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  • JFSCC tracks Tiangong-1’s reentry over the Pacific Ocean

    U.S. Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC), through the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC), confirmed Tiangong-1 reentered the Earth’s atmosphere over the southern Pacific Ocean at approximately 5:16 p.m. (PST) April 1, 2018.The JFSCC used the Space

  • Falcon 9 Iridium-5 launch photos

    Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of the fifth Iridium mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Friday, March 30, 2018, at 6:13 a.m. PST. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clayton Wear/Released)

  • Local events outside the gate

    Spring is here, and that means we can play outdoors while the East Coast is still thawing out from last week’s storm. So break out the flip-flops and go explore our beautiful Central Coast.Lompoc ValleyOn Friday, the Lompoc Certified Farmers Market is open. If you’re needing fresh seasonal produce,

  • Vandenberg to hold Passport Fair

    The Airman & Family Readiness Center will be hosting a Passport Fair event, here, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.This annual event is supported by agents from the Los Angeles Passport Agency to receive applications for first time passports or renewals, and also answer any questions about the

  • 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

 

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