Safety office reminds Team V of headphone rules

Due to recent questions about Vandenberg's rules on headphone use on base, the 30th Space Wing Safety office released a letter reminding Team V not to wear headphones in certain situations. According to the letter, the use of portable headphones, earphones, cellular phones, MP3 players or other

Vandenberg Airman to compete in NATO Chess Championship

A Vandenberg Airman will tap his inner Bobby Fischer when he represents the United States at the NATO Chess Championship in Hammelberg, German, June 15-20. After placing in Air Force Space Command-, Air Force- and interservice-level chess tournaments, Tech. Sgt. Nate Ola, who works at the 614th Air

Air Force, Army medical team returns home from successful mission

A team of medical personnel from the 30th Medical Group returned to Vandenberg May 30 from humanitarian efforts in the Northern Province of Alajuela, Costa Rica. The medical personnel deployed to Costa Rica May 16 - 30 to team up with medical personnel from Air Force and Army installations to

Command chief looks at goals past, present, future

It's not every day an Airman becomes a chief master sergeant. And it happens even less that one becomes a command chief. Chief Master Sgt. Angelica Johnson, the 30th Space Wing's newest command chief, has done both, though she never planned for it. But plans change ... Making a chief Joining the Air

Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

'Eat Healthy, Be Active Your Way' open to everyone

It doesn't take a gym or a group workout session to include beneficial physical activity in your life as Defense Commissary Agency employees are finding out in a voluntary fitness campaign that's part of the agency's new "Eat Healthy and Be Active Your Way" emphasis. "I've wanted to boost my

Defenders push more than weight of duty

Three members of the 30th Security Forces Squadron here competed in the United States Powerlifting Federation Military Nationals Championship at Venice Beach, Calif., May 23. Tech. Sgt. Rudy Garcia, the 30th SFS NCO in charge of armory, Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rojas, a 30th SFS military working dog

June weather outlook: 'Gloom' ahead?

June is the start of the cool season along the Central Coast. High pressure intensifies west of the state bringing a persistent northwesterly wind flow across the region, which results in an increased marine layer presence across Vandenberg. The continuous onshore flow tends to hinder dissipation of

Vice President, Deputy Secretary present top environmental awards

Vice President Joe Biden praised winners of the 2009 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards today for leading the way in environmental stewardship as they lead the way in the nation's defense. Biden joined Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III in the Pentagon auditorium to recognize

Vandenberg hero is laid to rest in Los Osos

Hundreds of people filled the Perlee Theater at Camp San Luis Obispo to honor the life of a warrior, leader and friend, June 2. Navy Commander Duane Wolfe, a husband and father of three, was killed by a roadside bomb outside of Fallujah, Iraq May 25. Commander Wolfe, a Naval Reservist, worked at