AF Guardian Site to Scale Back

Budget constraints and contract services reductions have forced Air Force officials to make changes to the “Your Guardians of Freedom” Web site effective Oct 1. The Web site enables Air Force members to order pins for employers of activated Guardsmen (E pin), parents (P pin) and spouses (S pin). Pin recipients also receive a personalized letter signed by the Air Force secretary and chief of staff thanking them for supporting the Airman’s service. Enlisted and officer accessions will still be able to order P pins for their parents or S pins for their spouses to be presented at their graduations. Other members have until Oct. 1 to use the Web site for placing orders. The S pin also will be available through the Air Force Portal for active-duty members who marry after graduation. More than 833,000 pins have been delivered since the program began November 2001.