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  • Training group unveils new learning facility

    The 381st Training Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating the opening of the training group's Airman Learning Center here Sept. 1.Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education and Training Command commander, presided over the ceremony.The $750,000 facility features approximately 10 computer

  • Air Force leaders issue Sept. 11 message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:September 11, 2011, marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives

  • Air Force Space Command celebrates 29 years of service

    Today Air Force Space Command celebrates 29 years of service. Originally organized to manage missile early warning and space tracking systems, Space Command brought together operators from Strategic Air Command and technicians from Air Force Systems Command. Today AFSPC operates in the space and

  • Air Force leaders issue Labor Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Labor Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:Labor Day is a distinctly American holiday, created by workers to pay

  • Vandenberg Chapel earns Air Force-level award

    The Vandenberg Chapel received the 2010 Robert P. Taylor Outstanding Small Chapel Organization Award during an official ceremony in Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. The Air Force Chief of Chaplains, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson, presented two people from Vandenberg's chapel staff with the award.

  • Unit makes waves during end of summer training

    The day's first rays of sunshine penetrated through a thick marine layer hanging above Wall Beach here. The wake of the Pacific Ocean glistened with emphasis as a specialized team donned wetsuits and prepped personal watercraft before heading out into the deep blue.Once the wetsuits, helmets and

  • Job initiatives focus on vets, family members

    President Barack Obama called on Congress Aug. 30 to move quickly on an initiative to offer tax credits to employers who hire unemployed veterans, including those with disabilities.Speaking at the American Legion National Convention in Minneapolis, the president emphasized the nation's

  • AFRC to host Home-Based Career and Telework Job Development Program

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center is scheduled to host the Home-Based Career and Telework Job Development Program at the 381st Training Group Auditorium, Building 8290, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept.12. The Home-Based Career and Telework Job Development Program is a workshop for those people who

  • One of Vandenberg's own named 2010 Space and Missile Operator of the Year

    Air Force officials announced one of Vandenberg's own as the Air Force 2010 Space and Missile Systems Operator of the Year Aug. 22.Capt. Ben Burdette, assistant flight commander for the Malmstrom Flight at the 392nd Training Squadron here, earned the award in the Company Grade Officer category."Ben

  • Printing delay for enlisted guide won't delay promotion testing

    Distribution of the printed version of the 2011 Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241, Professional Development Guide, will be delayed until late December. Promotion cycles, including the upcoming 12E8 senior master sergeant promotion cycle Dec. 5-16, will not be affected by the distribution delay. The delay