AFSPC releases new Facility Excellence Guide

The Air Force Space Command has revised, and completed the 2009 AFSPC Facilities Excellence Guide to meet the most up-to-date Air Force standards. Every other year, the Facilities Excellence Guide is updated so it can be used as a reference for all Air Force installations within AFSPC. The guide

Defense Department to start H1N1 flu vaccinations

All military personnel will be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, and the vaccine will be available to all military family members who want it, a Defense Department health affairs official said Sept. 2 here. The H1N1 vaccination program will begin in early October, said Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Wayne

Santa Maria Air Show offered glimpse of flying high

Air Force Space Command's Operational Safety Pause

In order to put safety in the forefront of every Airman's mind, Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander, Air Force Space Command, is conducting an operational safety pause across the command Thursday. The mandatory safety day is an opportunity for every supervisor to make 100 percent eyes-on contact with

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AFSPC commander sends Labor Day safety message

As the 101 Critical Day of Summer comes to a close, Gen. C. Robert Kehler, the commander of Air Force Space Command, reminds AFSPC members to remain safe over the Labor Day weekend.He recently sent out the following letter:Labor Day marks the end of summer and the last few days of the 2009 Critical

Airmen protect space assets in new Air Force commercial

An Air Force commercial highlighting the role men and women in the Air Force's Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., play in protecting satellite and other space assets begins airing Aug. 31 in television markets and select movie theaters across the country. "Space

JSpOC inscreases tracking capabilities

The Joint Space Operations Center here increased its daily conjunction assessment screening capabilities for maneuverable satellites by almost 700 percent Aug. 23. In less than seven months, the JSpOC went from tracking 120 active maneuverable satellites to 807. The JSpOC performs these satellite

AFSPC nominates Vandenberg Airman for AF leadership award

Team, it gives me great pride to announce one of our own as the Air Force Space Command Senior Enlisted Nominee for the 2009 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award. Please join me in congratulating Master Sgt. Billy C. Ferguson Jr. of the 576th Flight Test Squadron. This award recognizes the