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  • JFCC SPACE activates at Vandenberg

    The Joint Functional Component Command for Space was activated with a unit stand-up ceremony here Tuesday. The command of JFCC SPACE was presented to Maj. Gen. William Shelton, 14th Air Force commander by Marine Gen. James Cartwright, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. "Our prime mission directive

  • Vandenberg, Missile Defense Agency complete successful interceptor test

    Working with the Missile Defense Agency, Airmen at Vandenberg accomplished a list of historic firsts Sept. 1 with the successful launch of an interceptor missile from the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense site here. The first interceptor launch from a Vandenberg MDA silo came after close to 20 months

  • Run, bike, swim; athletes test endurance

    More than 45 Airmen, friends and family showed up to participate in a triathlon Saturday here. In a contest of endurance, it was the team consisting of Lindsay Buckalew, 30th Medical Operations Squadron, Nate Ogan, 30th Services Squadron, and Kent Yankee that was able to out-do the rest of the pack.

  • Airman's card aids in public communication

    The Secretary of the Air Force has guided all Airmen to tell the "Air Force Story" with help from a small card found at your local Public Affairs office. Michael Wynne, SAF, has directed Airmen to carry an "Airman's Card." The card helps guide communication efforts by sharing experiences to fellow

  • NRO sheds light on operations, mission

    The National Reconnaissance Office at Vandenberg hosted a Mission Partner Day and welcomed Team Vandenberg members to take a peek into the once highly classified office. Mission Partner Day started with lunch and included tours of a building that houses different transporters used to move

  • Deployed Vandenberg Airman coordinates bone-marrow drive

    You see his face everywhere. The base exchange, dining facilities, the laundry exchange, work centers and even in the bathroom. The smiles of Cavion Holloway adorned hundreds of posters across the base advertising the Bone Marrow Registration Drive being held in his memory. The base-wide advertising

  • New AFSPC leader visits Vandenberg

    The new commander of Air Force Space Command visited Vandenberg July 20, where he addressed recapitalization and its tie to the issue of force shaping. "Recapitalization is just a word that means something is too old and needs to be replaced," said Gen. Kevin Chilton when talking about Air Force

  • Vandenberg warriors ready to take Schriever Trophy from Sharks

    Vandenberg is gearing up to blow the competition out of the water at this year's Guardian Challenge taking place at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Aug. 14 -17. Although three out of the four teams have already completed their portion of the competition, the final team, Security Forces, is just

  • E-Symposium offers Airmen informational opportunities

    Vandenberg's Enlisted Symposium began Tuesday at the Pacific Coast Club offering enlisted members an opportunity to get some valuable information about career progression and decisions. The symposium kicked off with opening remarks from Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Gordon, 30th Space Wing command chief

  • New course trains deploying Airmen

    Vandenberg began providing deploying Airmen with intensive expeditionary combat skills training. Thirty-nine Airmen from the 30th Space Wing, 381st Training Group and 576th Flight Test Squadron began the 13-day training July 31 in the base theater. The training is essential for the many Airmen who

 

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