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Features

  • Civil Engineer Ops flight keeps water flowing

    Water is a resource that Airmen can't live without. Have you ever wondered where it comes from?To find the answer, look no further than Vandenberg's own Civil Engineer operations flight.The flight, which has over 350 personnel, is responsible for maintaining the base's most important resources."We

  • Dental lab: Readiness with a smile

    People are lined up at tables in a brightly lit room, creating miniature pieces of art - porcelain that must be shaped, polished and colored just right, molds that have to be perfectly cast. Their customers hope for perfection, and these Airmen expect nothing less from themselves. This is the scene

  • 30th OG prepares to win Guardian Challenge

    (Editor's note: This is the second of a four-part series on Guardian Challenge.) As Guardian Challenge prepares for lift-off, the 30th Operations Group here has already launched its intensive training regimen. Sitting through classroom instruction, poring over regulations, running through hour-long

  • AAFES goes ‘green’ with energy saving initiatives

    The Department of Defense's oldest and largest retailer, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, is embarking on a variety of energy-saving initiatives to reduce its impact on the environment.From vending machines to gas station canopies, AAFES is implementing "green" initiatives at exchange

  • 1st ASTS leads way into spacelift

    Vandenberg Air Force Base may very well be redefining the concept of space lift in the years to come. Part of that is due to the work is done by the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron.1st ASTS is like none other, literally. The squadron prides itself in being the only unit in the Air Force that carries

  • Vandenberg steps up to the ‘Challenge’

    As the moon and stars move silently over Vandenberg, a Delta II rocket stands ready to launch, a rogue train enters the base, security forces find an unconscious Airman in the woods and an intruder enters the control center. Is it another action-packed Tom Clancy novel? No, it's just a few possible

  • Eating for a healthy heart

    For some people, being "Fit to Fight" means being able to run a couple of miles after doing push-ups and sit-ups. However, one muscle everyone needs to remember can't be viewed in the mirror - it's the heart. "Weight loss is most people's goal - that's what they see," said Tina Levins, a fitness

  • Vandenberg dependents help educate community on marine life

    Nine Vandenberg dependents went above and beyond to support the Cabrillo High School Aquariums production of the Jason Project Feb. 20.The student-ran Aquarium presents the Jason Project to elementary school students and the local community every year.The Jason Project began by Dr. Bob Ballard to