Housekeeping Hero

A 30th Force Support Squadron staff member received special recognition for an "anything but normal" random act, during a recent staff meeting.Earlier in the month, a panicked new mother Alyssa Paschall, went into the hallway of a Vandenberg billet in search of help for her choking infant. Paschall

ASTS to lead SpaceX certification activities at Vandenberg

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation and the U.S. Air Force reached an agreement June 7 that will allow the company to compete for national security space payload contracts after it completes a certification process that will be led, at Vandenberg, by the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron. "I'm

U.S. Army celebrates 238th birthday

Welcome home defenders

The 14th Air Force takes trophy home

Team V congratulates newest MSgt selects

Brave Defenders

Colonel Balts takes command of 30th SW

Col. Keith Balts assumed command of the 30th Space Wing in a change-of-command ceremony at the parade grounds here May 28.Balts assumed command from Col. Nina Armagno upon her selection for reassignment to Patrick AFB, Fla., where she will promote to the rank of brigadier general and command the

Vandenberg focus unwavered during furlough: people, safety and mission surety

On May 14, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel directed approximately 800,000 personnel across the Department of Defense to prepare to be furloughed up to 11 days beginning July 8, one day per week, through Sept. 30.Of those 800,000 appropriated fund and foreign national civilians who face possible

A Day to Remember Heroes

The meaning of Memorial Day has changed for me throughout the years and I ask that you take a few minutes this weekend to think about what it means to you. When I was a kid it meant a long weekend, placing flowers and flags at the cemetery, and watching John Wayne movies with my grandpa. After I