Oct. 22, 2013 Keeping fighters fit to fight Although they aren't on the flight line performing routine procedures on the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft here, Airmen from the 4th Component Maintenance Squadron sensor section have a key role in keeping the mission going.The avionics technicians in the sensor shop play a role not just to the 4th
Oct. 22, 2013 An Airman's worst nightmare EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a fictitious story written to celebrate Halloween. Today was going to be a good day for U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin "Wizzo" Wisshack-Kurz, a 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Not only was this the week
Oct. 22, 2013 Watch what you swipe Imagine being one of more than 250 people on base who have a government purchase card (GPC). Every swipe of the card is tracked to ensure finances are spent properly and purchases are necessary to complete the Air Force mission. With eyes focused on the current economic status of the government, it
Oct. 17, 2013 AF civilians to be retroactively paid, urged not to access pay system Civilian Air Force employees, who were furloughed during the government shutdown, have been authorized to return to work Oct. 17.Civilians, including those who returned to work earlier this month, will be retroactively paid but are urged not to access the pay system, as mass amounts of website
Oct. 17, 2013 Air Force returns to normal, tuition assistance back on As a result of the passed continuing resolution legislation, the Air Force is in the process of returning operations to normal pre-shutdown status, to include the reinstatement of military tuition assistance. The continuing resolution will fund the Air Force under the fiscal year 2013 sequester
Oct. 17, 2013 Congress passes bill reopening federal government President Barack Obama signed legislation late yesterday night bringing federal employees back to work after Congress finally resolved the budget logjam which led to a 16-day shutdown.Senate leaders championed bipartisan legislation to reopen the government and remove the threat of government