NEWS BRIEFS >>12-21-07

New Hampshire, Michigan election dates

New Hampshire and Michigan have scheduled their Presidential Primary elections.  New Hampshire will conduct their Presidential Primary election on Jan. 8 and Michigan will conduct their Presidential Primary election for Jan. 15. See your unit voting assistance officer for information and assistance in obtaining an absentee ballot.


Early primary elections

The following states will hold Primary elections early in 2008.  An asterisk indicates a change from the date printed in the Voting Assistance Guide: New Hampshire*, Jan. 8; Michigan*, Jan 15, South Carolina(R)*, Jan. 19; Florida and South Carolina (D)*, Jan. 29; Alabama, Arizona*, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (D), New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah, Feb. 5; Louisiana, Feb. 9; District of Columbia*, Maryland and Virginia, Feb. 12; Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont, March 4; Puerto Rico, March 9; and Mississippi, March 11. See your unit voting assistance officer for information and assistance in obtaining an absentee ballot.


NCORP begins Phase II

Air Force officials have announced Phase II of the FY08 NCO Retraining Program targeting approximately 501 airmen (Staff Sgt., Tech. Sgt. and Master Sgt.) for retraining from Air Force Speciality Codes with overages to AFSCs with NCO shortages. The involuntary phase (Phase II) of the program began Dec. 10 and runs through Mar. 31, 2008. Contact your local Military Personnel Elements separation office (Room 100) at 987-3642 for complete details and a list of available retraining-in and retraining-out AFSCs.


Services job openings

The following nonappropriated-fund jobs are available: Bowling Center, laborer, NA-03, flexible hours and custodial worker, NA-02, Friday and Saturday nights and holidays, flexible hours. All federal NAF employees are required by Public Law 104-134 to have salary payments made by electronic funds transfer/direct deposit. For more information call 987-6440.


Duty First Sergeant Symposium Jan. 7-11

An Air Education and Training Command Additional Duty First Sergeant Symposium is set for Jan. 7-11 from 7:15 a.m to 3:30 p.m. on Lackland at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy Auditorium, Bldg. 7356. This is a unit-funded TDY designed to provide invaluable tools to prospective, current or additional duty first sergeants. Interested members must coordinate with their first sergeant or command chief prior to registration. The point of contact for the symposium is Senior Master Sgt. Scott Wilcox at DSN 945-6161. The POC to register is Master Sgt. Brian Graybeal at DSN 473-4083.


Scholarships available

LEAD Phase I Scholarships are available for active duty Air Force members for the AF Academy and Prep School. Airmen must be single, have their commander’s endorsement and not be over 23 years of age on July 1, 2008. In addition, Prep School applicants must not be over 22 as of July 1, 2008.  Other eligibility criteria include academic grades and test scores. For details, interested airmen are to call the Education Center at 987-3417 for an appointment or schedule in person at the Center in Bldg 840 Leadership Drive.


Improvements scheduled for water system

For the next six months 314th Civil Engineer Squadron is making improvements to the water system in the housing area.

This work will require one or more shutoffs of water to some residences. The contractor will be distributing leaflets to affected homes 24 hours in advance of any shutoff. Any shutoff will not last more than eight hours and will only occur after 8:30 am. Once water is restored to a residence, you may find the water to be initially discolored dsimply run the water for a few minutes from an outside faucet or your bathtub until the water is clear. If you have any questions please call Dianne Priddy in Civil Engineering Construction Management at 987-7679.