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  • Minuteman III test launch scheduled

    The 576th Flight Test Squadron will launch its first unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile here since the squadron was gained by Air Force Global Strike Command. The launch will take place June 16 between 3:01 a.m. and 9:01 a.m.The MMIII test launch, configured with a joint test

  • AFSPC commander selected for AFA space award

    Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, is the recipient of the 2010 Gen. Thomas D. White U.S. Air Force Space Trophy. Established in 1961, the White Trophy is the Air Force Association's premier space award and recognizes the most outstanding contribution to the nation's

  • Vandenberg launches ground-based interceptor

    The 30th Space Wing and Missile Defense Agency launched a ground-based interceptor at 3:25 p.m. June 6 from North Vandenberg. The launch was a flight test for a two-stage variant of the operationally-configured three-stage interceptor now deployed at Vandenberg AFB. The test was solely for data

  • Missile defense test scheduled

    The 30th Space Wing and Missile Defense Agency are scheduled to conduct a flight test of a modified ground-based interceptor between noon and 4 p.m. June 6.The modified interceptor is a two-stage variant of the operationally-configured three-stage design now deployed at Vandenberg AFB. This test is

  • 2010 Guardian Challenge winners announced

    The Air Force's premier space and missile competition, Guardian Challenge, ended May 21 as Air Space Command's best Airmen awaited the announcement of the winners. Competitions were held at bases around AFSPC between March 1 and May 19 as professionals in space operations, space communications;

  • Base prepares flightline for spacecraft landing

    The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron finished a runway hardware retrofit construction detail at the base's flightline May 8 to accommodate the eventual landing of the Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle here. "The experimental nature of the X-37B necessitated the urgency of the modifications in case

  • First Minotaur IV Lite launches from Vandenberg

    Team Vandenberg launched the first Minotaur IV Lite launch vehicle at 4 p.m. April 22 from Space Launch Complex-8 here. The rocket launched the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2.The 30th Space Wing commander, Col. David Buck, was the launch decision

  • Earth Day: Taking action for a greener tomorrow

    Members of the Air Force family, in uniform and out, will join millions of people across the nation and around the world in observing the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, said the service's assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics."We are dedicated to the

  • Air Force space officials prepare to launch first Minotaur IV

    The first launch of the Minotaur IV Space Launch Vehicle is scheduled to occur April 20 at noon PDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Minotaur IV is the newest variant in the Minotaur family of rockets built by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It is a four-stage solid rocket vehicle consisting

  • Vandenberg to host motorcycle all call

    The 30th Space Wing safety office is hosting a motorcycle all call at the base theater from 9 - 10 a.m. April 21. The motorcycle all call is not a mandatory function for base motorcyclists; however, participation is encouraged by base leadership and the assembly is open to all base personnel. "Even

 

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