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  • Japanese Airmen Visit Vandenberg

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Tsuyoshi Takeda, Defense Plans and Policy Officer, Air Staff Office, (center) and Col. Michael Manor, Joint Space Operations Center commander, (right) pose for a photo during a tour at the JSpOC at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 8, 2017. Vandenberg Airmen

  • Maj. Gen. Whiting takes command of 14th Air Force

    Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting took command of 14th Air Force and became the Deputy Joint Force Space Component Commander during a reorganization and change of command ceremony at the Joint Space Operations Center, Dec. 1.Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond, Commander, Air Force Space Command,

  • 2017 CFC kicks-off at Vandenberg

    For nearly six weeks, members of Team Vandenberg will seek donations for the 2017 Combined Federal Campaign, here, Nov. 27 through Jan. 5. Pledges made during the campaign will support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world. According

  • Delta II launch successful

    A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying a NASA/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite was successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-2 here Saturday, Nov. 18, at 1:47 a.m. PST. The Delta II rocket carried the first satellite of the Joint Polar Satellite System. Col.

  • Delta II Launch Rescheduled

    The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II, carrying the NASA/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite from Space Launch Complex-2 here, is rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov.14, at 1:47 a.m. PST.

  • Delta II Launch delayed

    The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the NASA/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Joint Polar Satellite System-1 satellite from Space Launch Complex-2 here, has been delayed in order to replace a faulty battery on the Delta II booster.   Launch of the JPSS-1

  • Vandenberg Launches a Minotaur-C Rocket

    The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small satellites owned by Planet, launched from Space Launch Complex 576-E here Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 2:37 p.m. PDT.Col. Greg Wood, 30th Space Wing vice commander, was the space launch commander."This launch was an incredible achievement for Team

  • Minotaur-C Scheduled to Launch

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch the Skybox imaging satellite aboard the Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket from Space Launch Complex 576-E here, Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 2:37 p.m. PDT.Col. Greg Wood, 30th Space Wing vice commander, is the space launch commander."Our unique geographic location makes

  • SUDDEN RANCH/SOUTH BASE FIRE - UPDATE

    Fire crews from Vandenberg Air Force Base and assets from Santa Barbara County continue to fight a 30-acre vegetation fire on south Vandenberg, October 20th.No facilities or infrastructure have been damaged as the fire is located in a remote area near Sudden Ranch.More information to follow as the

  • SUDDEN RANCH/SOUTH BASE FIRE

    Fire crews from Vandenberg Air Force Base are responding to a small vegetation fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base, near the Sudden Ranch area on south base. More information to follow as the situation develops.For updates please check the Vandenberg AFB website at www.vandenberg.af.mil.