• Voluntary separation, retirement continues

    More than 1,100 Ogden Air Logistics Center employees have submitted on-line applications to retire or separate from Air Force service under the Voluntary Early Retirement Authority or Voluntary Separation Incentive Program announced here in July. Long-time civil service employees applying for the

  • Airmen Development Plan replaces T-ODP

    The Air Force Personnel Center announced it will launch the first of several increments of the Airmen Development Plan in September 2007. The first segment will affect Active Duty officers and will replace the Transitional Officer Development Plan. It will be called the Officer Development Plan and

  • SECAF encourages embracing wingman concept

    In a recent letter to Airmen, Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Michael Wynne, focused on suicide prevention and looking out for each other as Wingmen. Since the start of the fight on terrorism nearly eight-years-ago, pressures and demands of consistent deployments have taken a toll on

  • Air Force officials announce 2008 force-shaping plans

    Air Force officials recently announced plans to meet the 2008 fiscal year end-strength of 328,600, which calls for a force reduction of about 5,400 officers and enlisted members through normal attrition, retirement or force-shaping measures. The reductions are in line with Air Force efforts to

  • Air Force convenes AFSO 21 summit

    The secretary of the Air Force, chief of staff and the heads of all Air Force major commands gathered here Aug. 22 to increase the capability of the individual warfighter through Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century, commonly known as AFSO 21. AFSO 21 is a dedicated effort to maximize