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  • VAFB Hot Shots crew helps battle blaze

    After spending almost a month trying to contain the fifth largest California wild-fire in history, The Vandenberg Hot Shots crew returned home to Vandenberg on Sept. 30th.  At the month long fire's peak, about 4,800 firefighters from 39 states were on the lines, according to officials. The blaze

  • Vandenberg celebrates 48th birthday

    Wednesday marked the 48th anniversary of this base actually being known as Vandenberg AFB. Vandenberg was originally an Army post named Camp Cooke, in honor of Army Major General Philip St. George Cooke, and was activated in 1941 as an armored and infantry division training installation. Although

  • VAFB awards Airman bronze star

    Staff Sgt. Chad Louis, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, was presented a bronze star for his achievements while stationed at Baghram Air Base, Afghanistan from September 1, 2005 through January 15, 2006. Sergeant Louis was part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team that consisted of interpreters, Army,

  • PT uniform deadline takes affect Sunday

    All Air Force members will be required to own the new Air Force Physical Training Uniform and wear it during organized physical training beginning Sunday. "With the deadline suddenly approaching, Vandenberg Military Clothing Sales has received a surge of Airmen requesting the new uniform, which has

  • Training squadron adds new scope to training

    The 392nd Training Squadron recently acquired a new piece of equipment for use in training that will give the students the ability to make real-time observations of the sun during daylight hours. The Training Device Design and Engineering Center, which is within the 30th Operations Support Squadron,

  • Crestview Elementary kids to stay put

    Children will remain in classes while school receives Measure M upgrades.Members of the Vandenberg community piled into the all-purpose room at Crestview Elementary School to discuss matters concerning the children Sept. 21. The matter at hand was the proposed solution to upcoming construction on

  • Vandenberg beaches reopen two weeks early

    The beaches of Vandenberg reopened to beachgoers Wednesday; nearly two weeks before the official end of the snowy plover breeding season. The Vandenberg Natural Resources Office, along with the Fish and Wildlife Service, came to the conclusion that all of this season's plover chicks had completely

  • Vandenberg remembers missing, prisoners of war in ceremony

    A remembrance ceremony was held Sept. 15 at the Prisoners of War/Missing In Action Memorial here in honor of national POW/MIA recognition day. The ceremony, sponsored by the Vandenberg First Sergeant's Association, aerospace chapter 1356, included two former POW guest speakers and a collective

  • VAFB remembers 9-11, continues GWOT support

    Members of the Vandenberg community came together to remember a tragic day in American history at Chapel One here Monday. Chapel One held a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in which those Vandenberg community members in attendance were given a somber reminder of exactly why the United States is

  • 76th Helicopter Squadron battles Buellton blaze

    The 76th Helicopter Squadron here responded to a call from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department Saturday to aid crews fighting a fire near Buellton. The squadron assisted firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Santa Barbara County in containing a wildfire, which burned for

 

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