Chief McKinley addresses senior rater, stratification policy

In his first "Enlisted Perspective," Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley discusses the new senior rater policy and use of stratification statements for enlisted performance reports. Stratification statements take into consideration the number or percentage of enlisted members in a

Annual Combined Federal Campaign kicks off

The 2006 to 2007 Combined Federal Campaign runs for six weeks Sept. 1 through Dec. 15 for both continental United States and overseas bases. The local federal coordinating committee will establish exact dates and campaign goals in each geographic area; this information will be available through

Katrina shapes rescue mission

On Aug. 29, 2005, the third-strongest hurricane ever to hit U.S soil made landfall on the Louisiana and Mississippi border. Soon after, rescue crews from here were called on to perform search and rescue on a scale previously unseen. "The Katrina relief effort was a benchmark for Air Force rescue,"

CENTAF releases airpower summaries

U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summaries for Aug. 28 and 29.Aug. 28In Afghanistan Aug. 27, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and a B-1 Lancer provided close-air support for coalition troops in contact with Taliban extremists near Kandahar. The B-1 expended a Guided

Homestead reservists prepare for Ernesto

Air Force reservists of the 482nd Fighter Wing are preparing for landfall of Tropical Storm Ernesto on the Florida Peninsula here.  Pilots evacuated six F-16 Fighting Falcons to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 28. Another eight jets remained at Hill Air Force Base,

C-17s evacuate Wake Island residents

Rescue wing gears up for Tropical Storm Ernesto

Air Force Reserve Command's rescue unit here is taking measures to prepare for Tropical Storm Ernesto as it heads toward central Florida. The 920th Rescue Wing will evacuate its aircraft to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., Aug. 29. Wing aircrews will fly their HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters and HC-130P/N

Operation Deep Freeze under way with C-17 support

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., has flown four missions from Christchurch, New Zealand, kicking off the 2006 to 2007 season for Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica, known as Operation Deep Freeze.Servicemembers and equipment will stage to

Committee examines issue of women separating

Female military doctors, lawyers and chaplains are more likely than their male counterparts to leave the military after serving five to eight years, and the Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services wants to know why.By examining these three career fields, the committee hopes to

New intel squadron turns aerial eye on terrorists

Terrorists and their supporters around the world soon will be under the gaze of a powerful "unblinking eye" providing information on their whereabouts to a "brain" here. The reactivation of the 11th Intelligence Squadron here marks a milestone for Air Force Special Operations Command, which gains