Happy birthday, NASA!

NASA is 50 years old. It was established on July 29, 1958, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, providing for research into the problems of flight within Earth's atmosphere and in space. The act inaugurated a new civilian agency designated the National

Airman's Roll Call: the new G.I. Bill

This week's Airman's Roll Call highlights the recently approved G.I. Bill. It will provide even more benefits than the current Montgomery G.I. Bill. The bill will take effect Aug. 1, 2009. Some of the upgrades involve tuition, housing, books and supplies, tutoring and certification. You can find out

'Excellent' haircut

Vandenberg youth participate in British run soccer camp

The British are coming! The British are coming! The British are ... already here. No, this isn't a scene from the Revolutionary War with Paul Revere's famous battle cry. A team of seven British men are staying on Vandenberg to run a soccer camp for children. The week long soccer camp, July 21-25,

SFS to host annual National Night Out

Families throughout Vandenberg are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 25th Annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 8. National Night Out, which is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and co-sponsored

Vandenberg to host Cultural Heritage Day

Vandenberg will host Cultural Heritage Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Pacific Coast Club here. The annual event features a free multicultural lunch buffet, as well as multicultural entertainment, and is open to all of Team V, including families. There are plenty of firsts this year,

CAP cadets learn Air Force, Vandenberg mission

Civil Air Patrol cadets from across the U.S. converged on Vandenberg July 20-26 for an Air Force Space Command familiarization course. The cadets toured facilities around the base, including the ICBM Heritage Museum, Space Launch Complex-3, the 576th Flight Test Squadron and 30th Security Forces

Vandenberg member is the Fire Officer of the Year

The special operations chief of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron's fire department here received Air Force Space Command's Fire Officer of the Year Award recently. This is the second time Tim Sandstrom was selected for this award. "It's an honor to win the award, especially against so many

Don't leave TRICARE at home

You worked hard all year, spent time planning your vacation and are now looking forward to some time away from home, whether it be in the mountains, at the beach or overseas. While you're counting down the days until you leave and crossing off items on your to-do list, don't forget to consider your

Assistant secretary resigns

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley today accepted a letter of resignation from William C. "Bill" Anderson, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics. Mr. Anderson's resignation will take effect August 15. Secretary Donley said "Mr. Anderson is