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  • Prop 64: DoD members liable for use, possession

    California recently passed Prop 64, The Adult Marijuana Use Act, making recreational use of marijuana legal in the state. However this does not mean use or possession is legal on Vandenberg Air Force Base or for members of the Armed Forces.  The Department of Defense has a clear position on drug use

  • Exchange deputy director focuses on making Airmen’s lives better

    Mike Immler, Army & Air Force Exchange Service deputy director, visited Vandenberg to ensure the Base Exchange is doing all it can to serve Airmen, March 1.   To better understand how the Exchange can best meet the needs of the community, Immler met with Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing

  • VANDENBERG BEACHES PROVIDE NESTING FOR SNOWY PLOVER SEASON

    Vandenberg leadership is scheduled to temporarily close sections of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches here Wednesday. Beach restrictions are enforced annually on all three beaches March 1 through Sept. 30 to protect the Western Snowy Plover, listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species

  • Tentative speedbump removal in base housing

    Base leadership has asked Balfour Beatty to temporarily remove eight sets of speedbumps in base housing, with the possibility of not replacing them, pending a trial period. Although Balfour Beatty has replacement speedbumps ready, VAFB leadership hopes they will not be needed. “The old speedbumps

  • ATLAS LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched a National Reconnaissance Office payload on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Space Launch Complex-3 here Wednesday, March 1, at 9:50 a.m. PST.   Col. Chris Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority.   "This successful launch is the

  • ATLAS LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-3 on Wednesday, March 1, with a launch window opening at 9:49 a.m. PST.    Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, will be the

  • JFCC Space concludes Exercise Global Lightning 17

    The Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) concluded its participation in Exercise Global Lightning 17, an annual command and control exercise, Feb. 16.U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), in coordination with other combatant commands, appropriate U.S. government agencies and

  • Vandenberg starts cancer support group

    To help ease the journey of those who face cancer, the “Lean on Me” cancer support group will meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month, at 1 p.m., in the 30th Medical Group. Stacy Jacobs, 30th Medical Group appointment clerk, developed the support group to provide Vandenberg cancer patients, their

  • Retired Master Sergeant continues service through master cleanliness

    Within a diverse group of civil servants, contractors, and other personnel working toward mission success, retired military members often quietly continue their service to the nation. Whether playing a direct role in launching rockets or ensuring the base gyms are functional and sanitary, countless

  • New opportunities arise for civilian career development

    Continuing education and self-improvement classes are now more readily available for civil servants at the Vandenberg education center. The Civilian Professional Development Program is designed to provide structure, using courses and a variety of media from the Profession of Arms Center of

 

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