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  • USSTRATCOM commander visits Vandenberg

    Adm. Cecil D. Haney, U.S. Strategic Command commander, visited Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 10, and expressed the critical importance of the Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of USSTRATCOM's Joint Force Component Command for Space and 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) during tours

  • ATLAS LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-3 here Thursday, Dec. 11, with a launch window opening at 7:17 p.m. PDT.Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander will be the launch decision

  • Airmen against impaired driving

    President Barack Obama proclaimed his support of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, and dedicated the month of December to driving safely and responsibly on Nov. 9.With nearly one-third of deaths of Americans resulting from motor vehicle crashes, the 30th Space Wing safety encourages Airmen

  • Vandenberg rings in the holidays

    Vandenberg personnel recently celebrated the beginning of the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony, here, Dec. 4.Base family and personnel gathered for the festivities that included the tree lighting, Christmas caroling, and a surprise appearance from Santa Claus."The lighting of the tree

  • EOD flight safeguards Vandenberg

    Imagine walking on a sandy beach, when suddenly, a small device washes up to shore. You approach to examine the device and realize it looks similar to a miniature bomb. What do you do? Who do you call?During the era of WWII, Vandenberg Air Force Base was an Army installation called Camp Cooke. The

  • 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