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  • Vandenberg closes sections of beach for Western Snowy Plover

    Vandenberg will implement partial closures of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches beginning Friday, March 1, as part of its annual program to protect the Western Snowy Plover and its nesting habitat. Under the Endangered Species Act the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Biological Opinion requires the

  • 2019 Annual Awards

    Military and civilian Airmen were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Vandenberg mission at the Team V Annual Award’s Ceremony at the Pacific Coast Club here Feb. 22. In honor of the ceremony’s theme ‘Unveiling the Heroes Within,’ attendees sported their favorite superhero attire

  • Team Vandenberg Hosts Combined Space Operations Coalition Summit

    The Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC) hosted a Combined Space Operation Coalition Summit with more than 120 defense personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Feb. 19 - 22, 2019. The primary objective for the

  • Air Force awards $739M launch service contracts

    The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office, awarded two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch service contracts Feb. 19.

  • Vandenberg commanders welcome new honorary commanders from local community

    Vandenberg commanders welcome local community members into the Honorary Commanders Program at the annual Honorary Commanders Breakfast hosted at the Pacific Coast Club, here, Thursday, Jan. 31. Community members are matched with unit commanders in a symbolic command to build social and professional

  • 30th Space Wing now available on USAF Connect app

    Team Vandenberg now has a new, mobile-friendly way to find important base information. Unit personnel can access 30th Space Wing information within the USAF Connect mobile app. Simply install USAF Connect from the Apple iTunes App Store or Google Play, then select 30th Space Wing as one of your

  • Canadian space operators certified, awarded space wings in CSpOC

    For the first time ever, three Canadian space operators assigned to Vandenberg AFB, Calif., were certified and formally awarded the U.S. Air Force Space Operations Badge in the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) 25 Jan. 2019. The newly certified space operators, along with one senior space