Bikers ride through Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg beaches to close for snowy plover nesting season

Vandenberg leadership is scheduled to temporarily close sections of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches here Friday.Beach restrictions are enforced annually on all three beaches March 1 through Sept. 30 to protect the Western Snowy Plover, listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species

30th Medical Group commander to speak at Oak Leafs Luncheon

The next Oak Leafs meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m., March 5, 2013, in the Pacific Coast Club's Warrior Room.The Oak Leafs is open to all of Team Vandenberg's female military members in grades O-4 and O-5.The guest speaker will be Col. Barbara Jones, 30th Medical Group commander. Jones leads 247

14th Air Force members selected for promotion to senior master sergeant

The Air Force released the list of 1,367 master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant today. The list included three members from 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic):Master Sgt. Ulysses Chavez, 614th Air and Space Operations Center Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Series showcases daily examples of women's accomplishments

On Friday, March 1, we begin a month-long recognition of women's contributions to our Air Force, putting a blue perspective to the 2013 National Women's Project theme of "women inspiring innovation through imagination." The 31-day www.af.mil series will showcase a profile each day of a woman or

Vandenberg master sergeants selected for promotion

According to the Air Force Personnel Center, 1,367 master sergeants were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant today.To see the list, go to http://www.afpc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130228-007.pdf. Please join Col. Nina Armagno, 30th Space Wing commander, in congratulating the

Accountability made easy with mobile support

Events ranging from the catastrophic storms in the northeast to the tsunami in Japan have displaced many Airmen and civilians throughout the past few years resulting in numerous reasons to use the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System.The Air Force uses AFPAAS to account, access,

Hagel takes office as 24th SecDef

Just before his private swearing-in ceremony as the 24th secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, arrived at the Pentagon this morning and were greeted by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, military assistant to the secretary of defense.Hagel said hello to waiting members of

Vandenberg Natural Resources Office seeks docents this plover season

The Vandenberg Natural Resources Office has strengthened their effort to protect a small threatened species' habitat by charging base personnel and local community members to act as docents beginning March 1.Vandenberg restricts access to all three beaches on base property annually from March 1

14th Air Force Earns Excellent Inspection Rating

Fourteenth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) earned an excellent rating during its compliance inspection Jan. 22 to Feb. 1.The Headquarters Air Force Space Command Inspector General team, led by Col. Robert Skinner, conducted the inspection, which reviewed individual programs and adherence to Air