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  • Lompoc valley hospitality at Vandenberg

    The Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce sponsored a military appreciation barbeque for all service members here, Sept. 19.The event was organized by the military affairs committee of Lompoc and has been a yearly occurrence for several years. The barbeque was prepared by the Noncommissioned Officers

  • Contingency response Airmen conduct exercise at Vandenberg

    Airmen from the 570th Contingency Response Group recently made a trip from Travis Air Force Base, California, to jointly conduct an Air Combat Operations Training Exercise led by the 60th Operations Group, also from Travis AFB, Sept. 15 through 17.The 20-person team, comprised of Airmen from various

  • Are You Prepared?

    September is National Preparedness Month and this year's theme is "Be Disaster Aware - Take Action to Prepare." The VAFB office of emergency management is hard at work getting the word out, to military members and their families, on how to be personally prepared for natural disaster and other

  • Vandenberg Celebrates The Modernization of Pillar Point Air Force Station

    Wing leadership recently participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the modernization of Pillar Point Air Force Station, a remote monitoring station located four hours north of here Sept. 10. The most prevalent of these modifications was the new Command Transmitter 4, one of five radio

  • Tour bolsters community relations

    With taxpayer money enabling all government operations, an honest and transparent relationship with the local community is an Air Force priority.One example of how this relationship remains strong is through tours of the installation, like the one recently conducted here on Sept. 11."We are

  • 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

    The 30th Space Wing will host a 9/11 remembrance ceremony today, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. in Chapel 1 on Vandenberg Air Force Base.

  • VAFB firemen compete in international Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge

    A team of six firefighters from the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron made a trip to Ontario, California, to compete in the 407th Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge, Aug. 21 through 23.The challenge began as a university-based research study and has since evolved into a five-event obstacle course

  • Base representatives celebrate World War II centenarian

    Wing leadership and members of the base honor guard made a trip to neighboring Lompoc, California to celebrate the 100th birthday of fellow brother-in-arms and World War II infantryman, Carl Robertson, at the Lompoc Comprehensive Care Center, Aug. 14.Robertson entered the military as a private in

  • Salute to Youth ensures mission readiness

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center, along with the Youth Center, hosted the 5th annual Salute to Youth event here, Aug. 8. Salute to Youth began as a way for base affiliated families, with an emphasis on those with special needs, to become familiarized with local education opportunities for

  • Atlas Launch Successful

    Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of a commercial satellite on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 here Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 11:30 a.m. PDT.Col. Marc Del Rosario, 30th Operations Group commander, was the launch decision authority."The 30th Space Wing

 

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