First blood drive of 2012

SCS prepares for AFNet migration

Communications experts at Vandenberg will begin the migration of all Vandenberg-domain computers to the Air Force Network, or AFNet, Jan. 30. "The AFNet migration is intended to standardize the Air Force networks into one single network," said Karl McDonald, from the 30th Space Communications

HAWC kicks off first Lose to Win challenge

Air Force chief of staff releases 2012 reading List

The Air Force chief of staff announced his latest professional reading list Jan. 6.In a letter to all Air Force personnel, Gen. Norton Schwartz said today's Airmen are among the military's best educated and most inquisitive. "We Airmen are innovators because we embrace the word 'why' and mine it for

Vandenberg member wins big on 'The Price Is Right'

"Come on down!"A simple request that ended with a big pay-off in a showcase showdown for a Vandenberg Fire Department member and his family.Tech. Sgt. Armando Galaviz II, the VFD north battalion chief, attended a showing of "The Price is Right" in August and won the grand prize worth more than

HAWC shows off new BOD POD

LivingFit helps Airmen, families reach weight loss goals

A new year often begins with resolutions to lose weight and get in shape. Air Force services officials recently launched a new program designed to help Airmen and families accomplish this common goal through proper nutrition and activity.The USAF FitFamily website now includes LivingFit, an online

Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel

With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly

Safety office reminds motorists of California booster seat law change

A new state law, effective Jan. 1, was enacted to protect California's young passengers of automobiles. The new law proclaims that children under the age of 8, or shorter than 4 feet 9 inches, must be properly buckled into a car seat, or booster seat, in the back seat of an automobile."It is

Obama: Future force will be smaller, agile, ready

At a moment of national transition, the U.S. is reshaping defense priorities and its military force to sustain U.S. global leadership and respond to changing security and fiscal needs, President Barack Obama said Jan. 5 at the Pentagon.Obama, the first president to address reporters in the Pentagon