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News

  • Supplemental promotion list released

    The Air Force Personnel Center released the August 2009 supplemental promotion list. The Team V technical sergeant selects are:Staff Sgt. Jeremy Davidson, 576th Flight Test SquadronStaff Sgt. Allyson Wise, 30th Civil Engineer SquadronThe Team V master sergeant select is:Tech. Sgt. Ronald Hay, 30th

  • Global Strike Command will stress nuclear mission

    A key step in reinvigorating the Air Force's nuclear deterrence mission will be made today with the activation of the service's Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said the new command will bring together the Air Force bomber force and

  • Vandenberg firefighters train for Combat Challenge

    Seven of Vandenberg's firefighters are currently in training here to compete in the Firefighter Combat Challenge, which is scheduled to begin Oct. 2 in Reno, Nev. The Firefighter Combat Challenge is a competition in which firefighters from around the globe compete against the clock and their

  • Team V reminded to not text while driving

    With the current rash of vehicle accidents across the country occurring while the driver was texting, base leadership is reminding Team V to put their phones down while behind the wheel. Texting while driving is not only illegal, it is dangerous. According to a study conducted by the Insurance

  • Shoplifting, resulting costs to military community down in '08

    High-tech electronic article surveillance systems, eagle-eyed closed circuit television cameras and an aggressive youth shoplifting awareness campaign helped take "a bite out of crime" at Army & Air Force Exchange Service facilities last year as shoplifting cases dropped 15.7 percent, from 7,635 in

  • Vandenberg’s California Boulevard to undergo construction

    Vandenberg is scheduled to perform maintenance on California Boulevard from mid-August through early December. The official construction dates are currently to be determined; however, 30th Space Wing Public Affairs will issue a follow-on release once construction dates are established. The 30th

  • Vandenberg plans for annual Texas Blowout

    The 21st Annual Texas Blowout, which raises money for Vandenberg's Operation Kids Christmas, will be held at Cocheo Park on Aug. 21. For 40 years the men and women of Vandenberg have annually sponsored 200 local underprivileged children from Lompoc, Santa Maria, Guadalupe, Solvang and the Santa Ynez