Vandenberg commemorates fallen during The Run to Remember

Executive order seeks more veterans in government

President Barack Obama signed an executive order Nov. 9 aimed at hiring more veterans to work in the federal government. A governmentwide Council on Veterans' Employment will be chaired by Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. The order calls on each federal

Air Force leaders issue joint Veterans Day message

The Air Force's top leaders remind the entire Air Force family that this holiday has a meaning beyond a "day off" from work in a Veterans Day message. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz issued the following message:Bound by common purpose and

MSG runs in remembrance of Commander Wolfe

Approximately 40 members from the 30th Mission Support Group here gathered at the base track for a memorial event in remembrance of Navy Cmdr. Duane G. Wolfe Nov. 9. In conjunction with Vandenberg's A Run to Remember, an event dedicated to fallen servicemembers, the 30th MSG ran a mile as a group in

Prescription meds: Proceed with caution

With a steady military healthcare system and a variety of medical resources in the Air Force, it can be difficult for some Airmen to ensure their prescribed medications are current. When Airmen ignore inspecting their medicine cabinets they risk possible damage to their careers and, more

Vandenberg adds three to Air Force's top enlisted rank

Congratulations to Vandenberg's new chief master sergeant selects: Senior Master Sgt. Alexia Brown, 30th Comptroller Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Frank Fidani, 614 Air and Space Operations CenterSenior Master Sgt. Robert Rucinski, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Only 1 percent of the Air Force's

Team V's MFCOs know how to "Track 'Em or Crack 'Em!"

On any given day of a launch at Vandenberg, a group of operators in the Mission Flight Control Center here begin to feel the full effects of both excitement and stress as the countdown to launch nears. While spectators come from all around to witness the spectacle of a launch at Vandenberg, an elite

President signs Defense Authorization Act

President Barack Obama signed the fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act during a ceremony at the White House Oct. 28. President Obama hailed the act, which contains $680.2 billion in military budget authority, as transformational legislation that targets wasteful defense spending. The

Defense officials receive first H1N1 vaccine shipments

Defense Department officials have started receiving H1N1 vaccines and will begin distributing doses in the coming weeks. The Health and Human Services Department is distributing the vaccines, manufactured by four producers, to the department. Because rates of production vary among the manufacturers,

Flag football sweeps through Vandenberg