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Vandenberg senior airmen below-the-zone announced

The following airmen 1st class were selected by board for senior airman below-the-zone: Lorri Lyons, 30th Security Forces SquadronKenneth Francisco, 30th Logistics Readiness SquadronDanielle Dyson, 30th Mission Support GroupShawna Holbrook, 381st Training SquadronThese Airmen will now be able to

Military and Family Life Consultant Program begins at Vandenberg

The Department of Defense has recently expanded the Military and Family Life program to include the Air Force. Beginning June 16, a military and family life consultant began a 45-day rotation here. This is a non-medical counseling program, designed to address issues that occur across the military

Senior NCOs, community say thanks at Airman's Appreciation Barbeque

Team V senior NCOs and the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce are putting together an Airman's Appreciation Barbeque from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 11 in Cochea Park here. The annual event, which is for enlisted E-1 through E-6 as well as family members of deployed Airmen of all ranks, features a tri-tip

Vandenberg master, technical sergeant lists released

Air Force officials here selected 5,404 of 24,223 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, and 7,110 of 38,324 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. The full list of promotees can be found at the Air Force Personnel Center public Web site.The followng

Airman's Roll Call: leave management

This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on leave management, and as many Airmen are aware of a few days away from work can have a beneficial effect them. Therefore, an aggressive leave program is an essential military requirement. A recent policy change increased the number of days members may accrue

New rules give Airmen more choices in death gratuity benefit designation

Beginning July 1, Airmen will be able to select one or more persons of their choosing to receive death gratuity benefits. "This is a significant change to the DG benefits election option for all Airmen," said Steven Kelley, director of Air and Space Expeditionary Force Operations at the Air Force

Drunk driver injures Airman's family

It's no secret that drinking and driving will put you in jail and has the potential to end your Air Force career. What some don't consider is that drinking and driving can also end somebody else's life. In California there were 1,597 alcohol related fatalities in 2006 and 31,099 alcohol related

Airmen battle heat, insurgents at North Star

A straight line of four Airmen moved swiftly through the 100 degree heat and the unforgiving terrain surrounding the North Star exercise deployment area. "Watch out up ahead, there is plenty of poison oak to go around," said Senior Airman Steven Crosseley, a 30th Security Forces Squadron member. The

DoD program reaches out to AF families with special needs

"We've become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams," said former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Because the military is a cross-section of America, this is also true of servicemembers and their families.