Three Vandenberg civilians save the Air Force $1 Billion

Three civilians from the 30th Contracting Squadron saved $1 billion for the Air Force here January 2012 through January 2019.

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Vandenberg Civilian wins General Wilma Vaught Award

Melissa Pellot, a family advocacy nurse and new parent support program manager, won the General Wilma Vaught Award for the period of Jan. 1, 2018- Dec. 31, 2018.

Vandenberg commanders welcome new honorary commanders from local community

Vandenberg commanders welcome local community members into the Honorary Commanders Program at the annual Honorary Commanders Breakfast hosted at the Pacific Coast Club, here, Thursday, Jan. 31. Community members are matched with unit commanders in a symbolic command to build social and professional

30th Space Wing now available on USAF Connect app

Team Vandenberg now has a new, mobile-friendly way to find important base information. Unit personnel can access 30th Space Wing information within the USAF Connect mobile app. Simply install USAF Connect from the Apple iTunes App Store or Google Play, then select 30th Space Wing as one of your

Canadian space operators certified, awarded space wings in CSpOC

For the first time ever, three Canadian space operators assigned to Vandenberg AFB, Calif., were certified and formally awarded the U.S. Air Force Space Operations Badge in the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) 25 Jan. 2019. The newly certified space operators, along with one senior space

Flying Tiger, Purple Heart recipient passes at age 96

Major Richard (Dick) Sherman, former B-25 Bombardier and Navigator, 11th Bomb Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Corps’ 14th Air Force, passed away at the age of 96 years old in Monroe, La., Jan. 9, 2019. Sherman, an original Flying Tiger who served under the command of Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, flew

Delta IV Heavy NROL-71 successfully launched

Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-6 here, Saturday, Jan. 19, at 11:10 am PST.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-8 launches from Vandenberg

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the final Iridium mission this year, launches from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA on Jan. 11, 2019 at 7:31 a.m. PST.

Tuition Assistance

Air Force wide, Active Duty and Reserve Airmen are entitled to Tuition Assistance, a government funded program that helps Airmen pay for college classes.