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  • Vandenberg Exceptional Family Member Program

    A significant number of military families have one or more family members that have either educational or medical special needs. The Air Force is committed to meeting the needs of this unique segment of our Air Force community, and offers a variety of services to ensure family members' needs are

  • AFOSI liaison event returns to Vandenberg

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 804, hosted its 4th Annual Liaison Event at the Rod and Gun Club here July 22.About 70 officials from a variety of law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Secret Service, Immigration and Customs

  • Minuteman III launch scheduled

    An unarmed operational test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch between 3:01 and 9:01 a.m. July 27 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel approximately 4,200 miles southwest to the Kwajalein Atoll."The

  • Caring for People Forum addresses issues facing Airmen, families

    The Air Force's 2011 Caring for People Forum concluded here July 21 with the presentation of several initiatives focusing on a range of issues affecting Airmen and their families.More than 250 attendees from various base-level organizations met to recommend special focus areas to the Air Force

  • SpaceX breaks ground at Vandenberg

    Members of Team Vandenberg gathered to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) at Space Launch Complex-4 East here July 13. The groundbreaking event begins efforts to retrofit SLC-4 East to accommodate the Falcon Heavy. The Falcon Heavy, which is touted to be

  • VCCC enhances communication between base organizations

    30thSpace Wing leadership and representatives from various base and private organizations came together for the first Vandenberg Community Connection Council July 21 at the Pacific Coast Club here.The theme for this inaugural event was "Connecting the community ... one conversation at a time." The

  • Airmen's ideas sought to help cut wasteful spending

    Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton sends the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:The White House continues to challenge all federal employees to help identify areas where we can cut wasteful spending. Over the past two years, 56,000 ideas have been submitted through the

  • Violations temporarily close Wall Beach

    Base leadership has ordered the temporary closure of Wall Beach here for a two-week period, July 21 to Aug. 4, due to beach access violations during the Western Snowy Plover breeding season.Portions of Vandenberg's beaches, including Wall, Surf and Minuteman, close March 1 through Sept. 30 every

  • Summer season requires extra safety vigilance

    Safety is an individual responsibility of all Defense Department personnel, especially during summer, when accidents historically increase, a senior Pentagon safety official said here July 20.Joseph J. Angello, the director of operational readiness and safety for the Defense Department since 1995,

  • Pentagon strategy addresses energy challenges

    Reducing demand, finding alternative energy sources and improving the energy security of military operations are among the goals of the Defense Department's operational energy strategy, a senior Pentagon official said here July 19.Sharon Burke, the assistant secretary of defense for operational

 

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