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  • New state law on driving with cell phones goes into effect

    Two new California state laws dealing with the use of wireless telephones while driving go into effect Tuesday. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that prohibits the use of handheld mobile phones while driving in the state. California Vehicle Code 23123 states all

  • SFS goes unmanned over Vandenberg

    Everyday thousands of Team Vandenberg members come together and work as a single force to further space power on California's central coast. It takes exactly one unauthorized personnel in a critical area during a launch window to shut the operation down and none to put it back on track. This isn't a

  • AAFES' begins theft awareness program

    In an effort to decrease nationwide shoplifting trends, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Loss Prevention Office at Vandenberg offered an awareness program for base youth June 17. The program, which is for children 12 and under, is meant to deter children from shoplifting by showing them the

  • Five Years of 'Gifts from the Homefront'

    At the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003, the late Maj. Gen. Kathryn Frost, the Army & Air Force Exchange Services' (AAFES') commander at the time, immediately recognized the need for a program that not only supported troops downrange, but one that could also alleviate the crush of

  • Air Force prepared for largest virtual promotion release

    The Air Force Personnel Center here will post selection lists for technical and master sergeant promotions on the Air Force Portal and AFPC public and military Web sites June 26 at 8 a.m. Central Time. This will be the third major enlisted promotion release using the new Web-based process, and by

  • Vandenberg successfully launches Delta II

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 at 12:46 a.m. today. The rocket carried the OSTM/Jason-2 Satellite into an 830-mile near-circular orbit. Col. Steve Tanous, 30th Space Wing commander, was the spacelift commander for this mission. "This launch is a

  • SECAF bids farewell to Airmen

    In his final Letter to Airmen, the secretary of the Air Force salutes all Airmen for their dedication, motivation and commitment to the nation. "You are America's sword and shield, defending the United States and its global interests by delivering sovereign options in air, space, and cyberspace,"

  • Master, technical sergeant promotion rates announced

    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 in a list that will be released June 26. The master sergeant selection rate, 22.31 percent, decreased 2.58

  • More vets eligible for Cal-Vet Low Interest Home Loans

    The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, the "HEART Act," was signed into law Tuesday by President Bush. Actively pushed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Veterans Affairs, this legislation makes veterans who entered active military duty after Dec.

  • General Kehler re-emphasizes importance of strategic deterrent mission

    Gen. C. Robert Kehler, Air Force Space Command commander, visited here June 16 to interact with Airmen, tour the base, and talk about the present and future of our Nation's strategic deterrent force. The commander brought up three main points during his discussions with Malmstrom personnel

 

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