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  • Vandenberg weapons storage area joins AFNWC

    Brig. Gen. Everett H. Thomas, commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., will formally accept responsibility for weapons storage area logistics operations here in a ceremony at the Pacific coast club at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The weapons storage area, originally

  • Vandenberg prepares Airmen for joint fight

    Vandenberg will prepare more than 90 Airmen for deployment at a processing line here July 22 at 8 a.m. The Airmen, assigned to the 30th Security Forces Squadron, will deploy in support of current Overseas Contingency Operations. The processing line is one of the last steps in a series of

  • Vandenberg schedules Minuteman III launch

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile configured with a joint test assembly is scheduled to launch from North Vandenberg Monday between 3:01 a.m. to 9:01 a.m. The launch is an operational test to determine the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The missile's three

  • California ANG jumps delayed

    Due to drop zone approval complications, 30th Space Wing officials have decided to delay a series of parachute jumps over the base's airfield, scheduled to take place Wednesday, until a later date. Wing officials are working to establish a new date on which members of the California Air National

  • Vandenberg to host California ANG jump team

    Vandenberg will host members of the California Air National Guard's 131st Rescue Squadron for a series of parachute jumps over the base's airfield from approximately 1-5 p.m. Wednesday. The event, with five jumps planned, is intended to qualify California ANG Airmen on jumping techniques and prepare

  • Brown Road access, outdoor recreation resume

    30th Space Wing officials have decided to resume outdoor recreational activities outside the base cantonment area and have reopened access to Point Sal Beach via Brown Road today. The decision was based on the determination there is no longer a mission requirement necessitating the closure of the

  • Vandenberg earns top environmental awards

    Vandenberg was recognized June 3 as a winner in the 2009 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards for leading the way in environmental stewardship as well as the nation's defense. Vandenberg won in the Installation Cultural Resources Management category. The base was honored for implementing an

  • Base officials increase security measures

     Due to guidance from the Department of Defense, 30th Space Wing officials directed higher security routines here today for an indefinite period of time. While most security practices will be, by nature, unobtrusive and not disruptive for surrounding communities or for civilians who work on base,

  • Vandenberg hero laid to rest in Los Osos

    Hundreds of people filled the Perlee Theater at Camp San Luis Obispo to honor the life of a warrior, leader and friend, June 2. Navy Commander Duane Wolfe, a husband and father of three, was killed by a roadside bomb outside of Fallujah, Iraq May 25. Commander Wolfe, a Naval Reservist, worked at

  • Memorial services set for Commander Wolfe

    A memorial service for Navy Cmdr. Duane G. Wolfe is scheduled for 11 a.m. June 2 at the Perlee Theater, Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. A graveside service at Los Osos Valley Memorial Park will immediately follow the memorial. Commander Wolfe, a 32-year Los Osos resident, was assigned to the Army Corps