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  • Reservists can nominate employers for awards

    Reserve-component servicemembers still have time to nominate their employers for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is the Defense Department's highest honor for employers who provide exceptional support for employees who serve in the National Guard or

  • Survey addresses quality-of-life needs

    The 2010 Caring for People Survey gives total force Airmen, civilians, retirees and dependents an opportunity to voice their concerns on how the Air Force can better address their quality-of-life needs. With Airmen deploying in support of global contingency operations for two decades, developing and

  • DFAS to release 2010 tax statements via myPay and U.S. mail

    Why wait for the mail? Military service members, military retirees and annuitants, and federal civilian employees paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) can get their 2010 tax statements up to two weeks earlier using myPay.DFAS has recently released the schedule for posting and

  • 'Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win' to be Air Force motto

    Incorporating extensive inputs from all ranks and career fields in the development effort, Airmen have selected "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" as the service's motto. An enduring statement of Airmen's pride in their service, the motto is a two-part expression -- a call to action, with a response of

  • Command Chief's Column: Growing Where We Are Planted

    I once read a commentary about 'Growing Where You Are Planted' that addressed wherever your life's path takes you, grow in that place. The 927th was planted at MacDill and we are doing what the commentary suggested.We've grown tremendously since our standup. Because of you, we have demonstrated our

  • Photo Essay -- 927th Attends Local Teach-In

    As many children become further and further removed from the servicemembers protecting them, Master Sgt. Johnny Pullen, a boom operator with the 927th Air Refueling Wing, and other servicemembers from local reserve and active-duty units closed the gap today as part of a community-involvement program