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Thursday, October 2, 2008
AEF move to AFPC now complete
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas
(AFPN) — Air Force officials held a formal
ribbon-cutting ceremony designating full
operational capability for the Air and Space
Expeditionary Force and Personnel Operations
Directorate Sept. 26 at the Air Force Personnel
Center here.
The AEF Center, previously located at
Langley Air Force Base, Va., became a direct
reporting unit of AFPC in August 2006 and
was named one of AFPC’s seven directorates
in June 2007.
In January, AFPC’s Readiness Division and
Casualty Matters Division were combined
with AEF operations to create the AEF and
Personnel Operations Directorate to merge
deployment and personnel processes.
“Achieving (full operational capability)
means we can replicate all the functions here
that were performed at Langley,” said Steven
Kelley, the AEF and Personnel Operations
deputy director. “Our goal was to make this
transition seamless and invisible to our customers
and to the combatant commanders.”
Much of the credit for that seamless transition
was due to the behind-the-scenes efforts
of AFPC’s systems operations professionals,
Mr. Kelley said.
AFPC officials earned initial operating capability
for the AEF computer systems mi-
Peterson AFB Fire
Emergency Services urges
residents to “Prevent
Home Fires”
A pot holder too close to a lit burner or a
space heater left on overnight could be all it
takes to start a home fire. In fact, cooking and
heating are among the leading causes of home
fires in the United States, according to the nonprofit
National Fire Protection Association.
That’s why Peterson AFB Fire Emergency
Services is teaming up with the NFPA from
October 5-11 to urge Peterson AFB and surrounding
community residents to “Prevent
Home Fires” during Fire Prevention Week.
This year’s campaign focuses
on preventing all the leading
causes of home fires — cooking,
heating and electrical equipment,
and smoking materials. Additionally,
fire safety educators will be teaching
local residents how to plan and
practice escape from a home in
case a fire occurs.
According to the latest research
from the NFPA, more
than 2,500 people died in home
fires in the United States in
2006, and 12,500 were injured.
Fire departments responded to
396,000 home fires, which accounted
for 80 percent of civilian
deaths and 76 percent of injuries that
year.
“While the number of home fires is daunting,
the good news is that many are easily
preventable when residents take simple steps
to increase their safety from fire,” said Burke
Ferrin, assistant chief for prevention. “Whether
it’s smoking outside the home, keeping space
heaters at least three feet away from anything
that can burn, or staying in the kitchen when
you are using the stovetop, there are easy things
you can do to keep your home and family safe
from fire.”
Do you know how to keep your home safe
from fire hazards? Reviewing the following
information and taking action can help you
“Prevent Home Fires” during Fire Prevention
Week and year-round.
· Cooking: Stay in the kitchen when you are
frying, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave
the kitchen for even a short period of time,
turn off the stove.
·Heating: Keep all things
that can burn, such as paper,
bedding or furniture, at least
three feet away from heating
equipment.
·Electrical: Replace cracked and
damaged electrical cords; use
extension cords for temporary
wiring only. Consider having
additional circuits or receptacles
added by a qualified
electrician.
·Smoking: If you smoke,
smoke outside; wherever
you smoke, use deep, sturdy
ashtrays.
Fire Prevention Week is actively
supported by fire departments across
the country. For 85 years, fire departments
have observed Fire Prevention Week, making
it the longest running public health and safety
observance on record.
Join Peterson AFB FES at the Base Exchange
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 4, to kick off Fire
Prevention Week 2008. We will have our fire
safety trailer, Sparky the Fire Dog, simulated
live fire extinguisher training, a bouncy fire
truck, and prizes for the kids.
gration from Langley AFB when the sourcing
and scheduling of a deployment requirement
was completed Aug. 31, 2007. Since then, a
myriad of technical challenges have been met
and overcome, such as increasing the bandwidth
of the base’s Secure Internet Protocol
Network, bringing all the AEF servers and
databases online and rewiring the bulk of the
telephone and computer networks in AFPC’s
main building.
Now, with the physical move of personnel,
capabilities and the systems migration
complete, the AEF and Personnel Operations
Directorate can focus on improving its AEF
methodology as they daily provide Air Force
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capabilities to the warfighter.
While making improvements to the AEF
methodology, the directorate also wants to
simultaneously take care of Airmen, said
Col. Paul Ackerly, the AEF and Personnel
Operations director.
“We never lose sight of the fact that we have
a dual obligation to the combatant commander
and to our Airmen,” the colonel said. “Each day,
we focus on the requirements of the combatant
commanders while working hard, in coordination
with the major commands and bases, to
ensure our Airmen receive timely notification
of a deployment and any associated predeployment
training.”
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