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  • Delta II launch scheduled

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a NASA satellite on a United Launch Alliance rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 here Tuesday, July 1, at 2:56 a.m. PST. The Delta  II rocket will carry NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2; the second of NASA's five Earth  science missions to launch in

  • Missile Defense test completed

    A Ground-based Interceptor missile, an element of the nation's Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg Sunday at 11:54 a.m. PDT by 30th Space Wing officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command. The missile intercepted a target missile over

  • Troops take advantage of GI Bill transferability

    More than 100,000 requests from troops desiring to transfer their unused education benefits to family members have been approved under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, a defense official said April 22 here. Signed into law in June 2008, the new GI Bill is a Department of Veteran Affairs-sponsored program that

  • Vandenberg to host free Kids' Carnival event at Cocheo Park

    Vandenberg is scheduled to host its first, free Kids' Carnival at Cocheo Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 24.The carnival is part of the Air Force's 2010 Year of the Air Force Family initiative - April is the Month of the Military Child. The event will feature a number of different activities,

  • Education activity launches interactive resource

    Officials with the Department of Defense Education Activity's educational partnership have launched an interactive educational resource for military families, military leaders and school leaders.The resource, "Students at the Center," provides information on important policies, procedures and best