Air Force Portal
It will provide timely information for making critical decisions. The Air Force Portal will deliver whatever information the service personnel require to do their jobs in an efficient and hassles free manner. The portal will cover information on a variety of aspects ranging from logistics to the status of an order of supplies. 3
Usually the service members face many hassles on their job due to lack of adequate information. The Air Force Portal is likely make information easily available to the service people. 1
Personnel having a Common Access Card (CAC) will be able to self-register for an Air Force Portal account. Potential users who currently do not have a CAC should fill out the appropriate paperwork, follow the appropriate processes, and report to their local MPF for issuance. If a user is unable or unauthorized to receive a CAC but has a valid portal account need, please call your Field Assistance Branch (FAB) Portal Help Desk. The CAC is not used in the registration process but CAC issuance guarantees proper information in the Air Force Directory Service (AFDS) database during the verification process. 2
Portal users will find the most recent improvements include a robust set of tools and Web content. But to get access to the Air Force Portal, AMC personnel need to register for an account. 4
“The Air Force Portal gives Air Force people the ability to view information needed to do their job without regard to the system managing that information,” said Col. Norris Connelly, director of systems and technology in the office of the Air Force’s chief information officer. “Ultimately, this means a maintainer stationed anywhere in the world could log on to a computer, check e-mail, get the status of ordered parts, find out the scheduled take-off time for the aircraft that needs those parts, and get information pushed to him based on individual interests and profile, with nothing more than a Web browser loaded on a desktop computer with network access.” 6
“It’s an exciting time,” he said of the capabilities available now and others in the works. “All Internet-based applications will be accessible through the Portal. Air Force Portal breaks through the clutter of the last five years,” the major said of Air Force Web sites that are often cluttered, difficult to navigate and present duplication of effort. 7
FM public web site will be responsible for ensuring updated information on the Air Force Portal. When you log on to the FM web site in near future, it will direct you to the portal. Work is on to move the current content to the portal. The content managers are making all-out efforts to provide the service community with the best possible information resources through the portal. 5
It will provide timely information for making critical decisions. The Air Force Portal will deliver whatever information the service personnel require to do their jobs in an efficient and hassles free manner. The portal will cover information on a variety of aspects ranging from logistics to the status of an order of supplies. 3
