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  • Minuteman III launch scheduled

    An unarmed operational test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch between 3:01 and 9:01 a.m. July 27 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel approximately 4,200 miles southwest to the Kwajalein Atoll."The

  • 'Air Force Spouse of the Year' named by Military Spouse magazine

    The wife of a California Air National Guard pilot and mother of three has been named the Air Force Spouse of the Year by Military Spouse Magazine and Armed Forces Insurance.Megan Glynn, the wife of Maj. Matt Glynn, who is assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands ANG Station near Oxnard,

  • 576th FLTS changes command

    Lt. Col. David W. Lair, the former deputy commander of the 341st Maintenance Group at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., took command of the 576th Flight Test Squadron here during a ceremony at the Pacific Coast Club at 9 a.m. June 24. Colonel Lair replaces Col David W. Bliesner, who has departed

  • Team Vandenberg conducts Minuteman III flight test

    A scheduled unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch occurred at 6:35 a.m. June 22 from Launch Facility-10 here. Inclement downrange weather and an interruption in communication with the Airborne Launch Control System led to unprogrammed holds in the

  • Minuteman III test launch scheduled

    An unarmed operational test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch between 3:01 and 9:01 a.m. June 22 from north Vandenberg.The missile's single unarmed re-entry vehicle is expected to travel approximately 4,200 miles to a pre-determined target near the

  • OG changes command

    Col. David E. Hook, the outgoing senior military assistant to the director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, District of Columbia, took command of the 30th Operations Group here during a ceremony in front of Headquarters Building

  • OG commander gets hosed

    Following the launch of a Delta II rocket, the 30th Operations Group commander received the service's traditional "hose down" celebration at the Western Range Operations Control Center here at 8:25 a.m. June 10.Col. Todd Gossett, 30th OG commander, directed his final mission as the commander of

  • Air Force funds future ICBM studies

    The first of several studies to determine the best options for maintaining or replacing the nation's 450 Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile weapon systems after 2030 is underway, Air Force officials said here recently."The Air Force is strongly committed to the ground-based leg of the

  • LETR for Special Olympics comes through Vandenberg Tuesday

    The 30th Security Forces Squadron is slated to participate in the 2011 Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run on June 7 at 3:10 p.m.The LETR is a fundraising campaign in support of the Special Olympics that is organized by police officers, sheriff's deputies, support staff, police volunteers and

  • NRO Vandenberg changes command

    Lt. Col. Eric J. Kolb took command of the National Reconnaissance Office Space Launch Vandenberg Squadron during a ceremony at Building 8310 at 10 a.m. June 2. Colonel Kolb replaces Lt. Col. Eric A. Krystkowiak, who will be attending the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, District of Columbia.