Far from home, stellar Airman supports ROK-US alliance

Stepping out of a comfort zone even a little bit can broaden a person's horizons. Imagine what moving 6,000 miles outside of that zone will do. Such is the case for Capt. James Pitney, an officer deployed here from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for the Key Resolve/Foal Eagle exercise. Captain

ESOHCAMP inspectors visit Vandenberg

Air Force Space Command sent 25 inspectors to Vandenberg Feb. 23 through March 3 to conduct an analysis during an Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program here. This external ESOHCAMP occurs at Vandenberg every three years. During the inspection 20

AFSPC releases communications and information awards

Team, it gives me great pleasure to recognize Senior Airman Andrew Scraper and Technical Sergeant Frank Walsh, both of the 30 Space Communications Squadron. They were recently recognized in the AFSPC Communications & Information Professional Awards: AFSPC Communications & Information Professional,

Public Affairs wins big at AF Media Contest

Team,  it gives me great pleasure to recognize the men and women of 30th Space Wing Public Affairs. PA was recently recognized in several categories of the 2008 Air Force Media Contest Awards: Outstanding New Photographer: Airman 1st Class Andrew Satran Art/Graphics Category: First Place: Jan Kays

Base pool officially re-opens

EOD shows actors the ropes

A Los Angeles producer and four actors visited Vandenberg March 10-11 to observe the FBI's joint training here with the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. Observing how the FBI re-constructs vehicle explosions will help the actors properly portray their characters on the

AFSO 21 helps ease finance program headache

A team of experts came together this week to use the Vandenberg Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO 21, program to overcome obstacles in the Management Internal Control Program. The MICP came into effect during the President Reagan era and is intended to be a control on how the

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Corporate Communications

Wanda Clayton, Credit Risk Manager for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, became the first ever recipient of the Air Force Wounded Warrior "Care Beyond Duty" award on March 11. Clayton went "above and beyond the call of duty," providing exceptional support to a Wounded Warrior who is undergoing

Delta II prepped for next launch

Team V firefighters complete search and rescue training

Firefighters from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department took part in a training exercise March 5 in East Housing here. Nearly 40 firefighters from Vandenberg's fire stations were involved in the training, which focused primarily on fire search and rescue, opening roofs for ventilation,