The Air Force has successfully completed the upgrade and transfer of its Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Enterprise Computing Center operated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, according to an Air Force Personnel Center release. Originally expected to require 23 days, the process took only 17 days, states the March 27 release. “We’re pleased that the MilPDS upgrade took less time than anticipated, and we are well on our way to getting information updated in the system,” said Joe Thele, Air Force Personnel Operations Agency director. AFPC Commander Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart shut down MilPDS on March 4 so that the upgrade could commence. MilPDS is the primary records database for airmen’s personnel data. It was becoming old and more difficult to maintain, and there was concern that, without the overhaul, the service might lose irreplaceable data. (Randolph report by Debbie Gildea)
Tennessee Guard to Receive Eight KC-46s
Nov. 20, 2025
The Air Force has tapped McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base as its preferred location for the next base to host KC-46 aerial refuelers, replacing the KC-135s that have been there since the 1970s.
