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  • Vandenberg celebrates Air Force's 68th birthday

    Members of Team Vandenberg recently gathered to celebrate the AF's 68th birthday with an Air Force Ball, here, Sept. 18.Celebrating decades of air superiority and technological innovation, the theme of this year's event was "Back to our future", which aimed to highlight the connection between the

  • Team V honors POW, MIA servicemembers with remembrance ceremonies

    Members of Team V held a series of events for the National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day, here, Sept. 17 through 18.The event commenced with a 31-hour vigil, followed by a motorcycle ride-in of the POW/MIA flag to the base track where a handoff of the flag started a 24-hour

  • 30th SFS Defender, 'Guardian Angel' wins AFSPC award

    Master Sgt. Horace L. Coleman IV, 30th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, was recently named the 2015 Lance P. Sijan award winner for Air Force Space Command, Sep. 2, 2015.The Lance P. Sijan Award is an Air Force award created in 1981 to recognize individuals who have demonstrated exceptional

  • Safety office encourages proper risk management during holiday weekend

    The 30th Space Wing safety personnel are encouraging all Team V members to practice sound safety techniques this Labor Day Weekend.The former "critical days of summer" program reiterated risk management principles between the months of May and September. This program, however, has been replaced by a

  • Pathfinder operation prepares technicians for Minotaur launches

    Airmen from the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron, along with civilian partners, have been conducting a comprehensive training mission dubbed the Minotaur IV Pathfinder, here, Aug. 28 through Sept. 2.The six days of training consisted of various organizations including the Rocket Systems Launch

  • Operation Coffee Drop energizes Airmen

    With the support of the First Congregational Church Holy Joe's Café coffee for the troops in Wallingford, Conn., the 30th Space Wing chapel distributed 77 coffee makers and more than 400,000 K-Cups to Team Vandenberg during Operation Coffee Drop.The goal of the coffee distribution was to improve the

  • Military Affairs Committee honors Airmen with barbeque

    The Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce recently sponsored a military appreciation barbeque for uniformed military members, and families of deployed members, here, Aug. 28.The free event was organized by the Military Affairs Committee of Lompoc and has been an annual occurrence for decades."It's a

  • Minuteman III launches from Vandenberg

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 3:03 a.m. PST here August 19.Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the Launch Decision Authority for the Minuteman launch."Minuteman III launches are an incredibly important

  • Airman's Attic gives back to Airmen

    Whether Airmen are transitioning to a new installation or need a few pots and pans, the Vandenberg Airman's Attic is available to assist.The Airman's Attic is devoted to a tradition of giving back to the community by supplying free items to improve the quality of life for Airmen and their

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2015, between 3:01 to 9:01 a.m. from north Vandenberg Air Force Base.The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify

 

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