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Features

  • Air Force Artisans: Tech. Sgt. Josh Tarrant

    Editor's note: This will be an ongoing series highlighting the diverse talents and artistic passions of Vandenberg Airmen.The first thing that many people notice about Tech. Sgt. Josh Tarrant, Joint Space Operations Center laser clearinghouse NCO in charge, is a small smile that always seems to be

  • 9/11 reflections

    For some, airport travel can be an extremely hectic and tedious experience. Checkpoints, long lines and bag searches can seem like an elaborate plan to make traveling more difficult. However, this hassle and frustration can easily blind people to the important reason for heightened

  • The command post: eyes and ears of Vandenberg

    If Vandenberg were a spider web, the 30th Space Wing command post would be the spider sitting at the center, intercepting and passing along every reverberation of information in the network of communication.The command post personnel work shifts around the clock, prepared at a moment's notice to

  • Behind the Rank: Command Chief Master Sergeant Robert Bedell

    During a recent Minuteman III launch here, Chief Master Sgt. Robert Bedell, 30th Space Wing command chief, visited members of the 30th Security Forces Squadron to get an in-depth look at their diverse roles during launch operations. Bedell spoke with the Airmen about Vandenberg, their job

  • Shadow Program provides opportunity, education for Airmen

    For many Airmen, knowing what job they want can be a constant struggle, before and after they reach their first duty station. The ones who know they'd prefer a change in career may be unaware of how to diversify their skills and branch out into a new occupation. Fortunately, a new program has

  • Minuteman mission remains successful on 50th anniversary

    In 1962, Lt. Gen. Bernard Schriever, commander of Air Force Systems Command, was tasked with naming the latest intercontinental ballistic missile developed to keep pace with the Soviet Union and their long-range ballistic missiles.The missile's original name was planned to be "Sentinel", but the

  • Signs for all seasons

    These inanimate objects tell people how fast they can go and when to stop, when to watch out for deer, and warn of unexploded ordnance and when the beaches are closed.The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron sign shop is staffed by a two-man team that maintains more than 7,000 signs of all varieties across

  • IDRC helps ease deployment process

    The deployment process can be a strenuous phase for Airmen. A seemingly limitless checklist with countless objectives stands between an Airman and their assigned destination. Whether administrative, legal or financial, there are a multitude of tasks one has to complete before getting the green light

  • Fitness leader of the month: Staff Sergeant Chris Moore

    Editor's Note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting exceptionally fit Airmen.Steel slips on steel screeching throughout the mostly vacant room. Mirrors lining the walls catch the glint of gritted teeth, and the sheen of a sweat-covered brow. Staff Sgt. Chris Moore, 30th Comptroller

  • Vehicle mechanics help beat the heat

    Between the current drought conditions and the sweltering summer heat, wildfires aren't exactly a rare occurrence on the Central Coast. A recent string of vegetation fires have kept the local community and members of the fire department heavily engaged. For members of the 30th Logistics Readiness

 

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