Kicking it up a notch

DOD supports military children in public schools

Department of Defense Education Activity officials are sharing resources and training tools with public schools supporting military families, particularly those heavily affected by deployment, an education official said."Our goal is to reach military children who attend public schools," said Kathy

Stop loss special pay deadline nears

Time is running out for current and former Airmen previously affected by Stop Loss to apply for retroactive special pay as the Oct. 21 deadline approaches.Airmen eligible include active, retired and former members as well as Reserve component members, who served on active duty while their enlistment

New computer chip cuts costs, adds efficiency to space systems

Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate officials partnered with Xilinx, Inc. five years ago to design new field programmable gate arrays that would reduce costs, increase effectiveness of their satellite circuitry and withstand the damaging effects of radiation in the cosmos.

Team Vandenberg launches Atlas V

Team Vandenberg launched an Atlas V rocket at 9:03 p.m. Sept. 20 from Space Launch Complex-3 here. The launch, the second of three the base has scheduled for September, was the result of a team effort between the 30th Space Wing, the United Launch Alliance and the National Reconnaissance

President sends birthday message to Airmen

The following message was sent by President Barack Obama to the men and women of the U.S. Air Force:I send greetings to all those celebrating the 63rd birthday of the United States Air Force. As men and women of the greatest air power the world has ever known, you follow in the footsteps of fellow

Western snowy plover season ends

Restrictions have been lifted on Minuteman, Surf and Wall beaches as the Western snowy plover season came to a close here Sept. 17. Vandenberg's three local beaches close once a year from March 1 to Sept. 30 (beaches reopened two weeks earlier this season) for the tiny shorebird listed as threatened

Vandenberg beaches reopen

Vandenberg officially opened all sections of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches Sept. 17.Beach restrictions are enforced yearly on all three beaches March 1 through Sept. 30 for protection of breeding endangered western snowy plovers and their nesting habitat. Seasonal beach violations are limited to

Atlas V launch scheduled

Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 Sept. 20 at 8:29 p.m.This launch marks the 604th overall Atlas mission in U.S. history.The launch is a team effort between the 4th Space Launch Squadron and the United Launch Alliance."I'm incredibly proud of all

Wing leadership, utilities craftsmen flush Vandenberg's underground

On a particularly warm, sunny day at Vandenberg, an unheralded group of utility workers take on a dirty job at a place where the sun never shines: in the depths of the base's sanitary sewer system.Donning their personal protective equipment, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron utilities craftsmen Master