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  • SFS reminds base populace about pet control

    Personnel from the 30th Security Forces Squadron here are reminding base residents about the existence of the Vandenberg Stray Animal Facility (Building 11478) here.The 30th SFS houses stray animals found on base for a five-day period before turning the animals over to the Santa Barbara County

  • AETC officials announce new professional development guide

    Air Education and Training Command officials have announced the release of the new AFPAM36-2241, Professional Development Guide. The effective date of the new PDG is Oct. 1 and will be available at www.e-publishing.af.mil beginning May 2. Master sergeants testing this December will be the first to

  • Being proactive helps children prepare for deployments

    For service members and their families, preparing for an upcoming deployment is another of the many challenges unique to military life. Letting children know that they can talk about their fears and worries when preparing for a deployment helps them prepare for stressful situations in the

  • Vandenberg to celebrate Law Day

    The Vandenberg Legal Office will be celebrating and promoting the upcoming Nationwide Law Day on May 1. This year, lawyers around the country are remembering John Adams and the lessons we can learn from his great career. Despite living in tumultuous times where passions often ruled public opinion,

  • Military sees high recruiting, retention

    Recruiting and retention has stayed high throughout the military for the first half of the fiscal year, according to Defense Department numbers released April 25.Through March, the active duty Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force met or exceeded their accession goals for fiscal 2011, which began

  • Three minors injured in vehicle accident on north Vandenberg

    Three people were injured in a one-vehicle accident near the intersection of El Rancho and Antenna Roads on north Vandenberg at about 4 p.m. April 24.One individual was flown to Santa Barbara's Cottage Hospital and the other two were sent by ambulance to Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria. All

  • Civilian career tips are focus of upcoming webcasts

    Civilian Airmen will learn how to plan for their next job, how education affects their careers and more during webcasts in May and June tailored for specific grade-groups.Hosted by representatives of the Air Force Personnel Center civilian force integration directorate, the webcasts support the Air

  • First lady aims to improve military families' lives

    First lady Michelle Obama stood behind a podium in the White House's East Room, her husband close at hand, as she addressed an audience of high-ranking military and government officials.Although it was a high-powered crowd, the first lady wasn't there for the officials or for the star-studded brass.

  • AOC member found dead

    Staff Sgt. Rory S. Berg, 25, assigned to the 614th Air and Space Operations Center, was found dead at his residence in Lompoc, Calif., on the morning of April 18, 2011. The cause of Sergeant Berg's death is still under investigation.Sergeant Berg was an active-duty space weather forecaster. He

  • Officials eliminate exception to short-tour credit

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved rescinding a temporary policy established in 2003 that allowed Airmen to receive short-tour credit for overseas TDYs of at least 181 consecutive days. The effective date of the new policy will be announced at a later date.Although the policy