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  • SecAF: Cyberspace is an Air Force priority

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley highlighted cyberspace as an important Air Force priority and joint force enabler during remarks to Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members March 23 at the Air Force Association's 2012 CyberFutures Conference and Technology Exposition

  • Air Force ends pilot travel card progam

    The Air Force recently decided to transition existing Controlled Spend Account travel cards to an enhanced Government Travel Card by the end of fiscal 2012. "The CSA, a pilot travel card program, provided some enhancements for travelers, but also brought about significant challenges for our most

  • Vandenberg Storm Water Management Plan available for public comment

    The Vandenberg Air Force Base Storm Water Management Plan is available for public comment here through April 11The Central Coast Water Board has approved of the revisions. Comments may be submitted in writing to: 30 CES/CEANQ, 1028 Iceland Ave, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., 93437.The plan is required

  • Fitness center encourages Team V to “run across America”

    Fitness staff of the 30th Force Support Squadron fitness center are encouraging Team V members to walk, bike or run across America with a program that began Feb. 1. "Walk/Bike/Run Across America" is an incentive program intended to help Vandenberg members meet their fitness goals by challenging them

  • AEFIs ensure Airmen know deployment window

    Do you know your Air and Space Expeditionary Force Indicator, or AEFI? The two-digit code identifies when your deployment period occurs within an AEF Cycle. All Airmen should know their AEFI and be prepared to deploy during that time period.AEFIs also give the Air Force Personnel Center's AEF and

  • Air Force Culture and Language Center launches new field guides for Airmen

    The Air Force Culture and Language Center, located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., is currently developing a series of Expeditionary Culture Field Guides on key countries to where U.S. forces are deploying.The ECFGs provide deploying forces of all U.S. military branches with language, region and

  • First Sergeant’s Council donation keeps food pantry stocked

    Members of the First Sergeant's Council presented the Airman & Family Readiness Center with a $500 donation for the Vandenberg Food Pantry program here March 20. The Vandenberg Food Pantry, run by volunteers and located in the A&FRC, has been serving Vandenberg families in need since 1996."Between

  • Vandenberg reaches out to local community

    The 30th Space Wing Small Business Programs Office hosted the 6th Annual Small Business Outreach Event March 21 in Santa Maria. More than 100 people attended this half-day event to gather information on how to gain government contracts for their small business. "Our goal is to try to include the

  • Stop loss special pay extended

    Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until midnight Oct. 21 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution authorized by Public Law 112-74. The new Oct. 21, 2012 deadline extends the original cutoff for applications and allows