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Features

  • Air Force enlisted aides: chef to stars

    Tech. Sgt. Liz O'Kane is the executive chef of a three star restaurant. As an enlisted aid for Lt. Gen. Larry James, the 14th Air Force commander, Sergeant O'Kane is in charge of maintaining his home, keeping it organized, and of course, cooking extraordinary meals for anywhere between two and 200

  • Understanding garage safety

    An unplanned fire anywhere is dangerous sometimes even deadly but garage fires can often wreak a great deal more havoc. Not only are they detected less quickly than fires that begin in the house, they often spread more quickly and more violently. A simple spark in the garage can lead to a house

  • AF launches Olympic dreams

    Vandenberg 2nd Lt. Sean Houseworth said he always wanted to become an Olympian, and, because of the Air Force's unique World Class Athlete Program, his fulltime job is to achieve that goal. The WCAP, which takes place in the two years leading up to the next Olympic Games, allows Air Force athletes

  • If you can't take the heat ...

    We all need to eat to live, but when it comes to cooking, starvation isn't the only challenge to survival. Cooking fires accounted for one-fourth of all civilian fire injuries in home fires reported to U.S. fire departments in 2008. These fires ranked sixth as a cause of home fire deaths and fifth

  • Save money with TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy

    Some say stress can make you sick and having too much to do certainly contributes to stress. When to-do lists overfloweth, people can consider saving some time and hard-earned cash by filling prescriptions through TMOP, the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy.Using the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy is easy,

  • Steering the relation ship

    When does "absence makes the heart grow fonder" turn into "out of sight, out of mind?" The first deployment, or the fifth, can put strain and stress on a couple. Relationships can withstand many things, but lengthy separations of time and distance are not always the calmest waters. When a deployment

  • Everyday value helps build long-term wealth

    America's desire for financial responsibility can be traced back to our founding fathers. In fact, it was Benjamin Franklin who is credited with coining the phrase "a penny saved is twopence dear," which over time has evolved to the more familiar "a penny saved is a penny earned." This common sense

  • Heart health for women

    Heart disease. Many people think of it as a man's disease, but women can get it too. In fact, according to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States -- making heart health an important issue for women of all ages. The most common cause of

  • Palace Chase option offered to Vandenberg Airmen

    For servicemembers who wish to shorten their active-duty commitment, Vandenberg's Air Force Reserve recruiter assists Airmen through the use of the Palace Chase Program. Palace Chase is an early-release program that allows active-duty members to transfer into the Air Force Reserves."The program

  • Stay in shape with Vandenberg's Weight-Loss Warrior Program

    Do the last couple of calendar months cause you the most difficulty with sticking to your workout regimen?If so, the Vandenberg Fitness Center offers a program that runs from October to December that helps keep people on track with their fitness goals. The Weight-Loss Warrior Program is a 12-week