MDG warns of continued H1N1 threat

With H1N1 continuing to affect people across the United States and world, and the vaccine for the virus still in development, the 30th Medical Group is warning Airmen to remain vigilant. The number of American's affected by the virus is now more than 7,500, with 3,849 of those people in the

Air Force officials release staff sergeant selection statistics

Air Force officials here selected 15,223 of 30,574 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 49.79 percent that will released at 8 a.m. CST Aug. 20. The average score for those selected was 275.81, with an average time in grade and time in service of 2.09 and

Military members, families keys to year of success

After a year in the job, the Air Force chief of staff said he is still impressed with the contributions of Airmen of every specialty, stateside and overseas. "It's still stunning to see what our Airmen are doing," Gen. Norton Schwartz said. "There is work to do. There are challenges to face. But

Team V bikers attend Motorcycle Safety Day

Vandenberg firefighters help battle La Brea blaze

Twenty-eight firefighters from Vandenberg's 30th Civil Engineer Squadron continue to prevent the spread of the La Brea wildfire raging through the hills of the Los Padres National Forest. The State of California called upon the help of Vandenberg's firefighters to extinguish the blaze of a fire that

Vandenberg ALS graduates 10

The Vandenberg Airman Leadership School graduated 10 students from Class 2009-Foxtrot here Aug. 13. The graduates were from Vandenberg, Los Angeles AFB and the South Dakota Air National Guard. The John L. Levitow Award went to Senior Airman Robert Boucher of the 18th Intelligence Squadron here.

Vandenberg to hold education fair

Vandenberg is scheduled to host the annual education fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the education center student lounge here Aug. 27. More than 25 schools and institutions are scheduled to participate in the event. The education center staff organizes similar education fairs here throughout the year

Wing leadership enters social media realm

The 30th Space Wing's commander and command chief are now online. As part of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' call for more open communication in the military, Col. David Buck and Chief Master Sgt. Angelica Johnson have created pages on Facebook to facilitate that communication. The creation of

Induction ceremony welcomes new senior NCOs

Always a chief: Former CMSAF continues to serve

In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, said "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Coinciding with the year of the former president's famous speech, an enthusiastic enlistee