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  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    Rick Matthews, 501st Combat Support Wing Comptroller Flight, was named the October 501st Everyday Hero from the wing staff. Matthews led the wing effort to transform deployment orders and travel vouchers from paper to the Defense Travel System. He also tracks the budget performance metrics for all

  • Holiday Season recommended mailing dates announced

    The U.S. Postal Service, Military Postal Service Agency and U.S. Air Forces in Europe Postal Operations office recently announced the recommended deadlines to ensure delivery of packages by Dec. 25.For customers mailing packages from an APO to the continental United States the following are

  • October is Stamp Collecting Month

    October is well known for two popular holidays. One is Halloween for the kids to dress like ghouls and goblins, and the other celebrates the discovery of America with Columbus Day. But have you heard about stamp collecting month sponsored by the United States Postal Service? If you're looking

  • Air Force leaders issue Energy Awareness message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz send the following message regarding energy awareness month to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:Global Vigilance, Reach, and Power at home and abroad require vast amounts of energy -

  • DOD gives high priority to saving energy

    The Defense Department has made saving energy a priority in everything it does, the deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment said Sept. 29.Dorothy Robyn manages and oversees permanent military installations worldwide and manages installations programs that involve energy,

  • Overseas COLA levels to drop

    Beginning Oct. 1, American service members and their families living overseas will see a reduction in their Cost of Living Allowance. The extent of the reduction depends on the member's rank, years of service, number of dependents and duty location. This is on top of reductions that are occurring

  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    The RAF Croughton Ministry of Defence Police was named the September 501st Everyday Hero from the 422nd Air Base Group.The MDP are responsible for providing host nation police service to RAF Croughton and Barford St. John through 24/7 patrols in a counter-terrorist capacity.The MDP has been assigned

  • August Innovator of the Month named

    The 501st Combat Support Wing recently named the Innovator of the Month for August.The 422nd Human Resources Office revised Total Force Awareness Training for RAF Croughton's Non appropriated Fund employees resulting in a savings of two hours per employee.The office discovered several NAF employees

  • 501st CSW PME graduates

    The 501st Combat Support Wing congratulates the following Airmen for graduating professional military education:Airman Leadership SchoolSenior Airman Jeremiah Niesen, 423rd Communications SquadronSenior Airman Christopher Tolliver, 423rd Communications SquadronSenior Airman David Butler, 422nd

  • AF officials announce civilian early retirement, separation incentive options

    The Air Force is implementing civilian Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay programs, Air Force officials announced today."Our goal with these programs is to mitigate the impact of reduced fiscal year 2012 funding on our permanent civilian workforce," said Maj.