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  • Capitol Hill reviews Reserve role, budget, mobilization

    As Congress debates ways to address the federal debt ceiling, reserve component military leaders were on Capitol Hill recently to testify and answer questions about retaining operational roles, changes to mobilization and future budget challenges.Led by chairman Joe Wilson, of S.C., and ranking

  • Hiring vets makes positive investment, defense officials say

    Hiring military reservists and veterans is a positive investment for America, the deputy director of U.S. Army Reserve Command told federal hiring officials July 27.Reservists and veterans have a "vast resource of capabilities" that provides a distinct hiring pool for federal civilian jobs, Army

  • Vandenberg to host 23rd Annual Texas Blowout event

    Vandenberg is scheduled to host the 23rd Annual Texas Blowout event at Cocheo Park here from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 5.The Texas Blowout event is a barbecue coordinated by 392nd Training Squadron personnel to raise funds for another annual event here - Operation Kids Christmas. Proceeds from the

  • Minuteman III destroyed during test launch

    An unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was destroyed by Vandenberg's Western Range officials at 3:06 a.m. PDT after launching from Launch Facility 04 here July 27.Air Force controllers detected a flight anomaly and terminated the flight for safety reasons. When

  • JFCC Space celebrates fifth anniversary

    Members of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space began a two-month celebration here July 19 in honor of the unit's fifth anniversary at Vandenberg. Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, 14th Air Force and JFCC Space commander, has decided to mark the occasion with activities that reach all members of the

  • Vandenberg Exceptional Family Member Program

    A significant number of military families have one or more family members that have either educational or medical special needs. The Air Force is committed to meeting the needs of this unique segment of our Air Force community, and offers a variety of services to ensure family members' needs are

  • AFOSI liaison event returns to Vandenberg

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 804, hosted its 4th Annual Liaison Event at the Rod and Gun Club here July 22.About 70 officials from a variety of law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Secret Service, Immigration and Customs

  • Minuteman III launch scheduled

    An unarmed operational test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch between 3:01 and 9:01 a.m. July 27 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel approximately 4,200 miles southwest to the Kwajalein Atoll."The

  • Caring for People Forum addresses issues facing Airmen, families

    The Air Force's 2011 Caring for People Forum concluded here July 21 with the presentation of several initiatives focusing on a range of issues affecting Airmen and their families.More than 250 attendees from various base-level organizations met to recommend special focus areas to the Air Force

  • SpaceX breaks ground at Vandenberg

    Members of Team Vandenberg gathered to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) at Space Launch Complex-4 East here July 13. The groundbreaking event begins efforts to retrofit SLC-4 East to accommodate the Falcon Heavy. The Falcon Heavy, which is touted to be

 

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