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  • Command chief looks at goals past, present, future

    It's not every day an Airman becomes a chief master sergeant. And it happens even less that one becomes a command chief. Chief Master Sgt. Angelica Johnson, the 30th Space Wing's newest command chief, has done both, though she never planned for it. But plans change ... Making a chief Joining the Air

  • Four charged with terror plot against Air Guard base, Jewish facilities

    Less than a month after the sentencing of five defendants found guilty in a terror plot to kill soldiers at Fort Dix, N.J., authorities say they have foiled another terrorist plot against an Air National Guard base and a synagogue and Jewish community center in New York. The FBI and New York police

  • OG welcomes new commander

    The former Chief of Strategic Operations Division, Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., assumed command of the 30th Operations Group here May 29 at 10 a.m. during a change of command ceremony in front of the base headquarters building. Col. Todd Gossett will replace Col. Andre Lovett, who

  • Space operations vital to Air Force, nation

    Air Force officials discussed the importance of space as a warfighting domain before members of the Senate May 20 on Capitol Hill. Senior Air Force leaders in the space realm answered questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee Strategic Force Subcommittee, telling them that Air Force

  • Team V members graduate from CCAF

    Eighty-one Team V members graduated from the Community College of the Air Force at a ceremony here May 15. The Airmen are:Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bazaldua, Detachment 1, 345th Training Squadron Vehicle Maintenance Instructor of Technology and Military Science Munitions Systems Technology Scottie Benson,

  • Vandenberg ALS graduates 12

    The Vandenberg Airman Leadership School graduated 12 Airmen in a ceremony here May 14.The graduates of Class 2009-Delta were from Vandenberg, Los Angeles AFB and the Oregon Air National Guard. The John L. Levitow Award went to Staff Sgt. Lindsay Ahonen of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron. Senior

  • Vandenberg says farewell to 'graceful leader'

    Members of Team Vandenberg gathered at the 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron hangar to say farewell to a friend, mentor and command chief May 8. Chief Master Sgt. Cari Kent, the 30th Space Wing command chief, is transitioning to a new role as she and her family leave Vandenberg for Big Sky, Mont.,

  • Minuteman III launch delayed

    The scheduled operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is delayed to allow for additional data collection while in the operational ground configuration. A new launch date has yet to be established. "We are working with the Western Range to establish a

  • Delta II launch successful

    Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex-2 today at 1:24 p.m May 5. The rocket carried an experimental satellite for the Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction mission. At approximately one hour after

  • Delta II launch scheduled

    A Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex-2 here, between 1:24 and 1:52 p.m. May 5. The rocket will carry an experimental satellite into polar orbit to perform the Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction mission.