Peterson's active duty host passes ORI

After 33 days of the most robust operational readiness and unit compliance inspections in Air Force Space Command history, the 21st Space Wing emerged with a satisfactory grade. Known as 'ORIs,' operational inspections are conducted to evaluate the ability of units to perform their wartime or

Peterson to receive $30 million from ARRA

Peterson is scheduled to receive approximately $30 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, released by the Office of Management and Budget March 23. The ARRA funding will finance a multitude of wing projects ranging from new buildings, existing building renovations, road

Wing's aerial porters score big at AF Reserve ‘round up’

With vast diversity in experience levels and a wide variety of aerial port skill sets, the 39th Aerial Port Squadron's five-member round up team placed first in the Aerial Port Trivia event and were among the top three teams in two of the six events in the 22nd Air Force Aerial Port competition

National Security Personnel System goes under microscope

The federal government's largest pay-for-performance system, the National Security Personnel System, is under review at the request of officials in the Defense Department and the Office of Personnel Management. Since October 2006, about 205,000 defense employees were brought under the new NSPS,

Airman field-tests modified PT uniform in Iraq

An Airman here was selected to field-test the Air Force's modified physical training uniform while deployed here to provide feedback to Air Force leaders at the end of the testing process. Senior Airman James Debiase, a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency manager, was asked to

302nd AW receives outstanding unit award

Heritage Coat production uncertain despite favorable reviews

Though Air Force officials here have not made a final decision on the new service coat, pre-decisional results show Airmen who sampled the Heritage Coat gave it high marks. Survey feedback showed 92 percent of wear test participants deemed the coat suitable for military uniform, and overall 66

Revised 'Little Brown Book' now available

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

ARPC announces captain, lieutenant promotions

The Air Reserve Personnel Center announces the second half of fiscal 2009 line and nonline captain and the second half of the fiscal 2009 first lieutenant promotions. There were 299 Air National Guard and 299 Air Force Reserve officers selected for promotion to captain, and 252 Air National Guard

New command chief lays it out for the wing

(Editor's note: Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Westerlund was appointed to the position of 302nd Airlift Wing command chief Feb. 7 by Col. Jay Pittman)There's no doubt he can be a little intimidating at first. Standing at six-foot, three-inches, together with his eight stripes and star, seeming to