Vandenberg Space Force Base Deemed Contaminant Free Amid Rising Cancer Concerns Among Missile Personnel The findings "found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels" after testing for polychlorinated biphenyls...
Air Force’s Missileer Cancer Study Now Looking at 14 Different Cancers and Environmental Risks at Other Bases Carcinogens that likely cause cancer -- such as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs -- were detected and cleaned up at three...
Air Force 'Safely Terminated' a Nuclear-Capable Missile After Failed Test over Pacific Ocean A test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base went awry "due to an anomaly." The cause of what went wrong with the nuclear...
Rocket Launched from Vandenberg 'Terminated' in Fiery Explosion over Pacific Ocean A privately designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites into orbit exploded in a fireball off the California coast.
Air Force Aborts ICBM Test After Problem on the Ground The aborted mission comes as the Pentagon faces increased scrutiny over its efforts to develop next-generation ICBMs to...
Some Complain After Air Force Base CO Lifts Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Personnel Only Some have objected to the decision to split the community into the "haves" and "have nots."
New US Space Force Hub Renamed ‘SPOC’ It will now live long and prosper as Space Operations Command, or SPOC, according to a recent service announcement.
More Than 100 Military Bases Now at Risk of Water Shortages, GAO Finds Some of the bases on the list are already experiencing water shortages.
Air Force Base Saves $1 Billion by Reusing Old Equipment Three Air Force civilians at Vandenberg Air Force Base have focused on the mantra of "reduce, reuse and recycle."
Air Force Destroyed Unarmed ICBM in Test Gone Wrong: STRATCOM Chief An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was destroyed in flight this week due to a safety issue.
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...
