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  • Vandenberg happenings

    The storm has passed and the rainy days are gone, at least for the time being. If you’re ready to go out and explore, there are many events and activities for Team Vandenberg just outside the gate.Lompoc ValleyOn Friday the Lompoc Certified Farmers Market is open. If you’re needing fresh seasonal

  • Fifteenth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visits Vandenberg

    The 15th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley visited Team V, March 16, here.Once retired, most Air Force leaders continue to influence positive change for Airmen.“I am very thankful that I still get invited to go on base visits, talk to Airmen, and speak at different events; like the

  • Vandenberg honors Tuskegee Airman

    The Vandenberg Chapel held a memorial service for retired Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Norris Hicks, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, here, March 17. Hicks grew up in the segregated South, served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, and worked as an educator and human rights advocate.The

  • Maj. Gen. Whiting Visits Peterson AFB

    Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting, 14th Air Force commander, toured Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 14, 2018. Whiting visited the 21st Space Wing for an operations immersion.

  • National Defense Strategy drives Air Force budget

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations about the Air Force’s fiscal year 2019 budget in Washington, D.C., March 14, 2018.

  • VANDENBERG CLOSES SECTIONS OF BEACH FOR WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER

    Vandenberg implemented seasonal partial closures of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches on Thursday, March 1, as partof its annual program to protect the Western Snowy Plover and its nesting habitat. Restrictions are enforced on all three Vandenberg beaches from March 1 through Sept. 30 to protect the

  • Col. Hough holds 30th Space Wing all-call

    Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Diena Mosely, 30th SW command chief, addressed troops from across the base during an all-call, here, Feb 22.Of the many topics discussed, Hough and Mosely used the opportunity to congratulate Airmen on a job well done in 2017 and

  • New internet, phone, and television services near completion

    Taking care of Airmen and their families has been an Air Force priority since its inception in 1947. In accordance with this priority Vandenberg family homes are in the final stages of receiving upgraded internet, phone and TV service to enhance housing, this spring.“The lack of high speed internet

  • Logistics Airmen visit Veterans Memorial Building

    Lt. Col. Alfredo Laboy II, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, along with squadron leadership and booster club members met with Dirk Starbuck, 30th LRS honorary commander, at Lompoc, Calif., Feb. 1. The 30th LRS Airmen met Starbuck to discuss opportunities as part of an initiative to