From: bergman@AFPAN.PA.AF.MIL (CMSgt Mike Bergman)
Newsgroups: soc.veterans
Subject: AF News Svc 09/14/92
Date: 14 Sep 92 20:38:24 GMT
Organization: Hq Air Force News Agency/SCC

729.  Air Force 45th anniversary
730.  Aerospace awards
731.  Wright trophy
732.  Award nomination procedure change
733.  Civilian job listing
734.  National defense fellows program
735.  Officer assignments guide
736.  PME instructors
737.  Olmsted scholarships
738.  Senior NCO boards
739.  Commissioning program
740.  Decoration processing
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NOTE TO EDITORS:  Friday, Sept. 18 marks the 45th Anniversary of the Air
Force.  The following editorial is from Secretary of the Air Force Donald B.
Rice:

729.  Air Force 45th anniversary
by Donald B. Rice
     Today the Air Force turns 45.
     To some it probably seems just yesterday that the Air Force earned its
wings as a separate service.  Coming out of World War II, our leaders
recognized the distinct capabilities of airpower.  Air Force people like you
have been demonstrating those capabilities daily for more than four decades.
     Take a look around the world today.  You'll find Air Force people and
aircraft patrolling the skies over Iraq to preserve peace; performing
humanitarian missions in Somalia, Kenya, Angola, Bosnia, Guam, Hawaii and
Florida to relieve the pain of personal suffering; and monitoring air traffic
in the Caribbean to stem the flow of illegal drugs into the United States.
Stateside or overseas, in the air or on the ground, you provide America's
global reach and power.
     Now, as we make the final turn toward our golden anniversary, we must
continue to build a new, quality Air Force to meet the challenges of a world
very different than the one we faced just three short years ago.  As we
celebrate this 45th anniversary, I share your pride in being part of the
world's finest air and space force.


730.  Aerospace awards
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- The Air Force Association named the winners
of the 1992 Aerospace Awards.
     The 1992 winners are:
     -- Gen. Colin L. Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, H.H.
Arnold Award for the most significant contribution by a military member for
national defense.
     -- Donald B. Rice, secretary of the Air Force, W. Stuart Symington Award
for the most significant contribution by a civilian for national defense
related to aerospace activity.
     -- Crew of Space Shuttle Endeavor, STS-49, David C. Schilling Award for
the most outstanding contribution to national defense in the field of manned
flight in the atmosphere or space.
     -- The Air Force Ballistic Missile Organization, Norton AFB, Calif.,
Theodore Von Karman Award for the most outstanding contribution to national
defense in the field of science and engineering related to aerospace.
     -- Author Tom Clancy, the Gil Robb Wilson Award for the most outstanding
contribution to national defense in the field of arts and letters, including
writing, speaking, media relations, sculpturing and painting.
     -- Earl H. Tilford Jr., instructor at the Air Command and Staff College,
Maxwell AFB, Ala., Hoyt S. Vandenberg Award for the most outstanding
contribution in the field of aerospace education or training.
     Citations of Honor, recognizing individuals and organizations for
outstanding contributions to national defense, will be presented to the
following:
     -- 1st Satellite Control Squadron, Falcon AFB, Colo.
     -- Maj. Gerald Diaz, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., for his work in the
area of threat assessment for the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization.
     -- Lt. Col. Steven C. Gordon, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
     -- Lt. Col. Joseph C. Hampton Jr., Scott AFB, Ill.
     -- The men and women of Strategic Air Command for their service to the
United States from March 21, 1946, to May 31, 1992.
     -- Lt. Col. James G. Clark, chief of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Combat
Simulation Division, Ramstein AB, Germany.
     -- The Air Force men and women of Operation Provide Comfort, who provided
humanitarian assistance to displaced Kurdish civilians after the gulf war.
     -- Alice B. Price, chief of the Air Force Art and Museum Branch,
Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.


731.  Wright trophy
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- The National Aeronautic Association has
selected Sen. Jake Garn of Utah as the 1992 recipient of the Wright Brothers
Memorial Trophy.
     The trophy is awarded annually for "significant public service of
enduring value to aviation in the United States," according to association
officials.
     The citation accompanying the trophy honors the senator for "a lifetime
of public service in government and active participation in all segments of
U.S. aviation -- as a military and civilian pilot, astronaut and as one of the
U.S. Senate's most effective aerospace spokesmen and legislators."
     The trophy will be presented at the annual Wright Brothers memorial
dinner Dec. 11 in Washington, D.C.


732.  Award nomination procedure change
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- Major air commands, field operating
agencies and direct reporting units may now submit nominations directly to the
sponsors of the Institute of Navigation awards.
     There is no limit to the number of nominations submitted.  Previously,
nominations went to the Air Force Military Personnel Center and were limited
to one nomination for each MAJCOM, FOA and DRU.
     Nomination deadline is Feb. 15 each year.  The address is:
The Institute of Navigation, 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 480, Alexandria, Va.
22314.
     The four Institute of Navigation awards are:
     -- Norman P. Hays Award for outstanding management contributing to the
advancement of navigation.
     -- Thomas L. Thurlow Award for scientific development and general
advancement of the science of navigation.
     -- P.V.H. Weems Award for significant service to the field of navigation
over a long period of years.
     -- Superior Achievement Award for outstanding performance as a practicing
navigator.
     Submission guidance is available in Air Force Regulation 900-29,
paragraph 15 and table 2.
     More information is available at local personnel offices.


733.  Civilian job listing
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- Fifteen companies have been deleted from
the civilian job listing and 39 new ones have been added to assist people
leaving the Air Force and looking for work, Air Force Military Personnel
Center officials said.
     Transition Assistance Program officials continually compile the list of
civilian employers who say they would like to hire service members.  The most
current list was recently updated and sent to major commands throughout the
Air Force.
     The jobs represent a wide array of positions. Offerings include
opportunities in health care, sales, counseling, security, telecommunications,
management and more.
     The new list contains 214 entries and is available at family support
centers, or education offices on Air Mobility Command bases, for use by
military members leaving the service.
     Each entry on the list provides the employer's name, address, phone
number in most cases, and a description of the openings available.  Some
entries also list pay and benefits.
     Updated lists are sent to major commands whenever enough new companies,
positions or changes warrant redoing the list.  The commands will then forward
the lists to bases.
     The list will be available on the FAMNET computer system when the base
family support centers get their new equipment later this year.  Personnel
officials say they will be able to immediately update the list as changes are
received, and family support centers will be able to print copies on an
as-needed basis.


734.  National defense fellows program
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- applications from field grade officers
interested in the 1993 National Defense fellows program are now being
accepted.
     Deadline for applications is Oct. 1, and the final selection board will
convene at the Air Force Military Personnel Center in November or December.
     Each year about 15 experienced field grade officers are selected to serve
a one-year assignment at civilian study centers concerned with national and
military strategy and national defense policy.
     More information is available at base personnel offices.


735.  Officer assignments guide
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- The Air Force Military Personnel Center has
produced a 10-page guide to help people use the officer assignment system more
effectively.
     The Officer Volunteer Assignment System Reference Guide has been
distributed to base personnel offices and from there was sent to base units
and squadrons.
     The volunteer assignment system began in April 1991 for pilots and
navigators, May 1991 for non-rated operations officers, and in August 1991 for
mission support officers.
     It is designed so officers can determine assignments to the maximum
extent possible.
     Personnel officials say officer satisfaction with the volunteer
assignment system rests, in large part, on officers understanding the system.
The guide provides officers information that helps them understand and
participate in their assignment process.
     Copies of the guide are available in squadron administrative sections or
in customer service units of base personnel offices.


736.  PME instructors
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- NCOs are needed as professional military
education instructors at several worldwide locations.
     Instructors are needed at the Air Force Senior NCO Academy, NCO academies
and Airman Leadership schools at various locations.
     PME programs need instructors ranging in grade from staff sergeant
through senior master sergeant at bases in the continental United States,
Alaska, England, Japan, Guam and Germany.
     In addition, unprojected vacancies often occur and schools are always
seeking qualified applicants interested in enlisted PME assignments up to a
year from now, Air Force Military Personnel Center officials said.
     Applications must comply with Air Force Regulation 39-11.  Vacancies are
broken down into different grades, but officials said interested NCOs may
apply even though their particular grade does not appear for a specific
vacancy.
     NCOs from all career fields may apply; however, members in chronic
shortage skills may experience difficulty being released for NCO PME
instructor duty.
     More information is available at local personnel offices.


737.  Olmsted scholarships
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- Applications are being accepted from
officers interested in the 1993-1994 Olmsted Scholarship program.
     Deadline is Nov. 4, and the nomination board for the program will meet at
the Air Force Military Personnel Center early next year.
     Each year two Air Force Academy graduates and one graduate of the Officer
Training Group or Air Force ROTC are selected to study at an overseas
university for two years.
     Students will attend a foreign university, with courses conducted in a
foreign language, and gain in-depth knowledge of the social, political and
economic characteristics of that country.
     Since study must be in a foreign language, selected officers attend
language training before beginning their studies.
     At the end of two years of study, Olmsted scholars may apply for
continuation of their program in an American university for one additional
year to get their master's degree.


738.  Senior NCO boards
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- Supplemental senior and chief master
sergeant boards are no longer being held in conjunction with central senior
NCO evaluation boards.
     A supplemental board will not convene in October when the 93S9 chief
master sergeant evaluation board meets.
     The next supplemental senior and chief master sergeant board is scheduled
for Jan. 11.  The Air Force Military Personnel Center here must receive
packages for the board by Dec. 11.
     Anything received after the cutoff will be held over and reviewed during
the next supplemental board, personnel officials said.


739.  Commissioning program
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- The next selection board for the Airman
Education and Commissioning Program will meet Feb. 2, at the Air Force
Military Personnel Center.
     Air Force enlisted members who want to pursue a degree in meteorology,
computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering and civil
engineering may apply.
     Applications are due Jan. 15.
     Air Force Regulation 53-20, Airman Commissioning Programs, provides
eligibility requirements and application guidance.
     Base education offices have more information and will help with
applications.
     A separate selection board will meet in the fall of 1993 to consider
health specialty categories.


740.  Decoration processing
     RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFNS) -- Rapid processing of decorations for senior
and chief master sergeants who will be meeting upcoming promotion boards is
being asked for by officials at the Air Force Military Personnel Center.
     Processing decorations quickly will help ensure the promotion system runs
smoothly, personnel officials said.
     Making sure a decoration gets into the system without delay will ensure
members receive full credit toward promotion in a timely manner.
     The evaluation board for chief master sergeant is scheduled to meet Oct.
19, and for senior master sergeant Feb. 17.  All decorations should be in
members' records before these dates.
     Normally, after promotion results are announced, AFMPC officials receive
many requests for supplemental promotion consideration for missing
decorations.
     In some cases, assuming the decoration should have counted, it is a
matter of re-computing the weighted factors to include missing decorations.
However, for senior and chief master sergeant promotion cycles, it is not
always that easy, personnel officials said.
     If after adding the points to the weighted factors, an E-7 or E-8 is
still not selected for promotion, the member's only recourse is to ask to meet
the next scheduled supplemental board.
     This causes an additional workload for the affected member, commander and
personnel office.  Also, the member must now wait longer to find out his or
her promotion status.


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