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PEOPLE decrease predictability in warfare.” said, has changed the DNA and nobody small businesses and other organizations
FIRST Walker said the Air Force is committed doubts the ability of our Air Force to deliver. that post job openings on the Military
Spouse Employment Partnership Career
Editor’s Note: The “People First” section is to investment in S&T and embracing new http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/ Portal, mentor military spouses and other
compiled from information from the Air Force paradigms in capability development. Article/674517/usafe-afafrica-commander-talks- employers, and provide employment data
Personnel Center, TRICARE, 56th Force Sup- on military spouses hired, officials said.
port Squadron, Airman and Family Readiness The Air Force’s fiscal year 2017 President’s global-precision-attack-at-afa.aspx
Flight, Veterans Affairs, the civilian personnel Budget request for S&T is approximately http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
office and armed forces news services. For the $2.5 billion which is an increase of approxi- Military spouse employment Article/682221/dod-military-spouse-employment-
complete story, go to the web address listed at mately 4.5 percent over the Air Force’s fiscal partnership reaches milestone
the end of the story. 2016 President’s Budget request. partnership-reaches-milestone.aspx
The Defense Department announced
AF talks new technologies- http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/ on Feb. 29 that the Military Spouse Em- &RG\WHVWL¿HVWRUHDGLQHVV
during innovation hearing Article/674358/af-discusses-game-changing-tech- ployment Partnership program has now resilience of Airmen, families
nologies-during-defense-innovation-hearing.aspx partnered with 300 employers, according
The Air Force’s pursuit of game-changing to officials from the DOD Spouse Education Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James
technologies and the need to attract and re- USAFE-AFAFRICA commander and Career Opportunities Office. Cody testified on the quality of life in the
tain talented science, technology, engineer- talks global precision attack military before the House Appropriations
ing, and mathematics professionals were at The program, launched in June 2011 by Committee’s Subcommittee on Military
the center of discussions during a hearing The leader of Air Force operations in Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Construction and Veterans Affairs on Capi-
on defense innovation before the House Europe and Africa spoke on the importance is an employment and career partnership tol Hill Feb. 26.
Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee of global precision attack in his region dur- connecting military spouses to partner
on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on ing the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare organizations and companies who have “There is no doubt today’s Airmen are the
Capitol Hill Feb. 24. Symposium Feb. 26. committed to recruit, hire, promote and most talented, educated and experienced
retain military spouses in portable careers. force our country has ever assembled,” Cody
Dr. David Walker, the Air Force deputy In charge of a force in Europe that’s 75 said. “They are professional men and women
assistant secretary of science, technology percent smaller since the Cold War ended “This is such an exciting and important who are proud to serve, but remain concerned
and engineering, joined colleagues from in 1989, said Gen. Frank Gorenc, the U.S. milestone for the program and for the thou- as fiscal restraints limit their capacity to ac-
throughout the Defense Department’s sci- Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa com- sands of military spouses around the world complish the mission and erode at the com-
ence and technology enterprise to testify mander, it’s critical to use all resources and who search for meaningful employment pensation they earn in service to our nation.”
on efforts to maintain – and grow – the innovation available to get the mission done. and career opportunities,” said Rosemary
technological advantage of the U.S. Williams, the deputy assistant secretary During his testimony, Cody focused on
“I absolutely love our vision statement: of defense for military community and several areas concerning the service’s
“We’re at a critical juncture in history,” World’s greatest Air Force, powered by Air- family policy. quality of life, to include compensation and
he said. “The relentless pace of change men, fueled by innovation. I know we have readiness.
continues to increase complexity and resource problems, but the bottom line is it “The Military Spouse Employment
doesn’t alleviate us of the requirement to be Partnership addresses the employment “Our Airmen continue to provide the
the world’s greatest Air Force,” Gorenc said. challenges facing military spouses while preponderance of combat force against our
“It clearly puts the burden on our Airmen providing partner employers with access to adversaries around the globe,” Cody said.
to continue to fuel what has been complete a pool of highly qualified military spouses,”
success since 1947 — I love that.” she said. http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
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Global precision attack, the commander The partnership includes corporations, resilience-of-airmen-families.aspx
SOUND “Japan, for the “Hawaii, to be “Switzerland. “Machu Picchu,
OFF! cars, like the near family.” It looks nice Peru, because of
Subaru.” and seems like the history and its
If you could go any- a cool place to beauty.”
where in the world, go. I like the
where would it be? mountains.”
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TEVIS MACK AUSTIN PASCUAL JAYSEN BASU JOSEPH BIBEAULT
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