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Press Releases



  • Emergency landing on Vandenberg runway

    Vandenberg's Airfield Operations team supported an emergency landing of a Cessna 206 on the runway here Thursday at 4:20 p.m. According to the report, four local residents were on board when the aircraft landed. One crew member jumped out of the aircraft around 2,000 feet, pulled his reserve chute,

  • Missile Defense test launches

    A Ground-based Interceptor, an element of the overall Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg Friday at 11:35 a.m. PDT by 30th Space Wing officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command.Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, was the

  • Missile Defense test launches

    A Ground-based Interceptor, an element of the overall Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg Friday at 11:35 a.m. PDT by 30th Space Wing officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command.Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, was the

  • Pegasus launch rescheduled

    The launch of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket carrying a NASA solar observatory satellite has been rescheduled to 7:27 p.m. PDT Thursday.The rocket is scheduled to launch from an L-1011 aircraft, which is slated to take off from the flight line here at 6:27 p.m. PDT.The launch was

  • 30th Operations Group change of command

    Col. David Hook will relinquish command of the 30th Operations Group to Col. Marc Del Rosario in a change of command ceremony slated for 10 a.m. Tuesday outside the 14th Air Force and Wing Headquarters building here.Hook, who will retire Jun. 27 from the United States Air Force after 23 years of

  • Vandenberg to hold stand-down day

    The 30th Space Wing, along with partner units on base, will hold a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response stand-down day here Jun. 20. According to a memorandum sent out Jun. 10 from Gen. William Shelton, Air Force Space Command commander, every AFSPC unit will stand down for an entire day between

  • Minuteman III test missile launches from Vandenberg

    An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 6:27 a.m. here Wednesday from Launch Facility-4 on north Vandenberg. The launch, originally slated for 3:01 to 9:01 a.m. Tuesday, was rescheduled due to a range safety instrumentation issue."I am

  • Vandenberg plans for change of command

    The 30th Space Wing will welcome a new commander in a change of command ceremony scheduled for 9 a.m. May 28 at the base parade grounds.Col. Keith Balts will replace Col. Nina Armagno, who is continuing on to Patrick AFB, Fla., to become the 45th Space Wing commander. Some of Balts' past assignments

  • Minuteman III launch delayed

    An operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been delayed due to a range safety instrumentation issue here Tuesday. The launch, originally slated for 3:01 to 9:01 a.m. from Launch Facility-4 here on north Vandenberg, has been rescheduled for May 22

  • Brush fire on Vandenberg contained

    The seven to 10-acre fire located a half-mile North of San Antonio Road West here was contained at approximately 3:55 p.m. Wednesday.Members from the Vandenberg fire department, Hot Shots crew, and Santa Barbara Fire Department responded to the fire around 2:15 p.m. One southbound lane on Highway 1

 

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