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  • 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.

  • Vandenberg’s dental clinic spreads hygiene awareness to Airmen, families

    The dental flight, within the 30th Medical Operations Squadron, is currently celebrating October's National Dental Hygiene Month. The month aims to help raise public awareness on the topic of good oral health and focuses on three main components – brushing teeth daily, flossing, and smart nutrition.

  • Falcon 9 Iridium 3 Launches from Vandenberg

    Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of 10 Iridium satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Monday, Oct. 9, at 5:37 a.m. PDT.Col. Michael S. Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, was the space launch commander for this mission."This is the fourth Falcon 9 and

  • Falcon 9 Scheduled for Launch

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch the third Iridium mission consisting of 10 satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Monday, Oct. 9, at 5:37 a.m. PDT.Col. Michael S. Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, is the space launch commander."Our mission is to provide

  • 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