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Press Releases



  • Atlas Launch Successful

    Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of a commercial satellite on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 here Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 11:30 a.m. PDT.Col. Marc Del Rosario, 30th Operations Group commander, was the launch decision authority."The 30th Space Wing

  • Service member dies in crash

    Senior Airman Nicholas S. Dibona, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle accident at 4:22 p.m. Sunday on Highway 1 north of Santa Lucia Canyon Road.Two passengers in the vehicle were treated and released from a local hospital."The loss of one of our own is a tragedy, and we are

  • Delta II launch success

    A NASA satellite on a United Launch Alliance rocket was launched from Space Launch Complex-2 here Wednesday, July 2, at 2:56 a.m. PDT.Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision authority.The Delta II rocket carried NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2; the second of NASA's

  • DELTA II LAUNCH DELAYED

    The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II carrying NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite was scrubbed today due to an issue with the watersuppression system that is used to flow water on the launch pad to dampen the acoustic energy during launch. The launch is rescheduled for

  • SURF BEACH CLOSED...will reopen Oct. 1

    Surf Beach will be closed from June 27 to Sept. 30due to exceeding the maximum number of violations tolerated to beachrestrictions set to protect the nests of the federally-listed Snowy Plover.Beach restrictions are enforced yearly on Wall, Minuteman and Surf beachesMarch 1 through Sept. 30, to

  • DELTA II LAUNCH SCHEDULED

    Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a NASA satellite on a United Launch Alliance rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 here Tuesday, July 1, at 2:56 a.m. PST.          The Delta II rocket will carry NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2; the second of NASA's five Earth science missions to launch in

  • MISSILE DEFENSE TEST COMPLETED

    A Ground-based Interceptor missile, an element of the nation's Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg Sunday at 11:54 a.m. PDT by 30th Space Wing officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command. The missile intercepted a target missile over

  • MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SCHEDULED

    A U.S. Missile Defense Agency flight test of a Ground-based Interceptor missile is scheduled for Sunday, June 22, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, conducted by the 30th Space Wing, the Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command.Col. Brent

  • VANDENBERG CELEBRATES EARTH DAY

    The 14th Annual Earth Day celebration will be tomorrow, 23 April, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., here at the base library side lawn area. The event will feature free e-waste disposal, free plant exchange, exhibits, demonstrations, prizes/giveaways, educational material, and games. Burgers, hand-cut

  • ATLAS V LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Team Vandenberg successfully launched the 19th U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program payload on an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 here Thursday, April 3, at 7:46 am PDT.The DMSP satellite was built by Lockheed Martin and Northrop