DELTA II LAUNCH SUCCESS

Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of a NASA satellite on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 here Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6:22 a.m. PDT.Col. Shane Clark, 30th Space Wing vice commander, was the Launch Decision Authority."Congratulations to the 30th Space

DELTA II LAUNCH DELAYED

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive Delta II launch scheduled for 6:20 a.m. (PDT), Jan. 29, has been delayed due to an upper level wind constraint.Launch Managers have initiated a 24 hour recycle.The launch has been rescheduled for Jan. 30 at 6:20 a.m.

Ready, set, launch

NASA is scheduled to launch a satellite as part of its Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or "SMAP", from here, Jan. 29.With an aim to measure moisture in the top two inches of the Earth's soil, the SMAP satellite will be put into orbit on the back of a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket."The

30 SFS horse patrol

Turning stripes into gold bars

Tech. Sgt. James Selix, 614th Air and Space Operations Center mission planner, was recently selected to attend Officer Training School in the spring of 2015.OTS applicants are selected based on academic discipline, grade point average, and Officer Qualifying Test scores. Other factors include work

30 LRS trains for mission readiness

30th Space Wing makes the grade

The 30th Space Wing recently completed the capstone event of the new Air Force Inspection system process by the Air Force Space Command inspection team, Dec. 16.The wing earned an overall rating of "Effective" in three of the four major graded areas; managing resources, leading people, improving the

Golf Course and Aquatics P4 MOU signed

Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, and Patrick Wiemiller, City of Lompoc administrator, signed a memorandum of understanding at Marshallia Ranch Golf Course to create an agreement between the City of Lompoc's recreation division and U.S. Air Force representatives for golf course discounts

ATLAS 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 Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:19 p.m. PDT.Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority."This launch was an

ATLAS LAUNCH DELAYED

The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the NROL-35 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office was scrubbed today due to predicted violations of multiple weather criteria.The launch is rescheduled for Friday, Dec. 12, from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force