Nothing up the sleeve

Childcare providers receive hands-on training

AFSO21 team streamlines process to benefit families with special needs

The Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century team is hosting a conference March 15 - 19 here to improve the base's responsiveness to families with special needs. The AFSO21 team assembled a special needs task force, including the Airman and Family Readiness Center and the 30th Medical Group

Single Airman Working Group opens support structure discussion

Air Force officials here established the Single Airman Working Group to evaluate and develop morale and support programs for its members as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.Officer and enlisted single Airmen representatives from each major command and subject-matter experts from several

AFAF Kicks off with breakfast

Vandenberg prepares to kickoff 2010 AFAF campaign

Vandenberg is scheduled to kick off the 2010 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign here March 8 through April 2. The AFAF is a fund-raising campaign that allows Air Force active-duty members, retirees, reservists, guardsmen, dependents and surviving spouses to provide support to others in the Air Force

AFRC to offer class on controlling stress

The Airman and Family Readiness Center here is scheduled to host a four-week stress management class beginning March 8 at the AFRC. The stress management class is scheduled to meet Mondays from 2 - 4 p.m. through March 29.The AFRC conducts the class quarterly to educate people about stress and the

Missile defense test conducted

The Missile Defense Agency conducted a flight test today of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System.A target missile was successfully launched at approximately 3:40 p.m. PST from the U.S. Army's Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Approximately six minutes

Vandenberg's 30th MDG earns Air Force's best clinic award

Vandenberg's 30th Medical Group recently earned the 2009 Air Force Surgeon General Award for Best Clinic. Col. Janice Wallace, the 30th MDG commander, is scheduled to receive the Air Force-level award at the Military Health System Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28. The Air Force Surgeon

Military families get free access to caregiver network

Military families now have free access to an online network of caregivers who can assist with everything from babysitting to dog walking. Sittercity is the nation's largest online source for local babysitters, nannies, elder care providers, dog walkers, housekeepers and tutors, and contains more