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  • Resiliency: Military Family Life Consultant Program available at Fairchild

    There are only three of them, rotating in and out of Fairchild every three months, but they provide wide-ranging services to Fairchild from teaching resiliency lessons to conflict resolution.Integrated into the Airman & Family Readiness Center and the Child Development Center, the Military Family

  • 422nd JTS achieves publishing milestone

    The 422nd Joint Tactics Squadron met one of the unit's most significant milestones to date after Maj. Gen. Bill Bender, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, signed a publication intended to serve as a "playbook" for Airmen operating in a variety of expeditionary combat support roles across

  • Acquisition Board approves DEAMS next phase

    The Defense Acquisition Board on Jan. 10 approved the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System's entry into the engineering and manufacturing development phase, otherwise known in acquisition terms as Milestone B.The DAB is the Defense Department's senior-level forum for advising the

  • DEAMS FMO Moving to Wright-Patterson AFB

    Air Force and Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials announced Jan. 11 that the Functional Management Office for the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System, currently operating near Scott Air Force Base, Ill., will relocate to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, by Sept.

  • Dorm managers help Airmen adjust

    The six dorm managers on Travis Air Force Base have the responsibility of ensuring a safe, clean and comfortable quality of life for approximately 1,000 service member dorm residents spread across a 45-acre campus.The transition period between leaving technical school and arriving at a first duty

  • Survival training prepares Travis Airmen

    Mission success has been the norm at Travis over the past several years. With excellent ratings in exercises and award-winning teams in nearly every squadron, Travis is known for providing top-notch global mobility. However, a piece of being successful is preparing for when things do not go right.

  • Travis Airmen transport vice president to Iraq

    A Travis C-17 Globemaster III flown by the 21st Airlift Squadron, descended Nov. 29, 2011, into Baghdad International Airport during a top secret mission to bring Vice President Joe Biden to Iraq for the last time before the Dec. 31, 2011, troop withdrawal. Flying completely blacked out, the

  • Fairchild loses three positions in civilian restructuring

    Base officials announced Jan. 12 that three civilian personnel positions will be eliminated here as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force Jan. 11.Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.Air Force officials announced 4,500

  • AMC Passenger Travel to be more predictable

    Select passenger terminals across Air Mobility Command are establishing Facebook pages to provide passengers more predictability when it comes to space-available and -required passengers.The overall goal of the AMC Space-A Facebook program is to use social media to expand knowledge about Space-A

  • Changes made to family care plans

    Significant changes were made to AFI 36-2908, Family Care Plans. FCP ensures that military families are taken care of during drills, annual training, mobilization and deployment. Some changes specifically impact those military members who may deploy. Here is the rundown on the new FCP