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  • Milestone reached in ops center, headquarters consolidation project

    The 614th Air Operations Center, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and Joint Functional Component Command for Space headquarters consolidation project reached its first major milestone as the 30th Space Wing turned over a key administrative building for construction work to begin, Nov. 3.U.S.

  • Kudos for Operation KUDOS

    Vandenberg recently held an event aiming to help children understand what their parents experience when they deploy, on Nov. 25.Kids Understanding Deployment Operations demonstrated the phases of the deployment process, such as pre-deployment, sustainment and reintegration."Operation KUDOS is

  • New app on Vandenberg computer desktop assists to solve computer problems

    As the Air Force Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) goes virtual, Air Force members will see a new application on their computer that allows them to immediately tackle and fix their minor IT issues.  The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk (vESD) is a client-based application that allows the user to solve

  • Healthcare notification system revamped

    TRICARE has recently replaced select, multi-page, beneficiary notification letters with simple postcards to preserve resources and protect sensitive patient information. In addition to removing private patient information, such as social security numbers, the postcards redirect members to

  • Mentorship program empowers women

    With 18 percent of active duty members stationed at Vandenberg being women, it is essential to create a way to empower female mentors.Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Cunningham, 30th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School instructor and Mentor Connection founder, developed the Mentorship Connection to

  • 14th Air Force holds Wingman Day

    Fourteenth Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space paused for Wingman Day, Oct. 30, with Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines attending wellness-oriented briefings and small group discussions focused on resilience."We are wingmen every day to the warfighter downrange by the

  • Got health? Vandenberg recognizes Diabetes Awareness Month

    As children, ice cream and chocolate sweets were an edible dream for taste buds. Fast forward a decade, greasy slices of pizza and sugary sodas were the food and beverage of choice for teenagers. Today, these products are still synonymous with great taste. Unfortunately, consistent devouring of

  • Delta Mariner docks at Vandenberg

    A cargo ship, contracted by United Launch Alliance and specifically designed to carry rocket components, recently dropped anchor here, Nov. 5.The Delta Mariner made its way from a production facility in Decatur, Ala., to deliver a Delta IV rocket, scheduled to launch in early 2015."Months of work