The Air Force Discrimination Hotline has a new toll free number that will serve all active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen.
The hotline number will ensure all unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment concerns are quickly identified and addressed.
"The Air Force is committed to ensuring all Airmen have access to equal opportunity resources when they need them," said Lt. Col. Stephen Miliano, the director of equal opportunity operations at the Air Force Personnel Center here. "We want all Airmen to know the Air Force does not tolerate unlawful discrimination. The new phone number provides our customers a direct line to an EO professional."
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Two Services Airmen at this air base in Southwest Asia would probably be happier if they never had to complete their primary duties, but are honored to do them when they have to.
As members of the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron Mortuary Affairs Office and Readiness Office, Master Sgt. Danny Howell and Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Martinez have the solemn duty of taking care of fallen servicemembers as they pass through here on their way back to their families.
"Those individuals went out there and gave their all for us," said Sergeant Howell, the mortuary affairs and readiness superintendent deployed from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. "We owe it to them to pay them the proper respect and make sure they make it home to their family members."
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Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations March 29, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
In Afghanistan, Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets employed guided bomb unit-12s and -38s, destroying enemy caves in the Musa Qala area. Enemy forces had conducted an ambush, exploding an improvised explosive device before opening fire on a coalition convoy.
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Critical integration of efforts and resources from Air Force Auxiliary officials has helped the citizens of North Dakota during the recent flooding that hit that region in the past several days.
The Air Force Auxiliary is the official federal aviation arm of the Civil Air Patrol that provides emergency services to the Air Force and its customers.
The North Central Region of CAP has been flying Air Force Auxiliary missions since March 19 when the unit received word about the potential of flooding in the Red River area of North Dakota, as well as other surrounding areas in Minnesota and South Dakota. Since then, they have flown more than 30 sorties and captured hundreds of visual images to give emergency responders and on-scene commanders the most up-to-date picture of the affected areas.
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Two deadlines are quickly approaching for Airmen identified for retraining under Phase II of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program.
These Airmen must submit a retraining request by April 6 and must also complete a retraining package by April 29 for the Air Force specialty code selected by the Air Force Personnel Center here.
Phase II began March 26 and will end when retraining quotas are met, but not later than May 31.
Airmen identified for retraining and who fail to submit the initial retraining application by April 29 will be determined to have officially declined retraining and will be separated from the Air Force on their current date of separation. Airmen selected for retraining who have the necessary retainability cannot decline retraining.
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Two Air Force helicopters relocated from the Bismarck, N.D., flood area to Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., March 27 in support of flood relief efforts along the Red River.
Officials from the 91st Missile Wing from Minot AFB sent two hoist-equipped UH-1N Hueys from the 54th Helicopter Squadron to Bismarck March 25 to assist with flood relief there as the Missouri River continued to rise.
An ice jam added to the problems in that area, and 54th HS members were called upon to support efforts to break it up, and now stand ready where they will perform search and rescue and other support missions if called upon.
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Air Force officials here recently revised Air Force instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, also known as "The Little Brown Book," and the electronic version is available now with hardcopies expected to be available in May.
The guide has long been a staple of establishing expectations and standards for enlisted Airmen.
The last version was published in December 2004, so several changes and updates were needed, said Joseph M. McDade Jr., the director of force development.
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Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations March 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
In Afghanistan, a United Kingdom Royal Air Force GR-9 Harrier and a coalition aircraft destroyed enemy fighting positions near Kajaki Dam using Paveway precision guided bombs, rocket pods, and a guided bomb unit-12. The strikes took place in response to enemy weapons fire directed towards coalition ground troops. A coalition AH-64 Apache attack helicopter arrived to cover coalition forces' withdrawal from the engagement after the jets' attack run.
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Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations March 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
In Afghanistan, a United Kingdom Royal Air Force GR-9 Harrier used Paveway guided bombs to stop anti-Afghan personnel who were emplacing an improvised explosive device near Musa Qaleh. An Air Force MQ-1B Predator and coalition ground forces surveyed the target and confirmed that the area was clear of civilians prior to the engagement.
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The United Services Organization honored military heroes with a black-tie gala at the Ritz-Carlton March 25 here.
The Metropolitan Washington Annual Awards Dinner recognized 36 of the nation's 98 living Medal of Honor recipients and other battlefield heroes from each branch of service, including combat controller Staff Sgt. Zachary Rhyner from Pope Air Force Base, N.C, the most recent Air Force Cross recipient.
Of the honorees in attendance, USO-Metro Chairman Michael Singer said, "We bask in the glow of them ... we bring home where home is far away, every single day because that's where they are."
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