Partnership links military spouses with employers

June 23, 2011 - Defense Department officials are launching a new partnership June 29 that's intended to expand job opportunities for military spouses by connecting them with employers actively seeking to hire them.Microsoft, Home Depot, Starbucks and the Navy Federal Credit Union are just a few of

AF clubs offers scholarships

For the 15th year in a row, the Air Force Services Club Program will award $25,000 in scholarship funds. The Air Force Services Club Membership Scholarship Program is a club member-only program intended to help club members and their families defray the cost of higher education. Twenty-five winners

Vandenberg's decontamination team gets training, exceeds expectations

Members of Vandenberg's 30th Medical Group received In Place Patient Decontamination training here June 16. The purpose of the training was to prepare the IPPD team to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear catastrophes. The team is responsible for decontaminating individuals who

Officials announce E-6 selection stats

Air Force officials selected 8,545 of 34,257 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant, for a selection rate of 24.94 percent.The average score for those selected was 320.48, with an average time-in-grade of 5.55 years and an average time-in-service of 10.61 years. The average

2011 AFA Outstanding Air Force Civilians of the Year announced

Air Force officials announced the winners of the 2011 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian of the Year awards.Each year, the AFA recognizes four Air Force civilian employees for outstanding achievement in any career field. This year's recipients were:Civilian wage employee of the

Team Vandenberg conducts Minuteman III flight test

A scheduled unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch occurred at 6:35 a.m. June 22 from Launch Facility-10 here. Inclement downrange weather and an interruption in communication with the Airborne Launch Control System led to unprogrammed holds in the

E-6B Mercury ready to support Minuteman III launch

Minuteman III test launch scheduled

An unarmed operational test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch between 3:01 and 9:01 a.m. June 22 from north Vandenberg.The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel approximately 4,200 miles to a pre-determined target near the

TRICARE does not retire when you do

When beneficiaries retire from active duty, they may have big plans for how they are going to spend their time. Along with choices about where to live and their next great adventure, they must make choices about their health care. Understanding these choices will help beneficiaries and their

Airmen participate in pre-deployment line

Members of Vandenberg's pre-deployment line processed 115 Airmen which began three days of deployment training at the flight line here June 15. The Personnel Deployment Function line featured various representatives from units including the finance office, Airman and Family Readiness Center, legal