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PEOPLE
FIRST
Editor’s Note: The “People First” section is
compiled from information from the Air Force
Personnel Center, TRICARE, 56th Force Support
Squadron, Airman and Family Readiness Flight,
Veterans Affairs, the civilian personnel office and
armed forces news services. For the complete story,
go to the web address listed at the end of the story. big bucks through JOSE
Nominations sought for
Joan Orr spouse award
Air Force Personnel Center officials will
accept nominations for the 2016 Air Force
Association Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of
the Year Award through Feb. 1, 2016.
The award honors significant contribu-
tions made by non-military spouses of Air
Force military members.
The nominee’s spouse must be an active-
duty Air Force, Air National Guard or Air
Force Reserve member.
Organization and base-level personnel
must contact their major command, field
operating agency or direct reporting unit for
applicable suspense dates and additional in-
formation regarding nomination procedures.
Each MAJCOM, FOA or DRU may sub-
mit one nomination.
For more information about Air Force
personnel programs, go to the myPers web-
site. Individuals who do not have a myPers
SOUND
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for the holidays?
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56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
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account can request one by following the Support Brigade procurement analyst and rial for the Promotion Fitness Examination
instructions on the Air Force Retirees Ser- acquisition planner. and U.S. Air Force Supervisory Examina-
vices website. tion,” Denter said.
http://www.ramstein.af.mil/news/story.
http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/ asp?id=123464605 http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
Article/636941/nominations-sought-for- Article/636339/airman-handbook-desktop-icon-
2016-joan-orr-spouse-award.aspx Airman Handbook
desktop icon available available-dec-18.aspx
Strategic Sourcing: Save
Airmen will be able to access the Air- Lackland spouses’ club
man Handbook via a desktop icon slated elects male president
When shopping personally, many people to begin today.
seek ways to save money. They may use The Lackland Officers’ Spouses’ Club
coupons, compare vendors’ prices, or buy The Airman Handbook is a compilation recently elected Caesar Jordan Nafrada as
in bulk to receive discounts. of policies, procedures and standards that the club’s first male president.
guide Airmen’s actions within the profes-
The military also looks for ways to save sion of arms. Nafrada initially joined as a way to repay
money while shopping, and the Joint Of- a group that helped him in the past. When
fice Supplies in Europe program has the Each desktop will have an icon with an he graduated from Kadena High School in
capability to possibly save the Department e-Link to the handbook for easy and im- Okinawa 20 years ago, Nafrada received
of Defense more than $1 million per year. mediate access. aid for college from the local club.
This is expected to happen as the pro- Kevin Denter, a Profession of Arms Cen- “Years ago as a military dependent, I
gram aims to revamp how U.S. Air Forces ter of Excellence professionalism program received an officers’ wives’ club scholarship;
in Europe’s and U.S. Army in Europe’s analyst, said the handbook is a professional it was the only financial aid I received,”
Government Purchase Card cardholders development tool for all Airmen: active duty, he said.
buy office supplies without taking advan- Reserve, Guard, and civilian.
tage of discounts. After deciding to join the LOSC last
“The handbook is an indispensable re- year, Nafrada originally served as the
The idea for the program’s creation began source for Airmen to continue to learn, grow scholarships chairman. He then ran for
when service component contracting offices and propel our Air Force into the future,” the president position and was elected, and
reviewed the fiscal year 2014 office supply Denter said. “It is a single publication that will serve in this capacity until June 2016.
purchases. addresses important information on Air
Force history, doctrine, values, customs, “There was an opportunity there, to
During the past year, the 1,600 GPC courtesies and much more.” challenge myself to do something I never
cardholders in USAFE bought office sup- pictured myself ever doing,” Nafrada said.
plies from more than 400 different vendors, During the April 2014 biannual Enlisted
effectively negating any benefits that would Board of Directors meeting, a decision was With the traditional role of the military
normally come from bulk purchases. made to combine the Professional Develop- spouse adapting over the past few decades,
ment Guide and Air Force Handbook into Nafrada’s concern is providing social, com-
USAREUR’s approximate 900 GPCs one publication so all Airmen would have munity service and support programs for
were similarly spread out, making more a true desktop reference for the profession every officer’s spouse on Lackland.
than 9,000 purchases through 380 vendors, of arms.
said Peter Deibert, 409th Contracting http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
“The handbook provides reference mate- $UWLFOHODFNODQGVSRXVHVFOXEGLYHUVL¿HV
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“Spend time “I’ll probably “Trying to “I’ll be spend-
with family, be here, so I go home to ing Christmas
probably take plan on going spend time with my own
trips to Cali- to the Christ- with family, family, and
fornia and mas party on but if I stay my mom and
Sedona.” base.” here, I’ll hang sister.”
out with
friends.”
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