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  • Tops in Blue Q and A

    The Air Force's entertainment group, Tops In Blue, performed at Cabrillo High School, July 11, 2014. The elite group consists of singers, dancers and musicians. Tops in Blue has traveled more than four million miles to military bases throughout the world, performed at six World Fairs, over 100 state

  • Vice commander bids farewell

    After more than two years serving as vice commander of the 30th Space Wing and Western Range at VAFB, Col. Brent McArthur begins a new chapter in his life - outside the military.Before departing, McArthur agreed to answer a few questions for the 30th SW Public Affairs office, about his experience

  • Delta II launch success

    A NASA satellite on a United Launch Alliance rocket was launched from Space Launch Complex-2 here Wednesday, July 2, at 2:56 a.m. PDT.Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority.The Delta II rocket carried NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2; the second of NASA's

  • The Price is Right

    Tune in Friday, July 4, 2014, to catch Airmen from Team Vandenberg on a special episode of "The Price is Right."A group of 20 Airmen from across 14th Air Force, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, 30th Space Wing and the 381st Training Group at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., were

  • Delta II launch delayed

    The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II carrying NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite was scrubbed today due to an issue with the water suppression system that is used to flow water on the launch pad to dampen the acoustic energy during launch.The launch is rescheduled for

  • Delta II launch scheduled

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a NASA satellite on a United Launch Alliance rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 here Tuesday, July 1, at 2:56 a.m. PST. The Delta  II rocket will carry NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2; the second of NASA's five Earth  science missions to launch in

  • Missile Defense test completed

    A Ground-based Interceptor missile, an element of the nation's Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg Sunday at 11:54 a.m. PDT by 30th Space Wing officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command. The missile intercepted a target missile over