Vandenberg slated to host Police Week events

Team Vandenberg members are preparing to celebrate National Police Week May 12 to May 16.There are more than eight events scheduled throughout the week geared towards honoring not only military, but also civilian law enforcement officers."This National Police Week is important for all law

Vandenberg chapel women’s appreciation luncheon combats isolation, fosters camaraderie

The Vandenberg Chapel staff recently worked in tandem with Stonecroft Ministries to provide an opportunity for Team V females to find fellowship and camaraderie.Sandee Lester, the spouse of a retired Air Force Pilot and the event guest speaker, candidly relayed the trials and tribulations of being

Vandenberg brings back the silver screen

More than 400 moviegoers came out for the grand re-opening of the base theater and free pre-screening of the movie Godzilla May 10, 2014, Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif. Lt. Col. Gregory Marty, 30th Force Support Squadron commander, Col. Jed Davis, 30th Mission Support Group commander, and

Chief trio recognized

Vandenberg celebrates 14th Annual Earth Day

The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Asset Management Flight hosted the Vandenberg 14th Annual Earth Day celebration outside the base library April 23. More than 400 base personnel came out to the event which featured free e-waste disposal, plant exchanges, exhibits, demonstrations, educational

VAFB revives motorcycle safety course

After an almost two-decade hiatus, VAFB will once again offer motorcycle safety courses on the installation. The inaugural safety class was specifically geared toward handling sport-bikes and was held on the newly constructed course here, April 15."Besides being the very first class in almost 20

Building partnerships through faith

It is said that a family who prays together, stays together. The same could be said for a community.Twenty-eight clergy, representing 20 local churches and 12 different denominations, participated in the annual Clergy Day hosted by the Vandenberg chapel, April 3.This years' forum focused on

Vandenberg leadership finds ways to beat the budget in 2014 and years to come

Team V seeks fiscal solutions with Spacebook, a social media tool for identifying process improvements and efficiencies at Vandenberg. Spacebook provides a voice for anyone associated with Team V. "In today's constrained budget environment, we know we must discover and implement process improvements

Vandenberg plants pinwheels for prevention

One by one, children from three pre-school aged classes filed outside of the Vandenberg Child Development Center building, with blue pinwheels in hand, April 7, to plant them in the ground, doing their part to bring awareness to child abuse prevention during the month of the military child.Through

Vandenberg hosts Japan’s highest ranking military officer

General Shigeru Iwasaki, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japanese Self Defense Forces, visited Vandenberg Air Force Base April 1, 2014. General Iwasaki was accompanied by his wife, Toshiko Iwasaki, and several members of his senior staff. The group visited Vandenberg to learn more about the mission of