Team V member awarded for superior housing service

It has been said that a comfortable house is a great source of happiness and the housing office here works to ensure Team V members not only have a house, but a home and a community.For her superior service, a housing manager here was lauded by Terry Yonkers, assistant secretary of Air Force

Food service teams heat up the dining experience

Good food is big business and nobody knows that better than Bill Spencer, Air Force Personnel Center appropriated funds food operations section chief, who last year faced the daunting task of introducing epicurean variety to a culture rooted in traditional fare.According to Spencer, Air Force dining

Marilyn Monroe and the general

Plastered across the pages of many magazines, blogs and newspapers last week were photos and stories about the untimely death of actress Marilyn Monroe 50 years ago. Some authors went beyond just simply discussing her beauty or sexual exploits and opined she was actually quite brilliant. Sources

Vandenberg Airmen practice deployment readiness

Vandenberg hosts the 24th Annual Texas Blowout event

Some say everything is bigger in Texas, and it seems that the coordinators of the 24th annual Texas Blowout event on Aug. 10 at Cocheo Park here have taken that to heart. The 2012 Texas Blowout featured numerous family-fun activities including a silent auction, rock climbing wall, bouncy castle,

CSAF, spouse recognized for distinguished service

During the final days of a 39-year career, the Air Force's top Airman stood beside his wife as they were both recognized for their distinguished service in a modest ceremony before close colleagues and family members here Aug. 9.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz received the

Air Force has role in Mars Rover success

As news broke of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) "Curiosity" rover's successful landing on the "Red Planet" Aug. 6, Arnold Engineering Development Complex's (AEDC) Hypervelocity Tunnel 9 Director Dan Marren was watching the live TV broadcast of the event."Last night, after eight months of

Retirement, appointment ceremonies to honor new, outgoing AF chiefs of staff

A retirement ceremony honoring Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and an appointment ceremony for Gen. Mark A. Welsh III will take place Friday, Aug. 10, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Joint Base Andrews, Md.Welsh, a 36-year Air Force veteran, will become the service's twentieth Air Force

AF seeks civilian award nominees

Air Force officials are soliciting nominations for the 2013 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employees of the Year Award.Each year, the AFA recognizes Air Force civilian employees for outstanding achievement in four categories:- Civilian Wage Employee (all Federal Wage System

Vandenberg cops to conduct DUI checkpoint Friday

The Vandenberg Air Force Base Police Crime Prevention office will be conducting a DUI and drivers license checkpoint on Friday Aug. 10, at an undisclosed location within Vandenberg jurisdiction between the hours of 8:00 pm and 2:00 am. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in