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  • Vandenberg Airman and wife place third in talent competition

    The following individuals won 3rd place in the 2006 Air Force Family & Teen Talent Contest, Category B - Husband and Wife. 3rd Place, 2006 Air Froce Family & Teen Talent Contest, Category B- Husband and Wife: Tech Sgt. Erasmo Salgado and his wife, Isela Salgado.With over 240 participants from 47 Air Force bases, Sergeant Salgado and his wife

  • AF Space Command recognizes contracting award winners

    The following Airmen were recognized as AFSPC Contracting Award winners. The Airmen of the 30th Contracting Squadron have demonstrated sustained, superior performance. Outstanding Contracting Unit (Large) Award: 30th Contracting SquadronOutstanding Contracting Officer (Company Grade) Award: Capt. Hayes Weidman, 30th Contracting Squadron

  • Space Command recognizes 2006 mission support award winners

    The following individuals were recognized by Air Force Space Command as Air Force Space Command 2006 Mission Support, Career Assistance Advisor and First Term Airmen Center Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Award winners. Outstanding USAF Personnel Manager of the Year, CAT I-C- 2nd Lt. Aubrie Jones, 30th Civil Engineer SquadronAir Force Education

  • NSPS: right around the corner

    This weekend, over 200 civil service employees at Vandenberg will transition to the National Security Personnel System, or NSPS. About 1,000 AFSPC civil servants have already converted in Spiral 1.2b. What has Vandenberg done to prepare for this change? Training, Training, and more Training! Each employee converting to NSPS, plus all military

  • The price is perfect

    There are not very many people in the United States that can say that they've helped out Bob Barker, host of the hit game show "The Price is Right." Capt. Anthony Scalice, 30th Space Wing Judge Advocate, can say that he's lent the 83 year old, avid golfer a hand. He held a microphone for him on stage during a live taping of "The Price is Right' in
  • Santa steps out of a 76th Helicopter Squadron UH-1N Huey at Crestview Elementary School on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Santa came to the school to present student representatives with bags of candy canes for their classrooms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Hoy)

    Santa drops by Vandenberg school with new sleigh

  • Airman pleads guilty to drug use in court-martial

    A Vandenberg Airman was sentenced to 441 days of confinement and a bad conduct discharge at a court-martial Dec. 13 in the U.S. courtroom here. Airman James Dumais, 30th Security Forces Squadron, was additionally sentenced to total forfeitures of pay and allowances for one year, and a reprimand after he pleaded guilty to illegal drug use. Airman
  • A Delta II rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office satellite successfully launches Dec. 14 from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Stonecypher)

    Vandenberg successfully launches Delta II

    Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-2 at 1 p.m. Thursday. The Delta II, a 125.75 foot expendable launch, medium-lift vehicle, launches civil and commercial payloads into low-earth, polar, geosynchronous transfer and stationary orbits. Vandenberg credited

  • Vandenberg announces major selects

    The following Vandenberg captains were selected for promotion to the rank of major based on outstanding performance throughout their Air Force career:Patrick Baum, 576th Flight Test Squadron Casimiro Benavidez III, 381st Training Support Squadron Travis Brabec, 576th FLTS Mark Burch, 30th Mission Support Squadron Kyle Cone, 576th FLTS Kenneth
  • Alex Ammons, dependent of Master Sgt. Charles Ammons of the Mission Support Squadron, gets a treat from Santa after giving him his wish list at the Breakfast with Santa event December 16, 2006, at Vandenberg's Pacific Coast Club. Alex was one of more than 1500 children and their parents in attendance. The event is sponsored by the 30th Services Division annually and is open to all Vandenberg families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicole Roberts)

    Vandenberg children have "Breakfast with Santa"

    It was all smiles and holiday spirits Saturday at the Pacific Coast Club here when more than 1,500 children and their families showed up to have "Breakfast with Santa." The entirely free event was sponsored by the 30th Services Division, Vandenberg Thrift Shop, USAA and the Vandenberg Spouses Club and was open to all Vandenberg families. "This is a
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