On Second Thought

Sept. 7, 2005

Airmen who received accumulated credit for combined joint task force deployments cannot add that credit to current or future joint assignments, according to updated guidance from the Air Force Personnel Center. Seems the news the Air Force released earlier (DR, 8/30/05) was wrong.

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