AES welcomes Airmen home

March issue of the Buckeye Flyer now available

The March 2013 issue of the Buckeye Flyer is now available. The official publication of the 445th Airlift Wing includes eight pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to the 445th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command and the U.S. Air Force.Top stories this month include:- Wing scores

A Difficult Time for Civilian Airmen

The United States Air Force would not be the best in the world without your daily contributions as vital members of the Air Force family and joint team. You are integral to nearly every part of the mission, from processing recruits and running family programs, to managing budgets and developing

Hagel takes office as 24th SecDef

Just before his private swearing-in ceremony as the 24th secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, arrived at the Pentagon this morning and were greeted by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, military assistant to the secretary of defense.Hagel said hello to waiting members of

Patriot Sands teams Reserve Airmen with federal agencies for contingency exercise

A joint response exercise here brought Air Force and federal agencies together for a national contingency exercise, Feb. 21-23.Patriot Sands 2013 brought Reserve Airmen and federal government agencies together to learn first-hand what they would experience in the event of a national contingency. By

Sequestration would affect readiness, people

Air Force Reserve Command officials estimate automatic budget cuts triggered by sequestration will result in a reduction of up to 18 percent of flying hours and affect the command's 13,000 civilian employees.Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta notified Congress Feb. 20 that the Department of Defense

State Department Updates Worldwide Caution for U.S. Travelers

State Department officials have issued an updated a worldwide caution for Americans traveling overseas."The Department of State remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas," says the caution,

Panetta issues message to DOD workforce on sequestration

With major, across-the-board defense spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today issued a message to the Defense Department workforce.Here is the secretary's message:For more than a year and a half, the president, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and I have

Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration.In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add

Officers eligible for promotion should review records before MilPDS upgrade

The data feed from the Military Personnel Data System to the Air Force promotions data systems will not be available during the March MilPDS upgrade, so some officers eligible for promotion consideration may be affected, including those eligible for the Calendar Year 2013A Colonel Line of the Air