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  • Defense Department officials take aim at drug abuse

    "Drug Free is the Key" for the Defense Department's Red Ribbon Week this year as it works to raise public awareness and mobilize communities to combat tobacco, alcohol and drug use among military personnel, civilians and families. The observation of Red Ribbon Week begins Oct. 23 and continues

  • AFRC provides Key Spouse training

    Approximately six Vandenberg spouses gathered at the Airman and Family Readiness Center here for Key Spouse training Oct. 22. The Key Spouse Program is a formal unit program designed to offer informal peer-to-peer Air Force community support. "The Key Spouse Program is important to the wellness of

  • Obama signs veterans health care legislation

    President Barack Obama signed new legislation Oct. 22 that creates predictable funding for veterans' health care. The Veterans Healthcare Reform and Transparency Act fundamentally changes how Department of Veterans Affairs receives health care funding. The reform calls for appropriations a year in

  • Vandenberg Airmen recognize importance of volunteerism

    Airmen from the 381st Training Support Squadron, 532nd Training Squadron and 533rd TRS, have volunteered more than 80 hours over the past two weeks toward the renovation of the Vandenberg Library. The library's renovation projects, which began Oct. 12, are on schedule for a completion date of Oct.

  • Missile successfully launches from Vandenberg

    A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured with a National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, joint test assembly launched from North Vandenberg today at 3:04 a.m. The launch was an extended range test which proved the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The missile's