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  • New employees to be automatically enrolled in TSP

    New legislation that called for automatic enrollment of newly hired and eligible civilian federal employees, as well as certain rehires, into the Thrift Savings Plan began Aug. 1.This automatic enrollment feature is in compliance with the June 22, 2009, TSP Enhancement Act that authorizes federal

  • Air Force recommends F-35s for Luke, Tucson still a contender

    U.S. Air Force officials announced the service's recommendations for where to base the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft July 29 . Though Tucson was not among the three semi-finalist locations, it remains a viable candidate.For F-35 training, the Air Force named Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., as the

  • Citizen-Airman's 'buddy care' training comes to the rescue

    A systems engineer for Raytheon Missile Systems used first aid training he received as a member of the Arizona Air National Guard during a medical emergency to help a co-worker in distress June 17. Capt. Humberto Nieto, an intelligence officer with the 162nd Fighter Wing here, says he's grateful for

  • Air Force launches new uniform website

    The Air Force launched a new public website this month to help educate and inform Airmen about the service's dress and appearance standards and policies. The Air Force Directorate of Service's Uniforms and Recognition Branch created the website in conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center and

  • JEC making a difference on base, in the community

    Junior members of the 162nd Fighter Wing, airmen basics through technical sergeants, have a voice on base and a means for leadership development through the unit's Junior Enlisted Council.Getting involved The JEC is the wing's leading organization for the development of its junior members and serves

  • Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program reaches Arizona families

    The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, a new deployment support service for military members and families, will hold its first event here Aug. 21 and 22 at a local resort for members of the 162nd Fighter Wing and their families. The program fulfills the requirement of establishing a national

  • Bone marrow registration drive a success

    Members of the 162nd Fighter Wing registered to be bone marrow donors July 10 during a donor registration drive here."About 200 Airmen registered during the drive," said Senior Master Sgt. Armando Gonzalez a marrow donor who arranged the drive. "Of course, there's always hope for more. There is a

  • Airman Magazine visits the 162nd

    Two staff members from Airman Magazine visited the 162nd Fighter Wing July 7-11 to highlight the unit's international pilot training mission in the magazine's November-December edition.Staff Sgt. J. Paul Croxon, magazine staff writer, and Master Sgt. Jack Braden, photojournalist, spent a week with

  • ESGR raises awareness, honors those who serve

    The Arizona Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is generating public and employer support for Guardsmen and Reservists while honoring one of the state's biggest advocates for U.S. servicemembers this summer.As the 1.3 million members of the National Guard and Reserve continue to

  • Photo: Post Independence Day FOD walk

    Nearly 100 Arizona Air National Guardsmen walk the flightline here July 6 in search of Foreign Object Damage, or FOD. Small rocks and loose screws are the usual culprits when aircraft maintainers encounter FOD, but after Independence Day a massive FOD walk was needed to find debris from fireworks