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D-M has $1.48 billion impact on Tucson community

D-M and military retir- nel assigned or employed at ing 7,019 military service ings, encompassing 4,808,669
ees circulated approximately the base; annual payroll of members, 1,401 appropriated square feet of space. D-M’s
$1.48 billion and helped cre- all assigned and employed fund civilians, and 1,514 non- footprint includes 5,952 acres
ate more than 4,200 jobs in personnel; construction ex- appropriated fund civilians of government-owned land
the local area, according to D- penditures; and an estimated and contractors. Their com- and 4,578 acres of easement,
M’s Fiscal Year 2014 Econom- number and dollar value of bined payroll totaled more rights-of-way and leased land,
ic Impact Analysis, released indirect jobs created by D-M’s than $541.8 million. totaling 10,530 acres.
here June 8. presence in the community.
The EIA also provides infor- Of the 7,019 military service
The EIA, an annual publi- In fiscal year 2014, there mation on D-M facilities and members assigned to D-M, 75
cation, is designed to inform were 9,934 personnel assigned properties. The base oper- percent live off base.
the community of person- and employed at D-M, includ- ates and maintains 448 build-

Career Intermission Program application window opens July 1

NEWS Debbie Gildea Participants also receive a stipend of 1/15th of their monthly
basic pay. In addition, members will be allowed an Air Force-
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs funded permanent change of station move to anywhere in the
U.S. when entering the program, and a move to their base of
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) assignment when they complete the program.
-- The Air Force Career Intermission Program application win-
dow opens July 1 for eligible Airmen interested in taking one to Return to duty following a Career Intermission Program
three years off active duty for personal or professional needs. intermission is the key to the program. Top performers with
bright futures won’t have to separate to take care of personal
Applications must reach the Air Force Personnel Center no or other professional concerns, and once they return to active-
later than Aug. 31, with the total force selection panel sched- duty service, those Airmen will bring greater experience, edu-
uled to convene Sept. 29. cation, knowledge, commitment and passion to their career,
said Col. Arch Bruns the AFPC Personnel Services director.
The program, in its second year, allows up to 40 top-per-
forming regular Air Force and career status Active Guard or While participating in Career Intermission Program, Airmen
Reserve officers and enlisted members to be inactivated and will be required to maintain all Air Force standards, including
transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve, receiving partial health and fitness and be ready to fully resume their duties.
pay for up to three years, before returning to active duty.
Airmen approved for CIP will incur a service commitment
During the 2014 pilot program, 35 regular Air Force, Guard of two months for every one month of CIP participation.
and Reserve Airmen were approved to participate. They in-
cluded 33 regular Air Force, one Guard and one Reserve Air- General information and complete eligibility criteria are
man. The 35 selected included 15 officers and 20 enlisted per- available on the myPers website. Select the appropriate com-
sonnel; 18 women and 17 men. ponent and corps from the drop down menu and enter “Career
Intermission Program” in the search window. Links to compo-
The Career Intermission Program allows participants to re- nent specific application procedures will be available July 1.
tain full medical and dental benefits for themselves and their
dependents, as well as exchange and commissary benefits.

Service star authorized on GWOT Expeditionary Medal

Debbie Gildea said June 15. Freedom deployment and a Airmen awarded the
The policy is retroactive to second medal for an Opera- GWOT-E who have complet-
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs tion Inherent Resolve deploy- ed a subsequent deployment
Sept. 11, 2001, and covers the ment would wear the medal to a qualifying area/operation
JOINT BASE SAN AN- following approved opera- or service ribbon with one should take supporting docu-
TONIO-RANDOLPH, Tex- tions and inclusive dates: service star device. ments to their local military
as (AFNS) -- Active-duty, personnel section to have
Guard and Reserve Airmen - Operation Enduring Free- Although the policy is their records updated to re-
who earned the Global War dom, Sept. 11, 2001-date TBD retroactive, conversions are flect the award of a service
on Terrorism Expeditionary not authorized. Airmen who star to their GWOT-E. Sup-
Medal for more than one of - Operation Iraqi Freedom, initially earned the GWOT- porting documents include
the five Defense Department March 19, 2003-Aug. 31, 2010 E and elected to accept the contingency exercise deploy-
approved Global War on Ter- Iraqi Campaign, Afghani- ment orders or completed
rorism Expeditionary Medal - Operation Nomad Shad- stan Campaign or Air Force paid travel vouchers, or deco-
operations may now wear ow, Nov. 5, 2007-date TBD Expeditionary Medal in- ration citations which indi-
a service star device on the stead cannot convert back to cate the deployment dates,
medal and service ribbon for - Operation New Dawn, the expeditionary medal and deployment area and/or name
the second and subsequent Sept. 1, 2010-Dec. 31, 2011 add a service star for subse- of the operation.
awards, Air Force officials quent awards.
- Operation Inherent Re-
solve, June 15, 2014-date TBD

For example, an Airman
who is awarded the GWOT-
E for an Operation Enduring