Vandenberg's elite prepare for 2010 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship

Two Vandenberg Airmen are schedule to compete in the 2010 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu May 30. Maj. Jonathan Mason, the 30th Weather Squadron assistant director of operations, and 1st Lt. Scott Tonder, a 392nd Training Squadron space operations

Deployment opportunities available for civilians

Qualified Air Force civilians can broaden their career experience and bring valuable knowledge back to the workplace by volunteering for deployments in a variety of career fields, including civil engineering, contracting, intelligence, logistics management and security administration.As part of the

Team V civilian earns AFSPC award

Please join me in congratulating Mr. Mark T. Smith of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron on his selection as the 2010 Air Force Space Command Civilian of the Year (Supervisory Category I).Many of you may know Mark has been vital to our fire prevention and suppression efforts here and played an

Defense Media Activity officials launch podcast widget

The Pentagon Channel, the Defense's Department's broadcast vehicle for the latest Defense Department news, has unveiled its latest widget for podcasts.Available under the Widgets tab on Defense.gov, the widget allows users to receive the latest Defense Department podcasts on their own websites or

Officials warn of 'phishing' scams targeting troops

U.S. Strategic Command officials are urging renewed vigilance against Internet-based identity theft after detecting a widespread "phishing" expedition against servicemembers.Phishing is a term used to describe deceiving people into divulging personal information such as passwords or account numbers

SFS instructors put Airmen to test

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Dozer operators prepare for upcoming fire season

Twelve members of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron horizontal construction flight here are currently attending the Wildland Fire Dozer Academy training on base April 26 to May 7. The training is an annual, two week, 84-hour wildfire certifying program, which is required for all 30th CES fire dozer

Social media sites add dimension to sharing information

A new Facebook fan page is giving the Air Force community an interactive platform for exchanging news, information and feedback about programs that affect their personal and professional lives. US Air Force Life and Career debuted earlier this year and has captured topics fresh on the minds of Air

Vandenberg ALS graduates 25

The Vandenberg Airman Leadership School held the graduation for Class 2010-Echo on May 4 at the Pacific Coast Club here. The 25 graduates were from Vandenberg, Los Angeles AFB and the Mississippi Air National Guard, Ark. The John L. Levitow Award went to Senior Airman Alison Todd of the 614th Air