Team Vandenberg launches Atlas V

Team Vandenberg launched an Atlas V rocket at 9:03 p.m. Sept. 20 from Space Launch Complex-3 here. The launch, the second of three the base has scheduled for September, was the result of a team effort between the 30th Space Wing, the United Launch Alliance and the National Reconnaissance

President sends birthday message to Airmen

The following message was sent by President Barack Obama to the men and women of the U.S. Air Force:I send greetings to all those celebrating the 63rd birthday of the United States Air Force. As men and women of the greatest air power the world has ever known, you follow in the footsteps of fellow

Western snowy plover season ends

Restrictions have been lifted on Minuteman, Surf and Wall beaches as the Western snowy plover season came to a close here Sept. 17. Vandenberg's three local beaches close once a year from March 1 to Sept. 30 (beaches reopened two weeks earlier this season) for the tiny shorebird listed as threatened

Vandenberg beaches reopen

Vandenberg officially opened all sections of Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches Sept. 17.Beach restrictions are enforced yearly on all three beaches March 1 through Sept. 30 for protection of breeding endangered western snowy plovers and their nesting habitat. Seasonal beach violations are limited to

Atlas V launch scheduled

Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 Sept. 20 at 8:29 p.m.This launch marks the 604th overall Atlas mission in U.S. history.The launch is a team effort between the 4th Space Launch Squadron and the United Launch Alliance."I'm incredibly proud of all

Wing leadership, utilities craftsmen flush Vandenberg's underground

On a particularly warm, sunny day at Vandenberg, an unheralded group of utility workers take on a dirty job at a place where the sun never shines: in the depths of the base's sanitary sewer system.Donning their personal protective equipment, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron utilities craftsmen Master

Vandenberg conducts Minuteman III flight test

A scheduled unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch occurred here at 3:03 a.m., Sept. 17 from Launch Facility-09. The missile's single reentry test vehicle traveled approximately 5,300 miles to a pre-determined target about 200 miles southwest of Guam. ICBM

Kicking into action

Anniversaries bring change to Vandenberg

Twenty years ago, the first of three major reorganizations swept across Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., that helped propel Air Force Space Command to the front seat of America's space program. The first of these changes occurred on Oct. 1, 1990, and involved what was called the "Launch

Chief Roy shares what's in store for enlisted force

The chief master sergeant of the Air Force shared his perspective of where the enlisted force is heading during a presentation at the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 15 here.Some of the key points Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy emphasized