Atlas V launch scheduled

Vandenberg is scheduled to launch an Atlas V rocket carrying a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program payload from South Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-3 on Sunday with a current launch window of 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Col. Steven Winters, 30th Space Wing vice commander, will be the spacelift

Parents at the front line against kids’ obesity

According to the Journal of American Medicine, nearly 32 percent of American children between 2 and 19 need to lose weight to avoid chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. Military families aren't exempt; a 2005 survey reported that nearly 20 percent of Department of Defense teenagers

Making fitness 'Hard Core'

Vandenberg's CFC representatives prepare for 2009 campaign

Vandenberg is scheduled to kickoff off the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign here Oct. 26. The campaign will run through Nov. 20. The CFC was established in 1961 and is the largest workplace charity campaign in the country. This annual fall fund-raising drive allows millions of federal employees and

Vandenberg hosts community march against domestic violence

Vandenberg is scheduled to host the "VAFB Community March Against Violence and Memorial Ceremony" Oct. 20 in base housing on the corner of Juniper and Korina Avenue. October is nationally recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The March Against Violence and Memorial Ceremony is aiming to

Local Scouts prep for JOTA

Approximately 20 Boy Scouts from Vandenberg's Troop 394 are scheduled to participate in the 52nd Annual Jamboree on the Air at the Satellite Amateur Radio Club here Oct. 17-18. Under the supervision of licensed Amateur (ham) Radio operators, roughly 400,000 Scouts and guides from across the globe

Vandenberg set to host 2nd Annual Run to Remember

Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled to host the 2nd Annual Run to Remember from Oct. 19 to Nov. 11 here. A Run to Remember allows active duty military, civilians, contractors and retirees to run a mile for a servicemember who has fallen in the line of duty in support of Operations Iraqi and

Executive Order bans texting while driving for federal employees

In an executive order issued Oct. 1, President Barack Obama banned federal employees from text messaging while behind the wheel on government business. "With nearly 3 million civilian employees, the federal government can and should demonstrate leadership in reducing the dangers of text messaging

Reconstitution of materials supports fight, saves money

Members of the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here began to prepare for the drawdown of servicemembers serving in Iraq by starting to reconstitute their materials and equipment here. Soon after arriving in June, members of the 407th ECES completed an inventory of all items from

Vandenberg participates in Fire Prevention Week activities