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Decorations processing now initiated
through virtual Personnel Center
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-
RANDOLPH, Texas — Supervisors of
active-duty Airmen can now use the
virtual Personnel Center via myPers to
initiate and track decorations through-
out the review and approval process.
“The online application allows for
automated routing and approval, in ad-
dition to prepopulating certain person-
nel data in the forms,” said Christine
Stingley, the military future operations
branch requirements and testing chief.
“vPC also allows for the electronic review evaluations beginning with the July 31
and processing into a members record.”
Active-duty decorations will be initi-
ated, processed and tracked through the
vPC application dashboard. Initially,
automated processing will include the
Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force
Commendation Medal, Air Force
Achievement Medal, Aerial Achieve-
ment Medal, Combat Readiness Medal
and Military Outstanding Volunteer
Service Medal.
Adding automated decoration pro-
cessing on myPers through the vPC
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dEfENdErS, from page 6 Flag,” Noethlich said. “Our folks that
the 99th Security Forces Squadron. are coming in, our air expeditionary
wings, our professionals here do their
improves Airmen’s access to person- Lt. Col. Joseph Ringer, 99th SFS business well and we do a great job
nel processes. It also saves members commander, entrusts his squadron planning these events and taking care
time since it includes pre-populated with safeguarding every asset during of a lot of the things in advance that
certificates and memorandums, online the exercises. would end up being issues if we didn’t.”
“Décor 6” forms, automatic updates to
the Military Personnel Data System and “The activity definitely increases Ringer also said preparation plays a
automatic transfers to official records. (during Red Flag),” Ringer said. part in reducing security issues which
“There is a huge swell in a number of may arise due to foreign air forces
A process for active-duty evalua- aircraft that are congregated on the participating in the exercises.
tions was implemented in vPC in May. flightline, where we are responsible for
Senior raters are able to submit active- securing to enable all the missions and “We check those things regularly for
duty evaluations and track the process sorties that are generated.” the people stationed on Nellis AFB, so
through the myPers website on all of- if you increase the number of person-
ficer and initial evaluations that closed When Airmen receive a temporary nel coming to the base, it will raise the
out on or after June 30 and for enlisted duty assignment to Nellis Air Force work level for our defenders,” Ringer
Base for Red Flag, security forces’ said. “We have aircraft come in from
senior master sergeant static closeout workload greatly increases. all around the world to participate, so
date. there are security concerns that come
“The influx of personnel has to be from some other nations, but we work
Video tutorials and user guides for processed into the base and we have a those out before they come here so ev-
commanders and supervisors are avail- role in that as well,” Ringer said. “For eryone participating feels safe.”
able on myPers under the “I Would the aircrews and teams that come in,
Like To” section. Select the “View vPC there’s an entry authorization list and Although Red Flag exercises provide
Information” for tutorials and guides restricted area badge coordination that training to Airmen throughout the Air
on using vPC. After reviewing instruc- we take care of too. So above our day- Force, it’s just more days of excellence
tions, Airmen can also visit the vPC to-day work, there’s a lot that goes on.” for the men and women of the 99th SFS.
Dashboard page.
Senior Master Sgt. Brian Noethlich, “Red Flag is not an exercise for us,
For more information about Air 99th SFS operations superintendent, it’s an operator’s exercise and we get to
Force personnel programs go to the oversees the day-to-day operations for perform our day-to-day mission dur-
myPers website. security forces Airmen and acknowl- ing their exercise,” Ringer said. “Our
edges that with proper planning, secu- mission is to protect their resources
rity concerns can be minimal. and personnel to enable them to do
what they do during Red Flag.”
“There is a negligible amount of se-
curity violations occurring during Red
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