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Press Releases



  • THREE FOUND GUILTY OF TRESPASSING

    A federal magistrate judge found three people guilty of trespassing on Vandenberg Air Force Base during separate but related cases heard at the federal magistrate court in Santa Barbara July 15.The trespass citations, issued at varying dates, stemmed from each individual violating ban and barment

  • VANDENBERG LOMPOC GATE REOPENS

    The Lompoc Gate is scheduled to reopen July 7 after completion of a six month security upgrade project here. Motorists are advised to use extra precaution when entering or leaving through this gate as they become familiar with the new security features installed.Automobiles will use the left lane;

  • VANDENBERG CONDUCTS MINUTEMAN III FLIGHT TEST

    A scheduled Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test was launched at 3:40 a.m. June 30 from Launch Facility-04 here. The missile's single re-entry test vehicle traveled approximately 4,200 miles before reaching its pre-determined target near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

  • MEMORIAL SERVICES SET FOR SEAN FLEMING

    A memorial service for Sean Daniel Fleming is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 1 at Our Lady of Assumption Church, 3175 Telegraph Road, Ventura, Calif., 93003.A reception is scheduled immediately following the memorial service on the Our Lady of Assumption Church grounds, followed by an apparatus

  • MINUTEMAN III LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 30

    A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test flight is scheduled to launch from North Vandenberg Wednesday, June 30, between 3:01 a.m. to 9:01 a.m. PDT.The launch is an operational test to determine the weapon system's reliability and accuracy. The 576th Flight Test Squadron, which will

  • SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR MISSING FIREFIGHTER

    The five-day search for Vandenberg AFB firefighter Sean Fleming, which brought scores of emergency response personnel together from areas all along the Central Coast, was suspended at 6 p.m. June 25. "Our condolences go out to Sean's family and friends," said Col. Richard Boltz, 30th Space Wing

  • SEARCH FOR FIREFIGHTER FUELED BY HOPE FOR CLOSURE

    Volunteers gathered at Gaviota State Beach at 9 a.m. June 25 continuing the search for a Vandenberg AFB firefighter reported missing June 21.Sean Fleming was last seen kayaking off the Santa Barbara County coast June 19. So far search teams have found Fleming's kayak and backpack. Changing their

  • SUPPORT ENCOURAGES SEARCHERS

    The fourth day searching for a firefighter reported missing June 21 will continue until sundown June 24 and resume at 9 a.m. June 25.Sean Fleming, a Vandenberg AFB firefighter, was last seen kayaking off the Santa Barbara County coast June 19. So far search teams have found Fleming's kayak and

  • SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING FIREFIGHTER

    The search resumed at 9 a.m. June 24 for a Vandenberg AFB firefighter who was reported missing June 21. There has been an outpouring of support from local and base businesses providing food, beverages and assistance to the search crews.Agencies involved in the search include the Vandenberg Hot Shots

  • FIREFIGHTER STILL MISSING

    The search continued June 23 for a Vandenberg AFB firefighter who was reported missing June 21.Sean Fleming was last seen kayaking off the Santa Barbara County coast June 19. So far search teams have found his kayak and backpack. Vandenberg AFB assumed operational control of the search at 6 p.m.

 

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