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News

  • Vandenberg exceeds CFC goals

    Team Vandenberg was presented the Emerald and Golden Wings awards, here, April 1 -- for contributions to the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign.CFC is the largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with more than 150 CFC campaigns throughout the country and overseas raising millions

  • Top Hawk competition boosts morale, readiness

    VAFB personnel recently participated in the Top Hawk competition, here, April 9 through 17.The competition, initially created in lieu of the Air Force Space Command's Guardian Challenge, is designed to present numerous launch scenarios for crew members and puts 30th Operations Group launch teams

  • Facing an MEB? Call the Office of the Airmen's Council!

    Are you going through a Medical Evaluation Board or Physical Evaluation Board? Did you know there is an agency specifically designated to help through the process?Unfortunately, there is a misconception that the Area Defense Counsel or the base legal office can assist members through the MEB or PEB

  • Small business outreach to provide options for VAFB personnel

    The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a Small Business Outreach Event and Government Purchase Card Vendor Faire, April 15, in Santa Maria.The half-day event provides an opportunity for companies to connect with base personnel and small business experts, and also gives base employees a

  • Vandenberg operating services set for makeover

    Beginning May 1, Vandenberg telephone operator services will be eliminated and replaced by new, automated customer service phone lines.When customers call 805-606-1110 or Defense Switched Network 276-1110 for information, they will now be greeted with an automated voice tree service that will prompt

  • Base housing will no longer provide renter’s insurance

    All base housing residents signing leases April 1, and beyond, will no longer be provided renter's insurance.Due to the Department of Defense recently electing to eliminate the renter's insurance component of the basic allowance for housing, an average of $20 each month, the Air Force scrapped

  • Congratulations to Vandenberg’s AFA and AFSA annual award winners

    For the last 45 years, the Air Force Association's Robert H. Goddard, Chapter 266 has presented base-level awards to military, civilian, and industry contractors. For the second year in a row, Chapter 266 partnered with the Air Force Sergeants Association, Chapter 1356, to present a total of 32

  • Vandy 500: Driving Team V forward

    The 30th Space Wing came together for a biannual Wingman Day that emphasized team building and camaraderie, here, March 20.With a NASCAR theme of "Vandy 500," each unit was challenged with designing a makeshift race car without wheels, made entirely of cardboard, tape and various supplies, capable

  • MINUTEMAN LAUNCH DELAYED

    The launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been delayed in order to correct a telemetry link used only on test missiles.The missile was set to launch from Launch Facility 10 on north base March 22.  The launch has been rescheduled between 2:18 and 8:18 a.m. Pacific