• Troops to receive retroactive pay in February

    Active duty troops will receive retroactive earnings next month, followed weeks later by a supplemental payday for non-active personnel, a Pentagon official said today. The National Defense Authorization Act signed into law Jan. 28 by President Bush stipulates a 3.5 percent military pay raise. This

  • Welcome home: 300-plus Airmen return from AOR

    More than 300 Airmen returned here from Southwest Asia Jan. 19 and were met with open arms by family, friends and co-workers. "I can't wait to see my husband's face when he meets our newest addition to the family," was what Tech. Sgt. Shenita Frier, 334th Fighter Squadron, said she was thinking as

  • Frequent flyer: 334th FS pilot soars to 3K hours in F-15E

    For F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews at the 4th Fighter Wing, roaring through the skies is embedded into their lifestyle, but for Lt. Col. Scott Purdie, an F-15E pilot with the 334th Fighter Squadron, the clouds are almost like a second home. On Jan. 18, Colonel Purdie hit the 3,000-hour mark in the

  • 4th CS revolutionizes customer service

    The 4th Communications Squadron is taking innovative steps to change the way they do business. On February 1st, the 4th CS will combine all of its customer service telephone numbers into a single number that will be the hub of all customer operations. "This is an automated virtual help desk," said

  • NCOs take STEP forward in rank

    Two staff sergeants were promoted to technical sergeant and one technical sergeant entered the senior NCO ranks as a master sergeant Jan. 11 here. Technical Sgts. Andre Perry and Luther Holsonback, an air traffic control watch supervisor and Airman Leadership school instructor respectively, and

  • Air Force alters cold-weather gear policy

    The deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel here recently authorized commanders to use their discretion to authorize deviation from policy for wear of cold-weather battle dress uniform outer garments with the airman battle uniform during the coming winter months. "The original guidance was