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  • Airman's Roll Call: Spouse employment opportunities

    This week's Airman's Roll Call highlights an Air Force employment assistance program that provides spouses with to skills to seek employment in today's job market. Spouse employment opportunities are increasingly crucial to the recruitment and retention of Airmen, as many families need two incomes

  • Missile successfully launches from Vandenberg

    A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, test assembly was launched from North Vandenberg today at 1:01 a.m. The launch was an operational test to determine the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The missile's

  • New school year means increased driving safety

    It's the start of the school year, the time when pencils, books and teachers once again become part children's lives. But it's also the time when the roadways yet again become full of buses, bicycles and crosswalk guards. School in the Lompoc and Santa Maria school districts begins Aug. XX, and both

  • Fitness center hosts Duathalon Challenge

    If swimming isn't your forte, then this weekend's Duatholon Challenge is the perfect event for you. The Vandenberg fitness center is hosting the event 9 a.m. Saturday on North Vandenberg in replace of the scheduled triathlon. Swimming is no longer an option since the base pool is closed due to

  • New travel card distribution to begin this month

    Citibank officials will mail out new government travel charge cards Aug. 13 through Sept. 19. Initial distribution will begin with cardholders at overseas locations and migrate from the west to the east coast. The new cards will be sent to addresses on file with Bank of America, so all cardholders

  • AAFES Offers $500 Shopping Sprees for a Song

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is issuing a casting call for aspiring entertainers to perform a rap or jingle that could net them a $500 shopping spree and a chance to be heard on the BX/PX's worldwide television and radio networks. Open to authorized shoppers 18 years or older,

  • Airman's Roll Call: Opportunities for Airmen to LEAD

    This week's Airman's Roll Call highlights opportunities for enlisted Airmen to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy through the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development program. Initiated in 1995 by former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, the LEAD program delegates authority to unit and