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  • AAFES extends exchange/refund policy for holidays

    Military shoppers checking off their holiday lists at Army & Air Force Exchange Service facilities between Thanksgiving and Christmas can breathe a little easier if gifts don't measure up as AAFES has extended its refund/exchange policy for the holidays. While AAFES' standard policy states that

  • President issues executive order regarding Christmas Eve workday

    President Obama has issued an executive order excusing Federal employees from duty for the last half of the scheduled workday on Christmas Eve with pay and without a charge to leave. This order does not apply to employees who receive annual premium pay for standby duty or firefighters who are

  • President promises conditions-based Afghanistan transition

    Any changes in U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan when security responsibility starts to transfer to the Afghans in July 2011 will be considered in light of the situation on the ground at that time, President Barack Obama said Dec. 10 in Oslo, Norway. With Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg

  • NASA WISE Delta II launch successful

    Mission planners are celebrating Vandenberg's final launch of the year following the successful launch of a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 today at 6:09 a.m.The rocket carried NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite.With confirmation of the payload's delivery into orbit and

  • New Web tool helps TRICARE members find new doctors

    Just enrolled into TRICARE Prime and want to know the options for doctors? Moved to a new location and need to find a doctor? Not sure if the nearest military clinic is accepting new patients?It used to take a phone call or car trip to answer these questions. Now TRICARE members can save the trip

  • Delta II NASA WISE launch rescheduled for Dec. 14

    The launch of a Delta II rocket with NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer has been rescheduled to launch between 6-6:30 a.m. PST Dec. 14 from Space Launch Complex-2 here. During final systems checks of the Delta II rocket Wednesday in preparation for flight, an anomaly in the motion of a

  • President signs bill, aids military spouses

    The President signed a bill Nov. 11 to help ease the strain on military families who frequently travel from state to state and country to country.President Barack Obama signed the bill, known as the 'Military Spouses Residency Relief Act,' as an amendment to the 2003 Servicemembers Civil Relief

  • AFSO21 team members help save base from non-productive money expenditures

    The Vandenberg Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century team recently teamed up with the 30th Space Communications Squadron here to help improve the timeliness of base computer network access for new employees awaiting security clearance status. The AFSO21 team started their processes in

  • 'Help Our Troops Call Home' this holiday season

    A recent Harris interactive poll found that only 38 percent of Americans are likely to donate to charity during the holidays, down from 49 percent a year ago. While charitable support may be dwindling, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service wants to make sure that those able to give this year

  • Vandenberg's 30th MDG experiences PCM changes

    The 30th Medical Group here is currently undergoing significant primary care management changes due to shifts in the base's medical personnel. Approximately 1,240 30th MDG patients have been enrolled to a new healthcare provider since August."We have had some big PCM changes in the last few months

 

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