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  • Finnish Delegation Visits Vandenberg AFB

    The Finnish Air Force Delegation toured Vandenberg AFB on Oct. 30, 2020, where they learned more about the missions of the Combined Force Space Component Command and 18th Space Control Squadron. U.S. Space Command, through the CFSCC, is committed to working with international partners, like Finland,

  • Mother-daughter share MMIII test launch experience, decades apart

    In the early morning of June 8, 1994, a then-1st Lt. Linda Tonnies, 740th Missile Squadron operator, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, turned the launch key and launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM for Glory Trip 155 at Vandenberg AFB, California. Little did she know that 26 years later, her

  • UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Thursday, Oct. 29, at 12:27 a.m. Pacific Time.

  • Gen. Brown makes first visit to VAFB as CSAF

    After recently taking over his new position, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., made his first visit to Vandenberg Air Force Base Oct. 26-28, 2020.

  • MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH DELAYED DUE TO DOWNRANGE WEATHER

    The Air Force delayed an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, today due to adverse weather conditions at the target area downrange. The launch has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, between 12:27 a.m. and 6:27 a.m.

  • CFSCC civilian honored for selfless actions

    A civilian assigned to the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) was recognized Oct. 21 for his heroic efforts administering aid to a severely injured person. The recognition ceremony took place at the Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Office in Goleta, Calif. Retired Army Sgt. Maj. Edgardo

  • UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, between 12:01 a.m. and 6:01 a.m., Pacific Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

  • VAFB honors fallen EOD member, SrA Johnson

    Capt. Douglas Dixon, 30th Space Wing Chaplain, gives the invocation during the 10 year anniversary wreath laying ceremony, honoring the life of Senior Airman Daniel Johnson Oct. 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Johnson was a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal

  • 30th MDG rolls out MHS Genesis

    On Sept. 26, 2020, the 30th Medical Group launched the new Military Health System Genesis at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.The new MHS Genesis is the Department of Defense’s innovative Electronic Health Record system. No matter the branch of service, users will be able to access all aspects of

  • USSPACECOM CSEL Stalker visits VAFB

    Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott H. Stalker, U.S. Space Command senior enlisted leader, attends a group fitness session with members assigned to the Combined Forces Space Component Command Oct. 15, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Stalker participated in multiple exercises that supports

 

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