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  • Hagel orders retraining of recruiters, sexual assault responders

    Amid a spate of allegations of criminal behavior by military recruiters and service members involved in the Defense Department's efforts to prevent sexual assaults and help that crime's victims, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the services to retrain, re-credential and rescreen all sexual

  • Defense officials aim to reduce adverse effects of furloughs

     Following Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's announcement May 14 that most Defense Department civilian employees will experience up to 11 furlough days from early July through September, senior defense officials emphasized their goal to reduce adverse effects on the workforce and the mission.Speaking

  • CC Message – Furlough Updates

    I'm coming to you with news on furloughs - news that does not come lightly or without great personal impact to our workforce. The Department of Defense has announced that they will furlough most non-deployed civilians for up to 11 days. The furlough period is scheduled to begin July 8, with one

  • Hagel Explains Furloughs in Message to Workforce

    In a message to the Defense Department workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today explained why he "very reluctantly" decided that a historic budget shortfall necessitates up to 11 unpaid furlough days for most of the department's civilian employees between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the

  • Services set for Tinker Airman

    Services for an Airman assigned to the 552nd Operations Support Squadron at Tinker, one of four Airmen killed while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, will be held Monday at Rose State College in Midwest City.Services for Staff Sgt. Daniel N. Fannin, 30, of Morehead, Ky., a former

  • Tinker AFLCMC units mark successes

    Tinker personnel attached to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center have achieved several significant successes in recent months, Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, the commander, highlighted recently.· B-1 personnel fielded two quick-reaction software changes that provided additional combat capability and

  • ‘State of AFLCMC’ Commander visits Tinker, speaks at annual Dining Out

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is "on the path" to becoming "an integrated team focused on acquisition and product support for the warfighter," the commander, Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, said recently. "We have made significant progress toward forging into one team delivering integrated,