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  • Climate survey coming to an e-mail account near you

    As Airmen in the world's greatest air and space force we are afforded several different benefits to include healthcare, housing and food. One benefit that is often overlooked by many Airmen is the opportunity to help change the Air Force for the better by participating in the 2008 Air Force Climate

  • Recycling benefits base, keeps dollars close to home

    In a time of tight budgets and limited resources, the nation has turned its attention to finding ways to do more with less. With climate changes and the specter of global warming, the "throwaway" mentality is being replaced with a mindset to reduce, re-use and recycle. Vandenberg has been at the

  • CCAF announces Fall 2008 graduation

    The United States Air Force has always recognized the positive effects of education on Air Force personnel and continually establishes various programs to meet the needs of the Air Force, its personnel and society as a whole. One of the most notable programs is the Community College of the Air

  • Roadway safety ensures survivability

    Wing leadership here, including 30th Space Wing commander Col. David Buck, spent a few hours conducting road safety checks on base Sept. 11. As part of the checks, the wing commander, along with Col. Steven Winters, 30th SW vice wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Cari Kent, 30th SW command chief,

  • Surf board gets bad end of shark attack

    {Insert music from movie Jaws} Security forces members responded to a shark attack on Sept. 7 off Vandenberg's Surf Beach. A shark, believed to be either a blue shark or a great white, attacked the board of a surfer as he was drifting in the water. The surfer, who wishes to remain anonymous, was not

  • Airman's Roll Call: Pentagon Memorial unveiling

    This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on the unveiling of the Pentagon Memorial, a lasting tribute to those who died in the attack there on Sept. 11, 2001. As the World Trade Center burned in New York City as a result of two terrorist-hijacked aircraft crashing into them, a third plane struck the

  • Guard unit calling Vandenberg home

    A guard unit new to Vandenberg, not only brings valuable assets to space, but also offers opportunities to space professionals. On April 6, the 216th Operations Support Squadron became part of the Joint Space Operation Center at Vandenberg. Since 2001, the California Air National Guard has

  • Spouses Club hosts Hawaiian dinner for members

    Do grass skirts and leis pique your interest? If so than the Vandenberg Spouses Club's monthly event might be for you. The spouses club is hosting a Hawaiian dinner at the Pacific Coast Club at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19. The dinner will be accompanied by a 45 minute show with authentic Hawaiian dancers, as

  • Exchange service optical center price points now online

    With more than 166 locations across the world, National Guard and Reserve, retiree and active-duty military families know they can depend on exchange Optical Shops and Vision Centers for affordable, quality eyewear, regardless of where they're called to serve. But what about those authorized

  • Rabbi to lead services for military

    Shimon Paskow, retired rabbi of Temple Etz Chaim of Thousand Oaks, has volunteered to conduct Jewish High Holy Day services for personnel in the armed forces at the main chapel at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Master Sgt. Teri Brady of the 148th Space Operations Squadron is coordinating the