Air Force officials reinstate Good Conduct Medal

Air Force officials have announced the reinstatment of the Good Conduct Medal for exemplary service by enlisted Airmen, here Feb. 11. Reinstatement of the medal is effective Feb. 11, officials said. The Air Force Uniform Board announced on Feb. 6, 2006, that the Good Conduct Medal would no longer be

New Exchange catalog brings affordable luxury home

Remarkable selection, dramatic style and comfortable prices abound in the Exchange Catalog's newest supplement. The Home Décor Spring 2009 Catalog, which hit mailboxes and exchanges during the last week of January, features fabulous finds for every room including furniture, coordinating rugs,

Weather-center forecasts now just a click away

The latest, up-to-date weather forecasts from around the globe are now just a few mouse clicks away thanks to the staff at the American Forces Network Weather Center here. AFNWC personnel recently updated their Web site to include daily weather forecasts for Europe, Southwest Asia and the Tropics.

Vandenberg defenders deploy to Iraq

Space & Missile Times to retire ... again

Vandenberg Air Force Base will be retiring the Space & Missile Times once again while choosing instead to post all news content online Feb. 12. The base paper has gone through many changes over the years, including changes to its appearance and four name changes. Publication of Strategic Air

Heart Attacks: All Hearts are NOT Created Equal

You may have heard that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. What fewer people may know is that women are less likely to survive heart attacks than men. In fact, 38 percent of women compared with 25 percent of men will die within one year after a heart attack,

Vandenberg Airmen win at 14th AF

Team, it gives me great pleasure to recognize several of the men and women of the 30th Space Wing. Vandenberg took four out of nine categories in the 14th Air Force Quarterly Awards, Fourth Quarter 2008: Company Grade Officer: 1st Lt. Miclynn Crail, 2nd Range Operations Squadron Civilian Cat I:

Vandenberg successfully launches Delta II

Mission planners celebrate Vandenberg AFB's first launch of the New Year following the successful launch of a Delta II rocket at 2:22 a.m. today from Space Launch Complex-2 here. The rocket carried a NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Vandenberg Airmen win communications award

Team, it gives me great pleasure to recognize Senior Airman Andrew Scraper and Tech. Sgt. Frank Walsh, both of the 30th Communications Squadron. They were recently recognized in the Gen. John P. Jumper Warfighter Integration and Communications and Information Awards: Air Force Communications -

Delta II launch delayed

The launch of a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 is rescheduled due to a problem with the launch pad.The next launch is scheduled for Thursday at 2:22 a.m., weather permitting.The rocket will carry a NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and