NASA announces opportunities to see shuttle, space station

Space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station are flying together 220 miles overhead until May 23. Circling the Earth every 90 minutes, the spacecraft offer unique sighting opportunities for sky gazers around the world. With the shuttle attached, the station appears even brighter than

US Northern Command implements further Mexico travel restrictions

The United States Northern Command reissued a travel directive for Mexico extending the prohibited areas for all active duty and Reserve component personnel May 10. The U.S. Northern Command released the following statement: Recent violent attacks have prompted the U.S. Embassy in Mexico to urge

Program links troops with career resources

As the United States' economic crisis lingers, returning veterans are finding it harder to translate the skills they have learned on the battlefields onto a resume, but some employers are working with the military to bridge the gap.Staff members with the Employer Partnership Office of the Armed

In-the-works at Vandenberg

Base prepares flightline for spacecraft landing

The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron finished a runway hardware retrofit construction detail at the base's flightline May 8 to accommodate the eventual landing of the Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle here. "The experimental nature of the X-37B necessitated the urgency of the modifications in case

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Work on telemetry antenna continues

Members of the Air Force Space Command's Launch and Range Systems Wing team participated in a ground breaking construction effort which kicked off a project to install a new 44 foot telemetry antenna at the Vandenberg's Oak Mountain site April 28, 2009.Over the past year the LRSW and the Spacelift

Small business office helps community, spurs growth

With the country in a state of recession, one Vandenberg agency is reaching out to the community and helping employ small businesses."The Vandenberg small business office is set up to put more emphasis on the small business program by meeting with businesses throughout the local community as well as

Air Force officials announce FY 2011 force structure alignments

Air Force officials announced May 11 the proposed force structure realignment for fiscal 2011. The proposal provides a summary of the civilian and military personnel changes and aircraft assignments at Air Force installations for the upcoming fiscal year. This announcement supersedes all previous