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  • Tips to stay safe this Halloween

    With Halloween right around the corner, remember to keep the safety of yourself and others a priority. Children will be able to trick-or-treat in Buckley Family Housing from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31. The 460th Security Forces Squadron will be providing patrol throughout base housing to ensure the safety of

  • Personnel tool helps align employees with supervisors

    Civilian employees who are not accurately aligned under their supervisors in the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System might have delays in processing important personnel actions, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The position hierarchy maintenance tool, accessible via DCPDS, allows

  • Violators of PII will have AFNET accounts locked

    Individuals who inappropriately store and transmit Personally Identifiable Information over the Air Force Network will now have their accounts locked in response to the violation. "We are taking several steps to improve notification and reporting of PII incidents," said General William L. Shelton,

  • Military parenting website assists communication

    Service members who deploy or are otherwise separated from their families due to mission needs now have an online resource allowing them to hone their parenting skills as they reconnect with their children. Pam Murphy, the Defense Department's lead psychologist for the website, said the launch of

  • Enlisted EPME course return policy explained

    The Air Force is giving three options to Airmen who were sent back to their home station while in the process of completing their respective Enlisted Professional Military Education course, as a result of the government shutdown.For the 900 affected Airmen who were attending Airman Leadership School

  • Officials announce deadlines for holiday mail delivery

    Military Postal Service Agency officials recommend that parcel post packages for service members overseas be mailed by Nov. 12 for delivery by the holidays.Officials at MPSA, an extension of the U.S. Postal Service, have published a chart that shows deadlines for various mailing options, broken down

  • Panther Challenge award winners announced

    Col. DeAnna Burt, 460th Operations Group commander, announced the winners of the Panther Challenge Oct. 24, 2013, following the 460th Space Wing commanders call.This challenge was held in the spirit of the Guardian Challenge, a challenge held to test various parts of the space mission proving

  • Buckley to host annual Dreadful Dash

    The 460th Space Wing is scheduled to host its annual Dreadful Dash 5K at 3 p.m. Oct. 31 beginning at the outdoor track and ending at Panther Den. The cost will be $5 to sign up and participates must sign up at the Fitness Center by Oct. 29. The winner of the best costume contest has a chance of

  • New health initiative designed to improve Total Force Fitness

    All Department of Defense members now have access to the Human Performance Resource Center, a new health education website.The HPRC is an online resource offering evidence-based information to help DOD members and their families achieve total fitness and human-performance optimization. According to

  • 460th Space Wing hosts first-ever Panther Challenge

    The 460th Space Wing hosted the first-ever Panther Challenge, a competition testing operational performance and crew knowledge, throughout October. "Panther Challenge was held in the spirit of Guardian Challenge, a historical biannual, two-week Air Force Space Command competition amongst its wings