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News

  • Airman's Roll Call focuses on AF weapons systems purchases

    With all the talk about the Air Force and its efforts to buy a replacement for the Eisenhower-era KC-135 Stratotanker, many Airmen have been curious about how the Air Force goes through the acquisition process.For more on this week's Airman Roll Call, click here.

  • Airmen simulate deployment to prepare for combat situations

    "I am an American Airman, I am a warrior, I have answered my nations call." Being a warrior in a combat situation is something Airmen think about more and more. With that in mind the Vandenberg Exercise Evaluation Team engineered a three-day deployment exercise to test and prepare Airmen on

  • Mental health keeps Airmen ‘Fit to Fight’

    When people think of staying healthy, most think of seeing a doctor or dentist and eating right; however, mental and emotional health is just as important to mission readiness. Unfortunately, there is a stigma associated with mental health, especially with visits to the mental health clinic. "One of

  • Team V NCO selected as top California AFSA member

    A Vandenberg NCO was selected as the Air Force Sergeants' Association Division 13 member of the year at a ceremony April 18 in San Diego. Staff Sgt. Joshua Young, who works with the National Reconnaissance Office here, will go up for the international-level award during the Professional Airmen's

  • Fitness Center gears up for National Fitness Month

    If unit physical training, increased operations tempo and common sense haven't encouraged people to hit the gym, maybe National Physical Fitness and Sports Month will. In a 2007 proclamation, President George Bush called upon all U.S. citizens to make physical fitness a priority in their lives. The

  • Fitness Center hosts Alzheimer’s benefit challenge

    The Vandenberg Fitness Center will host the Sweat for the Cure Push-Up Challenge from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 24. The proceeds from the $5 entry fee will go to the Alzheimer's and Aging Research Center in hopes of one day finding a cure for Alzheimer's. Event organizers have a goal of one hundred

  • Air Force training records go digital

    Air Force officials are fielding two systems currently available through the Air Force Portal that make it easier to keep on-the-job training records up-to-date, saving time and money. Each Airman's Air Force Specialty Code will determine if their records will be maintained in one of these two

  • Team V member wins space achievement award

    It gives me great pleasure to announce 1st Lt. Anna Gunn-Golkin, 1st Air and Space Test Squadron, as winner of a Stellar Award from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement, Early Career Category! This prestigious award is a testament to the professionalism and dedication of Lieutenant

  • Qualified Airmen can request Afghan, Iraq campaign medal stars

    A recent memorandum from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense provides guidance on the wear of campaign stars on both Afghanistan and Iraq campaign medals. The campaign stars recognize service members for participating in designated campaign phases within the areas of responsibility for both