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  • Dorm council boosts residents’ morale

    Picture 300 Airmen, all new to base and isolating themselves in their room after-duty hours because they don’t know what to do or where to go. If their rooms have problems and they don’t know how to fix them, who would they tell? Vandenberg’s dormitories have a 304-Airmen capacity and are 98%

  • 614th Air and Space Operations Center change of command

    Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting, 14th Air Force commander, hands the guide-on to Col. Scott Brodeur, 614th Air and Space Operations Center commander, during a change of command ceremony on June 8, 2018, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Brodeur assumed command of the 614th AOC from Col. Michael Manor.

  • AFCEC team earns DoD environmental restoration award

    An aggressive commitment to innovative, green and sustainable remediation techniques at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, earned an Air Force Civil Engineer Center team top honors in the 2018 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards program recently.

  • Vehicle maintenance apprentice does routine tire change

    Staff Sgt. Kevin Shaloo, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron NCO in charge of general purpose, tasks Airman 1st Class Jacobo Abeytia, 30th LRS vehicle maintenance apprentice, May 29, 2018, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Shaloo was given a work order informing him of a customer needing a tire

  • Falcon 9 Iridium/Grace FO Launch

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying both Iridium and Grace FO payloads from Space Launch Complex-4 here, Tuesday, May 22, at 12:47 p.m. PDT.

  • Women of InSight

    Women of the 30th Space Wing held significant roles during Vandenberg’s successful launch of its first interplanetary mission to Mars, here, on May 5.From the prelaunch planning to the launch window of the Atlas V rocket, a majority of the key players and leadership roles were filled by the women of

  • 14th Air Force Commander’s Conference 2018

    Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting, 14th Air Force commander, hosted a commander’s conference to discuss the significance of recent successes, ongoing challenges and the future of Air Force space operations May 9 - 11, 2018.Commanders and command chiefs from the 21st Space Wing, 30th Space Wing, 45th Space

  • Defenders sharpen skills

    Staff Sgt. Terry Burk, 30th Security Forces Squadron unit trainer, manages the Virtual Reality Simulation while two defenders enter the simulator on May 3, 2018 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Virtual Reality Simulation is a part of 30th SFS’s month of training and inside the simulation a team

  • Defenders exercise baton training

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE – The 30th Security Forces members endure an intensive workout during their training at Vandenberg Air Force Base, May 2, 2018. All SF members spend one month out of the year training to improve their skills on the job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Aubree Milks/Released)