AAFES marks 5 years of service and support to troops in Iraq

Flying into Iraq five years ago on a C-130 400 feet above ground to avoid enemy fire, Dennis Hatcher knew that he and fellow American Craig Sewell faced a daunting task upon landing, as their mission was to set up the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's (AAFES) first mobile exchange in the war zone.

Defending Champs and Lambert defeat Space Balls to win second bocce title

The Defending Champs and Lambert (yes that's their name) defended their title against the Space Balls, with a score of 22-17, in the championship match of the 2nd Annual 392nd Training Squadron Combat Bocce Ball Tournament.The Defending Champs and Lambert gained bragging rights for the next 365 days

Security Forces NCOs champs at weightlifting competition

Missile successfully launches from Vandenberg

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, joint test assembly launched from North Vandenberg today at 3:04 a.m. The launch was an extended range test which proved the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The missile's

AEF Evolution -- Implementing a tempo-based force generation construct

An improved Global Air and Space Expeditionary Force construct will soon use a tempo-based rule set, building on the current 20-month cycle of five 120-day AEF pairs. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley recently approved the implementation of this tempo-based Global AEF force generation

Air Force explains AFCYBER basing criteria for governors

Air Force officials here recently sent a second in a series of letters to governors of states that have expressed interest in hosting the permanent location for the Air Force Cyber Command. This letter further explains the basing methodology and requests more detailed information about the locations

50 years of Vandenberg operations celebrated at BBQ

Finance transformation an ongoing process

As most of Vandenberg is aware, the Financial Services Office is in the middle of massive changes. You've likely noticed some of these, but the most visible changes are still to come. Below is a sort of timeline to guide you through what changes are or will be taking place Air-Force wide, and what

Airman court-martialed for larceny and false official statements

A Vandenberg Airman was convicted of numerous incidents of larceny and false official statements in a trial by general court-martial here May 8. Staff Sgt. Harold Pettigrew was charged with seven instances of larceny of government funds, totaling more than $38,000, in violation of Article 121 of the

Vandenberg Security Forces honored during Police week