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  • Vandenberg fire within barriers

    Working aggressively Thursday and today, fire crews have established a barrier around the Bear Creek Fire using a combination of roads, fire breaks and back burns, according to 30th Space Wing emergency operations personnel. "We are optimistic that we will be close to full containment by the end of

  • Firefighting operations resume

    An arcing power line is the cause of the Bear Creek Fire, which began here Thursday according to 30th Space Wing emergency officials.About 170 Vandenberg Fire Department and supporting emergency responders resumed work to extinguish the fire at 9 a.m. today.The Bear Creek Fire is 15 percent

  • Bear Creek Fire 10 percent contained

    Fire crews have achieved 10 percent containment of the Bear Creek wild fire, which appears to have been started by a spark from a power line, according to 30th Space Wing emergency operations personnel.The fire is presently contained between Arguello, Bear Creek, Coast and Mesa Roads on south

  • Bear Creek Fire update

    No structures are currently threatened in the Bear Creek wild fire here that has now burned more than 400 acres today according to emergency operations personnel.Due to quick action by crews, defensive measures were put in place to protect the approximately six buildings that were threatened earlier

  • Bear Creek Fire 150 acres and growing

    The Bear Creek Fire here was estimated to be nearing 150 acres in size and growing at 2 p.m. today, according to 30th Space Wing officials.The fire is expected to continue to grow while the Vandenberg Fire Department assesses the most advantageous and safe area to fight the fire effectively,

  • Vandenberg responds to Bear Creek wildfire

    Vandenberg emergency response teams were exercising capabilities during a base wide inspection today when a wild land fire broke out at 1:00 p.m on south base near Space Launch Complex 3, according to 30th Space Wing officials. Portions of south base were evacuated and access was limited to

  • Team Vandenberg scheduled to launch COSMO-SkyMed Satellite

    Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a Delta II rocket carrying the Thales Alenia Space-Italia COSMO-SkyMed Satellite, Sunday, Oct. 31, at 7:20 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-2 on north Vandenberg. The rocket launch, originally scheduled for Oct. 29, has been delayed 48-hours due to propellant

  • New voting options available to servicemembers

    As the Nov. 2 election approaches, servicemembers can take advantage of new options intended to make voting easier.For voters in many states, absentee ballots can be obtained electronically for printing and mailing.Additionally, according to officials from the Federal Voting Assistance Program,

  • Air Force poised for Expeditionary Combat Support System

    Touted as the largest change in Air Force logistics history, the Expeditionary Combat Support System will establish the service's first capability to globally view, standardize and manage logistics resources, officials said here during the program's kick off Oct. 22.Designed to close process gaps

  • New medical forms will streamline veterans claims process

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released three new disability benefits questionnaires for physicians of Veterans applying for VA disability compensation benefits. This initiative marks the beginning of a major reform of the physicians' guides and automated routines that will streamline

 

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