Two day Financial Road Show pit stops at Vandenberg

The Airman and Family Readiness Center is scheduled to host a Financial Road Show May 1-2 at the Pacific Coast Club here. The program, which is open to anyone who has base access, focuses on a variety of financial issues including managing military benefits, retirement plans, home mortgages, savings

Exchange Online Mall partner turns used electronics into foldable green

Every time a new computer, MP3 player or video game hits retailers' shelves, consumers inevitably pitch older "versions" into "junk drawers," or worse yet trash cans, often never to be thought of again. While the Exchanges' electronic stores continue to be the destination for the updated gadgets,

Airmen moving on up into new housing

The 30th Space Wing and Balfour Beatty Communities hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony here April 20 in celebration of the new company grade and field grade officer housing neighborhood here.The ribbon cutting, which took place at the 30th Security Forces Commander Lt. Col. Joseph Milner's new home,

LRS prepares for fire season

The 30th Logistical Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance section here is putting the finishing touches on the annual maintenance of the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron's fire prevention vehicles and projects in order to have all of the vehicles ready by April 30 for California's upcoming wildfire

Stars, stripes, diamond

A house burns and better firefighters emerge

Vandenberg Fire Department burnt the inside of an abandoned house in order to accomplish live-fire training here April 16. The department, which was recognized in 2008 as the best fire department in the DoD, uses the training to prepare new firefighters for the indiscriminate nature of a real fire.

Airmen join nation in Prayer Breakfast

Top 10 things military teens want you to know

Teens of military families know firsthand the realities of war--and they want their teachers and peers to know what they go through. They worry. Their emotions take a tremendous toll. To help teachers, coaches and others who work with teens recognize and learn how to respond to these feelings, the

Cultural Resources preserves history and Air Force hardware

Air Force officials announced Vandenberg as the Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Award winner for the best Cultural Resources Management-Installation April 7.Vandenberg received the award for the 30th Civil Engineer Cultural Resources flight's management of the installation's many cultural,

High winds cause dependent injury

The high winds of Vandenberg caused the injury of a military dependent when a tree fell onto his house here at approximately 4:30 p.m. April 14. The dependant received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital as a precautionary measure. Medics and firemen from the 30th Civil Engineer