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  • Vandenberg firefighting team conducts training in Guam

    Three members from the Vandenberg fire department and Vandenberg Hotshots assisted in wildland fire training at Anderson AFB, Guam, March 1 - 8. Vandenberg's team members included Mark Smith, a Vandenberg fire battalion chief; Jesse Hendricks, the Vandenberg Hotshots superintendent; and Kristin

  • Command post wins at AFSPC level

    Team, it is with great pride that I announce another winner of the 2009 Air Force Space Command Annual Awards. Please join me in congratulating the 30th Space Wing Command Post, selected as the AFSPC Command Post of the Year! These command and control professionals were absolutely critical to the

  • Care plan to encompass more military families

    The Defense Department's family care plan policy will be expanded in the coming months to encompass a wider population of military parents, a defense legal expert said. The new policy will require military parents with custody of children from a previous relationship to file a family care plan, said

  • 14th AF Annual Awards Ceremony scheduled

    The 14th Air Force Annual Awards ceremony is scheduled 6 - 10 p.m. March 18 at the Pacific Coast Club ballroom here.All 14th Air Force personnel, including members of wings that fall under the 14th, and their dependents are invited to the ceremony.The following people will be presented awards at the

  • Checks go high-tech at AAFES

    The check "float" at the base exchange is going the way of rotary phones and dot matrix printers as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service converts to a paper check conversion system this year. "PCC scans and instantly converts paper checks into electronic debits to the check writer's account," said

  • 14th AF award winners announced

    Team, it's my pleasure to announce our winners of the 14th Air Force Annual Awards. Please join me in congratulating the individuals below:Flight Commander: Capt. Barbara King, 2nd Range Operations Squadron Civilian Supervisor-Category 1: Mark Smith, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Civilian Category 2:

  • Vandenberg's ready for Challenge

    As the moon and stars move silently over Vandenberg, a Delta II rocket stands ready to launch, a rogue train enters the base, security forces find an unconscious Airman in the woods and an intruder enters the control center. Is it another action-packed Tom Clancy novel? No, it's just a few possible

  • Vandenberg announces below-the-zone selections

    Team, we recently convened a promotion board to consider the airman first class nominees for below-the-zone promotion to senior airman. Please join me in congratulating our newest senior airman BTZ promotees!Airman 1st Class Christine Hinshaw, 30th Space Communications SquadronAirman 1st

  • New process available for selecting retirement option

    Officers and enlisted Airmen reaching 15 years of active-duty service will have new procedures in place beginning April 1 to accept enrollment in the Redux retirement plan. Airmen will receive an electronic notification of their eligibility for the High-3 Choice retirement plan that allows members

  • LCG team prepares for GC

    The 30th Launch Group here is currently training a team to compete in the 2010 Guardian Challenge taking place here April 22. Guardian Challenge is an Air Force Space Command competition, held every other year between March and May, featuring teams from 10 AFSPC wings. "The 30th LCG team will