during Operation Cookie Crunch at the Yukon Club. "The importance of the cookie drive is for morale building," said Jeanette Pauer, OCC project coordinator and wife of Lt. Col. Brett Pauer, 353rd Combat

  • Hall of Fame for Dec. 21 to Dec. 27

    Staff Sgt. Vernon Verschelden, 354th Contracting Squadron contracting specialistHometown: Topeka, Kan. Years in service: Eight. Family: Wife, Jessica; Daughters: Kaylee (3), Isabelle (2) and a son, Dalton (6 months) Education: Completed my Community College of the Air Force degree and am working on

  • Thunderbirds announce 2008 schedule

    The Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, has announced its 2008 airshow schedule. The team is scheduled to perform more than 67 shows in 25 states and Canada, as it commemorates the 55th Anniversary of the "Ambassadors in Blue." Lt. Col. Greg Thomas takes the reigns as the