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  • Base paintball field relocates

    With help from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, the 30th Force Support Squadron recently relocated the Vandenberg recreational paintball field - for better accessibility for patrons.After months of manual labor, members of the 30th CES were able to salvage much of the previous site and move it to a

  • Vandenberg Airmen help rescue family

    Two Vandenberg Airmen recently helped rescue a family in Goleta, Calif.While driving along Highway 101 on Oct. 25, Staff Sgt. Bryan Karason, 30th Force Support Squadron NCOIC of assignments, and Senior Airman Sarah Cabrera, 614th Air and Space Operations Center administrator, noticed what looked

  • New law affects pharmacy

    A new law in effect requires most TRICARE beneficiaries to get brand name maintenance drugs from military pharmacies or the TRICARE home delivery system. Additionally beneficiaries who keep using retail pharmacies will have to pay full cost.The law, which was instituted Oct. 1, 2015, will not affect

  • Vandenberg kicks-off 2015 CFC

    For eight weeks, members of Team Vandenberg will seek donations for the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign, here, Oct. 19 through Dec. 11.Pledges made during the two month-long campaign will support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world.The

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 5:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, here, Oct. 21.Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority."This launch, like every operational test launch from

  • Vandenberg firefighters take 1st in international competition

    A team of six firefighters from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron recently took first place in the 408th Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge in Ontario, California, Sept. 19 through 20.The challenge began as a university-based research study and has since evolved into a five-event obstacle course,

  • 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, Oct. 21, 2015, between 12:01 to 6:01 a.m. from north Vandenberg Air Force Base.The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify

  • 30 SFS Defender puts emergency medical training to the test helping hikers

    Mt. Whitney is a popular hiking destination in California with an elevation of approximately 14,500 feet. Although accessible without extensive training or technical support, hiking trips to the summit still require the proper level of planning and preparation for a safe, successful trip.For Senior

  • Local community aids veterans

    Vandenberg Airmen and members of the surrounding community are teaming up to support veterans for Santa Barbara County's fourth annual Veterans Stand Down at the Santa Maria Fairpark, Oct. 17.The Stand Down will provide necessary resources to hundreds of veterans in need."The Stand Down will bring

  • ATLAS V LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-3 here Thursday, Oct. 8, at 5:49 a.m. PDT.Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decisionauthority."This launch was

 

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