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  • USAFCENT personnel recovery aircraft, support Airmen arrive in Turkey

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command has begun staging small detachments of aircraft and airmen at Diyarbakir Air Base in southeast Turkey to enhance Coalition capabilities to support personnel recovery operations in Syria and Iraq.Diyarbakir Air Base is a Turkish base home to the Turkish air force's 8th

  • Negotiation a core capability for all Airmen

    The secretary of the Air Force announced a commitment to formally solidify the Air Force Negotiation Center as the focal point for negotiation research, teaching and outreach efforts while speaking at the Women in Negotiation Summit in New York City Oct. 1."Building negotiating skills into

  • 2016 promotion cycle study reference CDCs now available online

    The 2016 promotion cycle Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) study reference Career Development Courses (CDCs) are now available on the WAPS Online Reference Library Database.During the 2015 cycle, 257 promotion tests were administered in support of WAPS and the U.S. Air Force senior NCO

  • Air Force kicks off Energy Action Month

    October is Energy Action Month throughout the federal government and in the Air Force. During the month, the Air Force will run several campaigns in order to promote using energy wisely.In 2012, President Barack Obama issued a presidential proclamation declaring October as National Energy Action

  • AF streamlines expeditionary readiness training

    Air Force officials announced the creation of a new streamlined Expeditionary Readiness Program governance construct that replaces the current tiered predeployment training model.The updated program is designed to ensure expeditionary readiness training is relevant, effective, timely, synchronized,

  • 39th FSS supports OIR troop surge at IAB

    On July 23, 2015, the U.S. and Turkey developed an agreement which allows the U.S. government to conduct combat operations on Turkish air bases in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Following this, the U.S. Air Force deployed six F-16 Fighting Falcons, more than 300 personnel and support

  • AF Secretariat releases CY16 selection board schedule

    The Air Force Selection Board Secretariat has released the calendar year 2016 selection board schedule. The schedule includes dates for master, senior master and chief master sergeant evaluation boards, senior noncommissioned officer supplemental evaluation boards, officer selection boards and the