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  • Base to receive $32 million from recovery act

    The Air Force Space Command recently announced that Vandenberg will receive more than $32 million as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed by President Barack Obama Feb. 17. Vandenberg has designated the funds to numerous projects around the base and the local

  • Airman's Roll Call: Stimulus package to aid Airmen

    This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on the $1.7 billion in Defense-related appropriations through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and what effect it will have on the Air Force. With a focus on Airmen care, families and environmental stewardship, the Air Force's portion of the stimulus

  • F-22 crash claims life of Edwards pilot

    An Air Force F-22 Raptor crash March 25 near here claimed the life of an Air Force veteran and Lockheed Martin test pilot. David Cooley, 49, of Palmdale, Calif., died when the F-22 he was piloting crashed northeast of the base here. Mr. Cooley worked as a test pilot with Lockheed Martin, and was

  • PCC hosts annual awards ceremony

    The 14th Air Force Annual Awards Ball was held at the Pacific Coast Club here March 21. "The 14th Air Force has thousands of dedicated warriors who contribute to the fight year-round," said Chief Master Sgt. James MacKinley, the 14th Air Force command chief. "Our space war fighters clearly give the

  • LRS members take annual logistics awards

    Team, it gives me great pleasure to recognize the men and women of the 30th Space Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron. They were recently honored in several categories of the 2008 Annual Logistics Readiness Individual Awards: Col. Cynthia Benulis Air Force Logistics Readiness Field Grade Officer of

  • Senior leaders speak out on diversity, equal opportunity

    Officials in the Air Force Equal Opportunity Office and the Strategic Diversity Integration Office joined forces to produce a video that demonstrates the commitment of senior Air Force leaders to diversity and equal opportunity programs. In the video titled "Diversity and Equal Opportunity in Our

  • Technical school Airmen collect pajamas for children

    Airmen from the 381st Training Squadron here organized a pajama-drive within the training squadron's residential dormitories here in support of the Pajama Program March 9-20. The Pajama Program is a charity that provides new pajamas and books to children in need all over the world. The program is

  • Vandenberg's forecast for April

    Climatology for the month of April: Average High Temperature 61 Average Low Temperature 49 Extreme Maximum Temperature 97 Extreme Minimum Temperature 32 Average precipitation 1.1 inches Maximum precipitation 4.6 inches Average snowfall 0 inches Maximum snowfall 0 inches Average wind speed and

  • Conference enlightens small business owners

    Vandenberg hosted the annual Small Business Conference at the Pacific Coast Club here March 18 and 19 in an effort to reach out to local small business owners looking to attain government contracts with the base. More than 400 people attended the event this year, an increase of more than 100 from

 

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