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  • SEARCH FOR FIREFIGHTER RESUMES

    The search for a missing Vandenberg AFB firefighter who was last seen kayaking off the Santa Barbara County coast June 19 resumed June 23 at 8 a.m.Vandenberg AFB is leading the search today over an area that runs from Gaviota State Beach and to points south. Resources include the Vandenberg Hot

  • Search continues for Vandenberg firefighter

    A firefighter here, was confirmed missing after he failed to show for work Monday, June 21, after kayaking last weekend off the Santa Barbara County coast.Sean Fleming, a firefighter assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, was last seen June 19 kayaking off Gaviota State Beach. The 30th Space

  • VANDENBERG CONDUCTS MINUTEMAN III FLIGHT TEST

    A scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test was launched here at 3:01 a.m. June 16 from Launch Facility-10. The flight test was the first for the 576th Flight Test Squadron since its realignment under Air Force Global Strike Command. The missile's single re-entry test vehicle

  • SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE TO VISIT VANDENBERG, VIEW MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley is scheduled to visit Vandenberg Air Force Base June 15-16 where he will meet with base leadership and tour base facilities.Furthermore, Secretary Donley will observe the Minuteman III launch scheduled for June 16 with a launch window of 3:01 to 9:01 a.m.

  • FIRST AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND MM III TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    The 576th Flight Test Squadron will launch its first unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile here since the squadron was gained by Air Force Global Strike Command June 16 between 3:01 a.m. and 9:01 a.m.The MMIII test launch, configured with a joint test assembly, will determine the

  • VANDENBERG LAUNCHES GROUND-BASED INTERCEPTOR

    The 30th Space Wing and Missile Defense Agency launched a ground-based interceptor at 3:25 p.m. June 6 from North Vandenberg. The launch was a flight test for a two-stage variant of the operationally-configured three-stage interceptor now deployed at Vandenberg AFB. The test was solely for data

  • MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SCHEDULED

    The 30th Space Wing and Missile Defense Agency are scheduled to conduct a flight test of a modified ground-based interceptor between noon and 4 p.m. June 6.The modified interceptor is a two-stage variant of the operationally-configured three-stage design now deployed at Vandenberg AFB. This test is

  • First Minotaur IV Lite launches from Vandenberg

    Team Vandenberg launched the first Minotaur IV Lite launch vehicle at 4 p.m. April 22 from Space Launch Complex-8 here. The rocket launched the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2.The 30th Space Wing commander, Col. David Buck, was the launch decision

  • 30th Space Wing changes command

    The 30th Space Wing change of command ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, April 26, 2010, at the base parade grounds. Lt. Gen. Larry James, the 14th Air Force commander, will be the presiding officer for the ceremony in which Col. David Buck, 30th SW commander, will relinquish command to Col.

  • Minotaur launch delayed

    The launch of a Minotaur IV spacelift booster is delayed due to forecasted weather. The rocket was set to launch from Space Launch Complex-8 on south base Tuesday, April 20, 2010. The launch has been rescheduled with a time frame of noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2010.

 

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