Team V member places in Armed Forces Cross Country championship

The Air Force men's and women's cross country teams won the Armed Forces Cross Country Championship Feb. 13 at Plantes Ferry Sports Complex, Spokane Valley, Wash."This was the most talented men's and women's team I've been a part of in seven years. I was proud of how well everyone performed," said

Lompoc announces kindergarten registration dates

The Lompoc Unified School District announced the kindergarten registration dates and requirements Feb. 17.Registration begins March 12 at Miguelito Elementary School from 9 - 11 a.m. and 1 - 3 p.m. For all the dates, times and locations, click here.According to their press release, parents and

Airfield managers ensure safe emergency landing

In two years here, said the 33-year-old staff sergeant, there had been nothing like it.On a warm, sunny winter's day, the kind that typifies Central Coast weather, two Vandenberg NCOs were inspecting the flightline when it happened."Is that a crop duster?" asked Staff Sgt. Lilanae Martin, pointing

All you need is love to run

A&FRC to host Military Saves Week

The 30th Space Wing, along with the rest of the Department of Defense, will promote financial readiness through Military Saves Week from Feb. 20 - 26 here. As part of the national America Saves campaign, the DOD program is meant to persuade military service and family members, as well as the wider

Let's play ball

LRS, OSS earn Outstanding Unit Award

Team, it is with great pride that I recognize our winners of the 2009 Air Force Space Command Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. Please join me in congratulating the 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 30th Operations Support Squadron! This distinction is well-deserved and earned by these units

Base beaches to close as plover season begins

Vandenberg's beaches will close once again as the nesting season begins March 1 for a tiny shorebird listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The western snowy plover nests on Vandenberg beaches from March 1 through Sept. 30 each year. To aid the species' recovery, portions of

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JFCC-Space continues to support Haiti mission

The U.S. military is lending support to disaster-stricken Haiti on the ground, in the air and by sea. One unit, however, is helping out from just a bit farther away -- space.The Joint Functional Component Command for Space here is continuing to support relief efforts in Haiti by providing space