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New Air Force Assignment Policies
The Air Force has announced new restrictions on Permanent Chance of Station (PCS) assignments, effective immediately. In an effort to save PCS dollars and to stabilize and better develop the force, new policies have been developed regarding PCS moves that will keep most Air Force personnel in one location for a longer period of time.

Air Force Community Based Assignment Test Program
The Air Force is testing a new "community-based" assignment program. The program involves assigning active-duty members as an active associate unit an Air National Guard base in states which do not have active duty bases, and the local community provides the normal active-duty base support, not the military.

Air Force Humanitarian Assignments
It's an unfortunate truth that sometimes during a military career, a member may experience a severe family hardship which requires his/her presence to resolve, with circumstances which make resolving it with emergency leave implacable.

U.S. Military Glossary of Terms
Glossary of U.S. Military Terms

Air Force Assignment Locations
Locations (Air Force Bases) where enlisted personnel within this AFSC (job) can be routinely assigned.

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