Dec. 11, 2020 From space traffic monitoring to human space flight rescue, Vandenberg units provide integral support to NASA missions Since 1958, the Department of Defense has provided human space flight support to NASA. This legacy of partnership and support continues today, and has grown to include a wide joint and international military presence. At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Combined Force Space Component Command
Dec. 10, 2020 SECNAV Braithwaite visits Vandenberg AFB The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy, viewed the Honda Point Memorial site on a Dec. 8 visit to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During his visit, Braithwaite met with 30th Space Wing leadership and Navy and Marine representatives from the Combined Force Space Component
Dec. 10, 2020 Annual DoD Housing Survey underway for tenant feedback The Department of the Air Force is asking tenants of privatized and government-owned housing to share their experiences and opinions of the programs via the DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey beginning Dec. 8. The survey, administered by CEL & Associates, Inc., will be made available through an email
Dec. 8, 2020 A season of giving at VAFB This year, Vandenberg Air Force Base merged two longstanding holiday traditions to create a giving event for the base populous to enjoy.
Dec. 7, 2020 Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Dec. 1, 2020 2020; A time to be thankful Base leadership, Rep. Salud Carbajal, United States Congressman, and Gina Carbajal, his wife, serve Thanksgiving lunch to service members at the Breakers Dining Facility Nov. 26, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Dec. 1, 2020 Vandenberg’s multinational CSpOC team supports NASA’s multinational space missions I have had the privilege of working on two historic NASA missions over the past year, during which the United States launched astronauts into space from its own soil for the first time since 2011. Although these launches took place from a launch pad in Florida, my team’s participation in both
Nov. 23, 2020 USSPACECOM leadership tours VAFB U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, United States Space Command commander, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, toured the base Nov. 16, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Nov. 21, 2020 SpaceX launches Sentinel-6 satellite from VAFB Members at Vandenberg Air Force Base launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite Saturday, Nov. 21, at 9:17 a.m., from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Sentinel-6 is the first of two identical satellites to head into Earth orbit five years apart to continue sea level observations for at least
Nov. 18, 2020 SPACEX TO LAUNCH SENTINEL-6 SATELLITE FROM VANDENBERG AFB Team Vandenberg and SpaceX are scheduled to launch the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite Saturday, Nov. 21 at 9:17 a.m., from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Sentinel-6 is the first of two identical satellites to head into Earth orbit five years apart to continue sea level observations for at