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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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