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  • Vandenberg AFB and space authority partner to bring cosmos to California

    The birthplace of the Air Force rocket program could soon serve as a launch pad for an interactive museum designed to inspire visitors to reach for the stars.The Air Force is partnering with the California Space Center to develop a museum on 71 acres of non-excess land at Vandenberg AFB, Califorina.The proposed Space Center, planned under the Air

  • Air Force blue goes green on energy, environment

    Air Force blue wants to leave a greener footprint with more environmentally-sound energy resources, said the service's senior energy executive during testimony to the House of Representative's Armed Services Committee and Readiness Subcommittee Feb. 29 on Capitol Hill. "The Air Force recognizes that energy and the environment are tightly linked,"
  • Capt. Ken Hills (right) and 1st Lt. Ben Poole participate Sept. 15 in the annual coastal cleanup in Guam. Both are currently deployed to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. Eight members of the unit volunteered to spend their off-duty time assisting the local populace during the annual event geared toward preserving the island's natural beauty. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Tiffany Bares)

    Deployers help support coastal cleanup in Guam

    Eight members of the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here left their B-52 Stratofortress' idle Sept. 15 and volunteered their off-duty time to participate in Guam's 13th annual coastal cleanup. The 20th EBS' cleanup target was in the village and diving area near Agat, Guam. Their time was well spent and they enjoyed the local scenery, the flyers

  • Air Force awarded 'best of best' for ozone sustainment

    The Air Force received the Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for outstanding leadership in stratospheric ozone protection from the United Nations Environmental Programme and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The award was part of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol, considered as one of the most
  • (Left to right) John Askew, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, Doyle Childers, Director of Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Robert Barrett, Air Combat Command Chief of the Asset Management Division of the Directorate of Installations and Mission Support, sign a Long-Term Stewardship Agreement for the Missouri Minuteman II Missile Sites, in Kansas City June 19. The agreement signifies the Air Force has satisfactorily completed required environmental steward actions in conjunction with the dismantling of the 165 missile silo and launch control facility sites active in the state throughout much of the Cold War. The Air Force will continue to monitor and inspect the sites to ensure compliance with restrictions placed upon landowners concerning use of the land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matt Summers)

    Agreement marks environmental milestone for Whiteman

    With a stroke of the pen another chapter in Whiteman's Cold War history was brought to a close Tuesday in Kansas City. Air Force, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Missouri Department of Natural Resources officials signed a Long-Term Stewardship Agreement for the Missouri Minuteman II Missile Sites, signifying the Air Force has
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