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  • Master Sgt. Taryn Stys, 30th Force Support Squadron Career Assistance Advisor, stands in front of the Education Center - where her office is located, May 31, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. With access to more than 130 different career fields, and numerous special duty opportunities, Airmen across the Air Force are often afforded the chance to find a profession that best suits them. In an effort to make this vast amount of career-opportunity information easily understandable and available to Airmen - many bases, to include Vandenberg, have a Career Assistance Advisor ready to support members' needs.

    Career Assistance Advisor enlightens Airmen

    With access to more than 130 different career fields, and numerous special duty opportunities, Airmen across the Air Force are often afforded the chance to find a profession that best suits them. In an effort to make this vast amount of career-opportunity information easily understandable and available to Airmen – many bases, to include Vandenberg,
  • With the stressors commonly associated with military service weighing on Airmen and their families, remaining physically fit is an important component to maintaining essential resiliency. Through this mentality, Vandenberg kicked-off the annual Pair 2 Win competition, here, Jan. 20. Participants competed in groups of two and attempted to lose body fat while improving their overall health in 12 weeks.

    Pair 2 win program promotes healthy habits

    With the stressors commonly associated with military service weighing on Airmen and their families, remaining physically fit is an important component to maintaining essential resiliency. Through this mentality, Vandenberg kicked-off the annual Pair 2 Win competition, here, Jan. 20. Participants competed in groups of two and attempted to lose body
  • Staff Sgt. Katheryn Campbell, 30th Medical Support Squadron medical readiness flight chief, poses with Lt. Gen. David J. Buck, Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command; and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, Chief MSgt. Craig Neri, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command; and Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, Col. J. Christopher Moss, Commander 30th Space Wing, and Chief MSgt. Robert Bedell, 30th Space Wing command chief, after recently being selected for STEP promotion to technical sergeant, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Campbell is soon leaving Vandenberg to take the next step in her career - becoming a bioenvironmental technical school instructor at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

    Sergeant Campbell STEPs up

      Promotion via Stripes for Exceptional Performers, or the STEP program, is nearly as a rare as a leprechaun sighting, but unlike a leprechaun sighting which relies on luck, the STEP program is based solely in the hard work and dedication of the individual. Staff. Sgt. Katheryn Campbell, 30th Medical Support Squadron medical readiness flight
  • Dr. Jennifer Harris, 30th Medical Operations Squadron clinical psychologist, poses for a photo in her office where she conducts all her counseling sessions for the Behavioral Health Optimization Program, April 29, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. BHOP provides patients with a behavioral health consultant for short sessions, aimed at enhancing overall health and wellness for body, mind, and spirit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Released)

    Behavioral health optimizes Team V

    With a multitude of stressors in the military, like deployments, being responsible for million dollar assets, or even just moving frequently from base to base, the Behavioral Health Optimization Program at the 30th Medical Group is designed to help.BHOP reduces barriers and stigma to accessing help for common but challenging problems. Enabling
  • Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Frazier, 30th Mission Support Group superintendent, walked into the Oceanside Police Department in southern California almost 30 years ago, eager to begin his dream job as a law enforcement officer. He approached the front desk with the innocence that most teenagers carry, and stated, “Hey, I want to be a cop.” The dispatchers snickered at his sincere statement and, after composing themselves, retorted, “Hey kid, get out of here and go get some life experience.” Now, with retirement on the horizon, Frazier has acquired that experience and then some. (courtesy photo)

    Three decades for the people

    Almost 30 years ago, a young man fresh out of high school walked into the Oceanside Police Department in southern California, eager to begin his dream job as a law enforcement officer.He approached the front desk with the innocence that most teenagers carry, and stated, "Hey, I want to be a cop." The dispatchers snickered at his sincere statement
  • Joaquin Tinker, 30th Operations Support Squadron Training Device Design and Engineering Center mechanical engineering technician, hoses off a device after a Computer Numerical Controlled Milling Center completed its cutting operation, May 26, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Undertaking their own machining, electronics, carpentry, painting, 3-D printing and more – each individual at the TDDEC is a specialist in nearly 35 different trades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyla Gifford/Released)

    TDDEC supports training mission

     With carefully orchestrated operations spanning the globe, all forms of Air Force training are essential to ensure Airmen remain safe and accomplish the job efficiently.With this in mind, the Vandenberg Training Device Design and Engineering Center has supported the Air Force space and missile mission around the world, by providing training
  • Joaquin Tinker, 30th Operations Support Squadron Training Device Design and Engineering Center mechanical engineering technician, hoses off a device after a Computer Numerical Controlled Milling Center completed its cutting operation, May 26, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Undertaking their own machining, electronics, carpentry, painting, 3-D printing and more – each individual at the TDDEC is a specialist in nearly 35 different trades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kyla Gifford/Released)

    TDDEC supports training mission

    With carefully orchestrated operations spanning the globe, all forms of Air Force training are essential to ensure Airmen remain safe and accomplish the job efficiently.With this in mind, the Vandenberg Training Device Design and Engineering Center has supported the Air Force space and missile mission around the world, by providing training devices
  • Dr. Jennifer Harris, 30th Medical Operations Squadron clinical psychologist, poses for a photo in her office where she conducts all her counseling sessions for the Behavioral Health Optimization Program, April 29, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. BHOP provides patients with a behavioral health consultant for short sessions, aimed at enhancing overall health and wellness for body, mind, and spirit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ian Dudley/Released)

    Behavioral health optimizes Team V

    With a multitude of stressors in the military, like deployments, being responsible for million dollar assets, or even just moving frequently from base to base, the Behavioral Health Optimization Program at the 30th Medical Group is designed to help.BHOP reduces barriers and stigma to accessing help for common but challenging problems. Enabling
  • Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Frazier, 30th Mission Support Group superintendent, walked into the Oceanside Police Department in southern California almost 30 years ago, eager to begin his dream job as a law enforcement officer. He approached the front desk with the innocence that most teenagers carry, and stated, “Hey, I want to be a cop.” The dispatchers snickered at his sincere statement and, after composing themselves, retorted, “Hey kid, get out of here and go get some life experience.” Now, with retirement on the horizon, Frazier has acquired that experience and then some. (courtesy photo)

    Three decades for the people

    Almost 30 years ago, a young man fresh out of high school walked into the Oceanside Police Department in southern California, eager to begin his dream job as a law enforcement officer.He approached the front desk with the innocence that most teenagers carry, and stated, "Hey, I want to be a cop." The dispatchers snickered at his sincere statement
  • Tech. Sgt. Donald Berendt, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron motorcycle safety representative, takes his bike through a newly constructed safety course, April 15, 2014, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. After an almost two-decade hiatus, VAFB will once again offer motorcycle safety courses on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Shane Phipps)

    Motorcycle safety: never out of season

    The Vandenberg Green Knights Military Motorcycle Club and the base safety office recently teamed up to host the annual motorcycle safety briefing with guest speaker Eric Trow, the owner of Stayin' Safe Advanced Rider Training.Aside from fulfilling the annual requirement for base motorcyclists the briefing also served to introduce riders to
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