Minotaur I launch scheduled

A Minotaur I rocket is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-8 here Feb. 5 at 4:26 a.m. PST.The rocket will be carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.Technicians from the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron here executed emplacement of the rocket's lower and

Pararescuemen train at Vandenberg

Air Force officials announce FY11 additional force management measures

Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December. These measures are part of the Air Force's multi-year Force Management Program aimed at shaping and sizing the force. With more Airmen

Entries being accepted for Federal Voting Assistance Program poster and slogan contests

For the first time, Federal Voting Assistance Program officials are opening the program's biennial voting poster and slogan contests to all U.S. citizens worldwide using www.Challenge.gov to facilitate the process.The FVAP Slogan Contest challenge asks for slogan ideas that inspire members of the

General Shelton addresses Vandenberg at commander's call

Gen. William Shelton, the Air Force Space Command commander, held a commander's call at the theater here Feb. 2.The commander's call was General Shelton's first address to Vandenberg after taking command of AFPSC Jan. 5. General Shelton's agenda entailed discussing the uniqueness of the AFSPC

Air Force Reserve has opportunities for separating Airmen

Air Force Reserve officials want separating Airmen to consider opportunities as a reservist. Becoming a traditional reservist or an individual mobilization augmentee offers them the opportunity to pursue a civilian career and still serve their country.Traditional reservists join a Reserve unit,

From energy managers to 'energy champions'

Three of Vandenberg's energy managers from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron here were collectively selected by the Federal Energy Management Program as being the 2010 "energy champions" during the You Have the Power Campaign, which concluded in December. The recipients of FEMP's honoring and

Mullen: Workplace flexibility focuses on families, children

Military families, and especially children in those families who have grown up against the backdrop of 10 years of war, are the focus of the military's effort to make workplace flexibility an increased priority, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here Feb. 1.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen spoke

New VA office to serve as advocate for tribal veterans

Department of Veterans Affairs officials have announced the creation of a new Office of Tribal Government Relations to ensure the more than 200,000 veterans who are American Indians, Alaska Natives, Hawaiian Natives or are part of the Alaska Native Corporations receive the VA benefits they have

VA officials seek opinion of veterans and public and private experts

Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs are hosting a public forum in Scottsdale, Ariz., aimed at improving the fairness of payments for veterans who are service-connected for genitourinary, digestive, dental, infectious, immune disorder and nutritional deficiency diseases and injuries.