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ren on the ground, while also assisting civilian populations in driving the enemy who has invaded their homelands away,” said Lt. Col. Robert, 489th ATKS commander. “A real world example would be how we helped drive Rommel’s Afrika Korps from North Africa in World War II to how we are helping to drive ISIS from Syria and Iraq today.”
The 489th ATKS was reactivated as part of Air Combat Command’s Culture and Process Improve- ment Program priorities to establish a launch and recovery unit at Creech AFB.
Having one mission set allows the squadron to develop deployment ready Airmen dedicated to LRE operations. To maintain this structure, mem- bers of the unit deploy to meet mission needs, while other members stay at Creech AFB to meet home station requirements such as training, professional development and personal readiness.
“The performance of our Airmen is outstand- ing considering the high level of training they are required to stay current on and duties they have on their dwell times at home,” Robert said. “Many of our Airmen have and continue to rise to the occasion to run shops within our squadron that have far less manpower compared to other units.”
Without LRE crews, there would be no aircraft to handoff to the aircrew who execute the mission 24/7/365. This is a fact the 489th Airmen are very proud of. “We are behind the scene warriors, down- range in harm’s way to make operations happen,” Robert said. “The impact we have in support of so many missions is rewarding and inspiring.”
Air Force introduces new, improved tool to manage civilian benefits
by Richard Salomon
JB San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
The Air Force is the first agency in the Department of Defense to roll out a new tool that helps government civilians more effectively manage their benefits and entitlement information.
The Government Retirement and Benefits Platform is a web-based application that allows employees to make changes and updates to their health insurance, life insurance, Thrift Savings Plan and other personal benefit information.
The GRB Platform replaces the Employee Benefits Information System, which replaced most paper-based processes in 1996.
“The GRB Platform includes all the functionality pre- viously offered with EBIS, but in a much more intuitive and user-friendly environment,” said Annette Castro, a human resource specialist at the Air Force Personnel Center. “It gives employees the ability to easily obtain and request various retirement estimates, complete their retirement packages and review their current benefits coverage.”
The site also contains informational videos, facts sheets, electronic forms, calculators, retirement courses and links to external websites to help individuals make
important decisions regarding their benefits. Employees can access the GRB Platform application through AFPC Secure by selecting the “GRB Platform” application link. Employees should see a brief video
explaining the new system the first time they log in. “This is another example of how we are providing smarter and more efficient personnel services to our customers worldwide,” Castro said. “It’s important that we continue to improve and enhance all of our business processes, so our customers can have what they need
right at their fingertips.”
For more information, visit the myPers web site and
search “GRB Platform.”
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