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Press Releases



  • Brush fire reported on Vandenberg

    Vandenberg fire department responded to a brush fire located a half-mile North of San Antonio Road West here Wednesday. Southbound lanes on Highway 1 have been closed in the direction coming from Santa Maria. No structural damage has been reported at this time. According to current weather reports,

  • Vandenberg beaches reopen after temporary closure

    Surf Beach here is now open to beachgoers after a spike in beach access violations during the Western Snowy Plover breeding season prompted base leadership to order a temporary closure.The closure that began Apr. 10, was intended to refocus attention on the rules, emphasize that they are not

  • Remains of missing Vandenberg Airman recovered

    The body of Maj. Jeffery Vincent, a reservist from the 9th Space Operations Squadron here, was recovered off the coast of Miami Apr. 16.A Broward County medical examiner made the positive identification through dental records at 1 p.m. Apr. 17. "Jeff was an invaluable member of the 9 SOPS family,"

  • Civil Engineer Squadron to host 13th annual Earth Day

    Members of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Asset Management Flight are scheduled to host their 13th annual Earth Day event outside of the Base Exchange here from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.The event will focus on educating Vandenberg men, women and children about the base organizations that

  • Former vice commander to assume command in May

    Col. Nina Armagno will relinquish command of the 30th Space Wing to Col. Keith Balts, who is currently deployed, in a change of command ceremony slated for May 28 at the parade grounds here. Balts will assume command from Armagno upon her selection for reassignment to Patrick AFB, Fla. where she

  • Contractor dies at construction site

    A contractor working on Vandenberg died today at 7:48 a.m. here after suffering from an apparent heart attack.The name of the deceased is being withheld until 24-hours after next of kin notification.Members of the 30th Security Forces Squadron and Vandenberg Fire Department responded to a 911 call

  • Violations cause temporary Surf Beach closure

    Base leadership has temporarily closed Surf Beach here for a three-week period, Apr. 10 to May 1, due to beach access violations during the Western Snowy Plover breeding season.Portions of Vandenberg's beaches, including Wall, Surf and Minuteman, close Mar. 1 through Sept. 30 every year to aid in

  • Vandenberg Airman missing in scuba incident

    A Team Vandenberg member was reported missing while scuba diving on leave in Florida April 7.Maj. Jeffery Vincent is a reservist from the 9th Space Operations Squadron.The U.S. Coast Guard, Miami-Dade's Marine Patrol and Fire Rescue, along with members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation

  • Vandenberg defenders gear-up for deployment

    Twelve Vandenberg defenders are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan after family and friends say their farewells at the Security Forces Squadron building here at 3:30 a.m. Sunday.The Airmen range between Airman First Class to Technical Sergeant, and are all part of Vandenberg's 560-strong Security

  • Investigators confirm at least $1M of marijuana discovered on Vandenberg

    Investigators confirmed that the large amount of illegal drugs discovered near an overturned boat north of Wall Beach here Thursday is marijuana with an estimated value of at least $1million.Homeland Security Investigations arrived here at approximately 5:40 p.m. and assumed control of the