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  • 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

  • Air Force begins migrating email to cloud-based system in 2017

    The dreaded “your mailbox is full” message is soon to be a thing of the past under a recent directive by the Air Force Space Command to realign resources to more critical priorities and outsourcing services like email.   The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center and Air Force Network Integration

  • SINKHOLE ON SOUTH BASE BY COAST ROAD

    Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – A sinkhole developed on Vandenberg AFB's south base this morning along Coast Road near Space Launch Complex 6.    Due to recent rains, alternate roads near the sink hole are also temporarily closed.   Security Forces and Civil Engineering personnel are on-scene

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 11:39 p.m. PST here Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.Col. Chris Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority."Today's launch was an important demonstration of our nation's ICBM

  • Team V member graduates international NCOA course

    Tech. Sgt. Jessica Bundles, 30th Space Wing legal office civil law NCOIC, recently attended and graduated the Inter-American Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Oct. 14, 2016 through Dec. 15, 2016. INCOA provided a different experience than the regular NCOA course, where Bundles was able to utilize her

 

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