Vandenberg enters flag football season

Officials change promotion policy regarding senior NCO academy

Effective Jan. 1, Air Force officials here will implement policy aimed at improving the skill sets of Air Force senior noncommissioned officers and increasing the return on investment for the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy. The new policy will require the completion of resident

VA officIals contacting veteran-students about new GI Bill

Representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs here will be telephoning veterans across the country to explain their education benefits under the new Post-911 GI Bill and ensure beneficiaries are able to receive payments due them. "The Post-9/11 GI Bill is one of our highest priorities," said

New PT rules will not take away from unit fitness

Everyone in the Air Force is required to maintain fitness. In fact, in January 2010 the new physical fitness testing criteria will take effect, requiring Airmen to meet minimum requirements in each category or fail the test. Now, Air Force officials are restructuring the requirement for commanders

Vandenberg kicks off "A Run to Remember"

Atlas V launch successful

Vandenberg successfully launched a Atlas V rocket today at 9:12 a.m. The rocket took off from Space Launch Complex-3 carrying a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program payload. Col. Steven Winters, 30th Space Wing vice commander, was the launch decision authority for this mission, or final

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