Scholarships available for spouses of wounded or fallen servicemembers

The National Military Family Association is now accepting applications for its Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship Program for spouses of wounded or fallen servicemembers. Scholarships are awarded to military spouses to obtain professional certification or to attend post secondary or

Deployment opportunities available for civilians

Whether it's helping Iraqis with reconstruction projects or assisting Afghans with their motor pools, the Air Force relies on its civilian work force to help meet its global mission requirements. And the Air Force is not alone. In 2007, more than 1,100 Department of Defense civilians volunteered to

Vandenberg releases storm water management plan

The Vandenberg Air Force Base Storm Water Management Plan is available for public comment through March 8.The General Permit for the Discharge of Storm Water from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (Water Quality Order No. 2003-0005-DWQ) requires small municipalities and urbanized areas to

Vandenberg's Lompoc Gate undergoing construction

The Lompoc Gate will close Jan. 18 through June 8 for security upgrade construction. Only inbound commercial vehicles requiring inspection (i.e. commercial trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, vehicles pulling trailers) and government vehicles will be allowed entry during that period. All other

Contractors demolish base boxing annex building

Vandenberg Fitness Center keeps base physically active during lunchtime

New year, new library

AFRC kicks off 2010 with relationship-building classes

The Airman and Family Readiness Center here is scheduled to kick off the new year with two new relationship-building classes.The classes are designed to help people involved in all levels of romantic relationships, from the early stages of dating to marriage.The relationship building classes offered

Strategic, Space command officials improve GPS coverage

Officials from the U.S. Strategic Command and Air Force Space Command here initiated an effort that will improve global coverage for users of the Global Positioning System constellation. The need to support U.S. and allied military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, where terrain in geographically

Defense, Veterans Affairs step closer to integrated records

The Defense Department soon will join a Veterans Affairs Department and Kaiser Permanente partnership designed to improve the way military veterans and the nation receive health care, the VA's top health affairs policy advisor said Jan. 6. For the past month, officials at Kaiser Permanente and VA,