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With 73,000 Americans still unaccounted for after WWII, our hearts are grateful as this B-24D pilot is finally rejoined with loved ones.

Missing World War II Pacific Theater Pilot Identified

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2013 - The remains of a serviceman from World War II have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors, the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office announced in a DOD news release issued today.

Army 1st Lt. John E. Terpning, of Mount Prospect, Ill., will be buried on April 3 in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. On May 7, 1944, Terpning was a pilot of a B-24D Liberator aircraft that departed Nadzab, New Guinea, on a bombing mission.

Due to mechanical troubles, the B-24D was delayed in departing the airbase and was unable to join the formation after takeoff. The aircraft, Terpning, nor the nine other crewmen aboard the plane were seen after takeoff. In 1946, the War Department declared all ten men to be presumed dead.

In 1973, a Papua New Guinea Forest Department official reported a wartime aircraft in the mountains northeast of the city of Lae. In October 1973, a team of Royal Australian Air Force members responded to the report and visited the site, where they found aircraft wreckage that corresponded to that of a B-24D.

At that time the RAAF recovered possible human remains, which were transferred to the U.S. Army Mortuary in Tachikawa, Japan. However, given the limited technology at that time, no human remains were individually identified. In 1974, the remains were buried as a group at Arlington National Cemetery.

In April 2008, a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command team was sent to investigate and survey the crash site. The team recovered aircraft wreckage from a B-24D and additional remains, including a radio call sign data plate that matched the aircraft.

To identify the remains, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence and forensic identification tools such as dental comparisons and mitochondrial DNA, which matched Terpning's brother.

At the end of World War II, the U.S. government was unable to recover and identify approximately 79,000 Americans. Today, more than 73,000 Americans are unaccounted-for from that conflict.

Ref: www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=119658

Related Sites:
Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
DOD News Release

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Tuesday 03/26/13 1:00pm- 3:30pm Central (Live)
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This Tuesday, we bring 4 new visits with deployed members - two from the
Air Force serving in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and two Army members
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Tuesday 3/26/13

1:00pm - Introduction / Announcements

376th AEW

Interview #1 (appr 1:10pm) - SSgt Kristina D Stanley
376 AEW - Transit Center at Manas
Republic of Kyrgyzstan

Interview #2 (appr 1:48pm) - 1LT Naseem A Ghandoor
376 ECES - Transit Center at Manas
Republic of Kyrgyzstan

CTF 4-2

Interview #3 (appr 2:23pm) - SFC Luis F Santos
4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division "RAIDERS!"
CTF 4-2 / Afghanistan

Interview #4 (appr 2:57pm) - SGT Jacob F Price
2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment - "Tomahawk"
CTF 4-2 / Afghanistan

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Navy Cookbook Contest Calls for Easy to Prepare, Healthy Recipes

Posted by: Health.mil Staff
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Since March is designated as Navy Nutrition Month, the Navy has launched a recipe contest seeking entries that are healthy and easy to prepare for those living in barracks with limited kitchen access. The goal of the contest is to compile an online cookbook. The rules include a limit on the number of ingredients, pieces of equipment and recipe steps. To learn more about the contest categories, visit the Navy Nutrition page. The contest ends March 31.

Navy Nutrition officials also want to encourage more meaningful conversations about food choices and how those decisions play a role in shaping the food environment.

For more on healthy living, visit Operation Live Well.

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Ref: www.health.mil/blog/13-03-14/Navy_Cookbook_Contest_Calls_for_Easy_to_Prepare_Healthy_Recipes.aspx

We salute the Top Enlisted Leaders who continue the Focus on National Security and the necessary wellbeing of Members and Families so they can maintain the levels of enthusiasm and dedication to the most important jobs in our country - the protection of our country and our freedom.

Top Enlisted Leaders Express Concerns on Budget Issues

By Lisa Ferdinando
Army News Service

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2013 - The top enlisted members of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps underscored to lawmakers yesterday the quality-of-life challenges the services face in tough fiscal times.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III said the current budgetary situation has far-reaching effects on the Army and the lives of its members. He and his counterparts testified before the House Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on military construction, veterans' affairs and related agencies.

"The magnitude of today's fiscal uncertainty has grave consequences for our soldiers, civilians and families," Chandler said. "The current continuing resolution is affecting shortfalls for our funding of overseas contingency operations due to emerging costs in theater. With the enactment of sequestration, the Army is also being forced to make dramatic cuts to personnel, readiness and modernization programs, thereby putting our national security at risk."

In today's uncertain and complex environment, Chandler said, the Army is committed to ensuring that it is the best manned, equipped, trained and led force in the world. But he said the limited resources are affecting its ability to do that.
"Our strategy to defend the nation and its necessary actions requires the Army to have flexibility and predictability, something we do not currently have, and that Army leadership is challenged to alter," he said. "The fiscal outlook which the Army faces today is challenging and, to my recollection, unprecedented. Fiscal uncertainties do not allow us to prevent, shape and win."

Chandler and the other top enlisted leaders stressed the importance of quality-of-life programs and resources to support a wide range of areas, including sexual assault prevention and response, mental health, suicide prevention, caring for wounded service members, family support, child and youth development, housing, and helping members transition from the military into the civilian world.
Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett said quality-of-life programs are important to Marines, and reductions will be made wisely.

"Our approach to required sequestration cuts to our Marine and family support portfolio will focus on preserving programs that support the health, welfare and morale of our Marines and families," Barrett told the House panel. "These programs are considered most essential in meeting the organizational objectives of the Marine Corps, and they promote the physical and mental well-being of Marines and families.

"We will be fiscally responsible during this challenging budget environment and will critically assess the needs of our family members and prioritize resources," he continued. "We will do so, however, in a manner that sustains the world's finest fighting force while keeping faith with our Marines and their families."

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody said that the quality of service initiatives are an important aspect of military life, and an overwhelming factor in the decision airmen and their families make in remaining in the service.
"We place a great deal of importance on the sense of community in and around our bases," he said. "We focus on four main areas: health and wellness; airmen and family support; education, development, and employment; and airmen and family housing."

While not at the hearing in person, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike D. Stevens said in submitted testimony that the current fiscal situation is having an impact across the Navy.
"We must continue to ask hard questions and make hard decisions that will enable us to provide a quality of life commensurate with the sacrifices our sailors and their families make daily," he said.

"A full-year continuing resolution, sequestration and associated out-year budget reductions will make it extremely difficult to continue our current and anticipated level of operations, compel us to cancel some maintenance and training, and constrain our ability to invest in future capability and capacity," Stevens added in his submitted testimony.

He said the reductions have a negative impact on morale and quality of life of sailors and their families, but the Navy will continue to fully protect wounded warrior programs and will preserve family programs to the greatest extent possible.

Biographies:
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III
Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike D. Stevens

Related Sites:
Special Report: Sequestration

Officer, civilian developmental education application windows open

Release No: 055
March 20, 2013

by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel Center

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Eligible active duty officers and civilians are now able to apply for intermediate and senior developmental education opportunities, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.

Officer applications are due to AFPC April 5, and civilian nominations are due May 1, said George McKey, AFPC officer developmental education branch.

A variety of developmental opportunities exist for those interested in continued growth and leadership, he said.

Intermediate programs include the Air Command and Staff College, Air Force Institute of Technology, international services program opportunities and a variety of fellowship and internship programs. Senior programs include Air Force and defense fellowships, Army War College, Air Command and Staff College with an Air War College follow-on, international services senior development program opportunities, and more.

Requirements and eligibility vary depending on the program, and submission requirements differ for officers and civilians, so applicants should carefully review the program guide before preparing application documents.

Officer Process
Officers apply for developmental education using the AFPC secure web-based 3849 form, which is accessible via the Air Force Portal or the myPers website. Eligible officers and their senior raters will have access to the form through April 4.

“If you haven’t updated your AFPC secure account within the last 120 days, you’ll need to re-establish the password and register your common access card to be able to complete your 3849,” McKey said. “Don’t wait to take care of that or you may find yourself unable to accomplish the form.”

Officers must be nominated by whoever the senior rater was on Feb. 1, 2013, even if the applicant has since changed station or will before the application window closes. Senior raters who do not have a secure account or who have not accessed their account within the past 120 days also need to update the access information.

Once in the secure site, applicants must identify the education preferences in priority order. Applicants may request in-residence and equivalency programs, but must prioritize those as well.

IDE equivalency credit can be awarded for some PhD and master’s degrees through the Air Force Institute of Technology, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Captains’ Prestigious PhD program, Olmsted scholars and White House fellows programs and a variety of other options. SDE equivalence credit is also possible through such PhD and fellowship programs. Eligible officers may request that credit on the 3849 during the IDE or SDE eligibility window.

Officers selected for IDE or SDE will incur a three-year active duty service commitment, and officers who fail to successfully complete their program will incur a two-year ADSC.

Officers in their last year of eligibility who do not want to be considered for IDE or SDE may decline consideration on the 3849.

All applications must be complete, including senior rater nomination, by April 5 when the 3849 access window closes. Applicants will be considered by respective career field development teams and those selected will be forwarded to the Developmental Education Designation Board, which convenes in October. Selections will be announced in November.

Full eligibility criteria and application requirements are available on the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil. Enter IDE/SDE/CDE or PSDM 13-19 in the search window.

Civilian Process
The Civilian Developmental Education Board will convene in September to consider high-potential employees for education opportunities that best suit their career goals and the needs of the Air Force, said Loretta Brown, AFPC Leadership Development Chief.

“In spite of budget cuts and the impending furlough, the Air Force has a mission to accomplish and needs capable leaders,” said Brown. “The Air Force will continue to develop current and future leaders to expand their knowledge and increase their understanding of the role of air, space and cyberspace power. We will continue to prepare Air Force personnel to anticipate and successfully meet challenges across the wide range of military operations. Developmental education positively impacts retention efforts, and the Air Force will continue to use CDE to care for and invest in its people.”

Approximately 700 civilians between GS-07 and GS-15 (and equivalent grade) will be selected for schools and programs that range from Squadron Officer School to Air War College. Applicants must be nominated by local leadership and endorsed by their chain of command, said Brown.

All applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements, including appropriate grade and education levels required for the specific program and two years in the Air Force civil service by May 1. Completion of intermediate or senior level professional military education is also required for senior developmental education applicants.

Nomination packages are prepared and submitted through the myPers website. Packages must include the completed CDE checklist; a completed AF Form 4059, Air Force Civilian Competitive Development Nomination Form, with the appropriate level signature; a resume (per guidance on the website), a signed mobility agreement and signed waiver request (where applicable).

Required documents and full completion instructions are available on the myPers force development page, as well as a complete list of opportunities and criteria.

Also, the Civilian Strategic Leadership Program will accept applications from GS-14 and 15 employees willing to accept multifaceted challenges designed to prepare them for increased responsibility in functional and enterprise-wide positions, Brown said. Prospective nominees have until May 1 to apply. For more information and application instructions, go to myPers and enter “CSLP” in the search window. For additional information, select the “contact us” link on the CSLP page.

The Civilian Developmental Education Board is slated to meet in September, with selection announcements scheduled for November. In addition, the CSLP Selection Board will meet in September to consider senior program candidates. CSLP nominees approved by the Air Force Chief of Staff will be notified in November.

For more information and full application instructions for civilian developmental education, go to myPers at https://mypers.af.mil, and scroll to the “Force Development” link on the left side of the page. For general information about civilian career opportunities, go to www.afciviliancareers.com.

For information about other Air Force personnel issues, visit myPers.

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