ATLAS LAUNCH SCHEDULED

Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-3 here Thursday, Dec. 11, with a launch window opening at 7:17 p.m. PDT.Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander will be the launch decision

Milestone reached in ops center, headquarters consolidation project

The 614th Air Operations Center, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and Joint Functional Component Command for Space headquarters consolidation project reached its first major milestone as the 30th Space Wing turned over a key administrative building for construction work to begin, Nov. 3.U.S.

14th Air Force holds Wingman Day

Fourteenth Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space paused for Wingman Day, Oct. 30, with Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines attending wellness-oriented briefings and small group discussions focused on resilience."We are wingmen every day to the warfighter downrange by the

Congratulations to 14th Air Force's new CCAF graduates

Delta Mariner docks at Vandenberg

A cargo ship, contracted by United Launch Alliance and specifically designed to carry rocket components, recently dropped anchor here, Nov. 5.The Delta Mariner made its way from a production facility in Decatur, Ala., to deliver a Delta IV rocket, scheduled to launch in early 2015."Months of work

14th Air Force and JFCC Space Host Japanese Officials

Fourteenth Air Force and Joint Functional Component Command for Space, hosted two Japanese officials, here, Oct. 12 through 14, in a visit further strengthening existing partnerships in space operations.Retired Gen. Dr. Haruhiko Kataoka, Japanese National Security Secretariat Advisor and former

Brazilian Air Force visits Vandenberg Air Force Base

MINUTEMAN III LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 7:45 a.m. here Tuesday.Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority."An outstanding display of teamwork ensured 100-percent mission success for the first Minuteman

Firework donation ends with a bang

Santa Maria Valley Young Men's Christian Association recently raised money to donate to a Vandenberg Airman in need.The SMV YMCA runs a firework booth yearly to raise money for community support programs, and this year decided to donate eight percent of the proceeds to a local military support

AF to every Airman: Tell us your story

Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air