Jobs website continues to ease application process for employees

Since its implementation in May 2010, more than 180,000 applications have been posted through www.NAFjobs.org.The Air Force-wide online job board makes it easier for job seekers to find and apply for nonappropriated fund, or NAF, federal job vacancies at Air Force clubs, golf courses, child

Vandenberg temporarily closes base beaches following tsunami warning

Vandenberg Air Force Base has temporarily closed base beaches as a precautionary measure in response to the tsunami warning issued following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and emergency response officials, the

Vandenberg launches AFAF campaign

Vandenberg transitions to CSA cards

Starting March 18, Vandenberg will be fully transitioning from the Government Travel Card (GTC) to the Controlled Spend Account (CSA) card. The CSA card is designed to give you more control over your travels and to address some of the concerns of the GTC. Vandenberg already has 350 cardholders since

Stay TRICARE eligible: Keep DEERS up-to-date

Beneficiaries who have recently experienced a life changing event, such as the birth or adoption of a child, or recent divorce or marriage should immediately record these changes in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or DEERS. If they wait, their TRICARE benefit coverage could be

Vandenberg prepares for 2011 AFAF

Vandenberg is set to begin its 2011 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which will run from March 7 through April 15."The AFAF campaign is an annual on-the-job fundraising appeal conducted among Air Force personnel, for the benefit of Air Force personnel," said 2nd Lt. Joshua Trayers, this year's

Officials announce selections to captain

Air Force officials selected 276 first lieutenants for promotion during the 2010D Line of the Air Force, Chaplain Corps, Judge Advocate General Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Services Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps quarterly captain selection process.The entire list can be found on the Air Force

Air Force launches second unmanned spacecraft

In the latest step to improve space capability and further develop an affordable, reusable space vehicle, Air Force technicians launched the second X-37B here March 5, officials said. The Orbital Test Vehicle-2 launch comes on the heels of the successful flight of OTV-1, which made an autonomous

Taurus XL launched from Vandenberg

An Orbital Sciences Corporation Taurus XL rocket carrying NASA's Glory spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 576-E here at 2:09 a.m. (PST) March 4. Range operations were nominal.More information on the mission status will be released by NASA and Orbital officials as it becomes available.

Civilian employees should start education applications early

Hundreds of professional development opportunities are available annually for civilian employees. Many of those slots go unfilled, in part because eligible candidates wait until the last minute to prepare and staff their application packages.For example, annually, 280 Civilian Acculturation and