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  • 30th CPTS to close out fiscal year budget

    Members of the 30th Comptroller Squadron are diligently working extra hours to close out the fiscal year budget by Sept. 30. The fiscal year closeout is a time when multiple organizations come together to balance the annual base budget. “The 30th Space Wing gets a certain budget every year for all

  • ATLAS LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL

    Team Vandenberg successfully launched a National Reconnaissance Office payload on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Space Launch Complex-3 here Saturday, Sep. 23, at 10:49 p.m. PDT. Col. Greg Wood, 30th Space Wing vice commander, was the Space Launch Commander. "Team members of the 30th Space

  • ATLAS LAUNCH RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY

    The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload is rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23, from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The launch time is approximately 10:30 p.m. PDT.

  • ATLAS LAUNCH DELAYED

    The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload is postponed. The launch will be rescheduled no earlier than Saturday, Sep. 23 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

  • ATLAS V LAUNCH SCHEDULED FROM VANDENBERG

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-3 on Thursday, Sept. 21, with a launch window opening at 10:38 p.m. PDT.Col. Gregory Wood, 30th Space Wing vice commander, will be the launch

  • Vandenberg opens all beaches

    Surf, Wall and Minuteman beaches will open Saturday, Sept. 16, to beachgoers.Beach restrictions are enforced annually on all three beaches normally through Sept. 30 to protect the Western Snowy Plover, however all Plover chicks have fledged effective Sept. 14, so per the Biological Opinion and with

  • EAP provides work-life support for civilians

    During uncertain times many people may need someone to talk to, to help them through difficult decision-making processes or various life challenges. Here at Vandenberg the Employee Assistance Program exists for this purpose, and is a free benefit to support Department of Defense civilians and their

  • Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle

    September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one

  • 1st ASTS teams up with SpaceX for Falcon 9 launch

    Vandenberg’s 1st Air and Space Test Squadron provided support for a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch, here, Aug. 24. With the help of the 1st ASTS, a Taiwanese Earth-imaging payload launched into orbit. The vehicle is designed to test out the country’s domestic aerospace manufacturing capability and

  • FALCON 9 LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    Team Vandenberg launched the FORMOSAT-5 satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11:51 a.m. PDT.Col. Gregory E. Wood, 30th Space Wing vice commander, was the launch safety authority."The 30th Space Wing takes great pride in supporting another

 

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