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National Mentoring Month: DCMA celebrates power of mentorship
As January’s National Mentoring Month winds down, the Defense Contract Management Agency's Total Force Directorate and its Leadership Development Program team honor the agencywide contributions of over 600 mentor volunteers.
Jan. 21, 2025 - Agency team members embrace the mentorship program and report a positive impact on career development and quality of life. The program delivers a platform for growth, progression and leadership...
SkillBridge tailors OJT for transitioning servicemembers
Current DLA Disposition Services Arifjan Area Manager Juan Talamantes, Jr., shown here as an Army lieutenant colonel prior to his retirement in 2024. Talamantes served as the major sub-command's director for its Central region in his final uniformed billet and supported DLA during his closing months of military service through the DOD SkillBridge program.
Jan. 14, 2025 - A DLA Disposition Services-assigned Army officer leveraged the six-month DOD program to continue working for the agency after military retirement...
Right place, right time
Airman 1st Class David Lopez, 87th Aerial Port Squadron cargo apprentice, poses for a photo in front of the U.S. Capitol in October 2024. Lopez, a student at Shawnee State University and president of the school’s SVA chapter, was one of 80 out of over 200,000 applicants who attended the conference in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 13, 2025 - Being in the right place at the right time and talking to the right people can change an Airman’s path when least expected. That seemed to be the case for Airman 1st Class David Lopez, 87th Aerial Port Squadron cargo...
New Force Development 'Impact' newsletter out now on the AETC website
The latest edition of the Force Development
Jan. 13, 2025 - The latest edition of the Force Development "Impact" newsletter is available now on the Air Education and Training Command website...
Bosslift offers new perspective to civilian employers of Guard Airmen
Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mike Richie, center, state chairperson for the Kentucky Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, talks to a group of civilian employers prior to an orientation flight aboard a 123rd Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard base in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 19, 2024. The flight was part of an ESGR Bosslift, a community outreach program designed to enhance understanding of the Guard mission among civilian employers. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Phil Speck)
Jan. 6, 2025 - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Douglas Craddock credits his childhood as the son of a Soldier for instilling a set of values that made him the person he is today.“My father served in the Army for over 20 years as an active-duty...
Army approves tuition assistance increase, adjusts credentialing program
The Army announced policy updates Dec. 11, 2024, for the tuition assistance and credentialing assistance educational programs for active-duty, Army Reserve, and National Guard Soldiers. The changes include increased semester hour and dollar amount caps for TA and a reduction in the dollar amount cap for CA. (U.S. Army photo by Nell King)
Dec. 27, 2024 - The Army announced policy updates Dec. 20 to a pair of voluntary education programs for active duty, Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers...
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