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  • VAFB to go paperless

    The last published issue of the Space & Missile Times will be Oct 27. Termination of the internal information product is the wave of the Air Force future as we have fewer assets available to produce them.The 30th Space Wing Public Affairs office's current manning stands at 22%, and there are similar

  • Vandenberg celebrates 48th birthday

    Wednesday marked the 48th anniversary of this base actually being known as Vandenberg AFB. Vandenberg was originally an Army post named Camp Cooke, in honor of Army Major General Philip St. George Cooke, and was activated in 1941 as an armored and infantry division training installation. Although

  • JFCC SPACE activates at Vandenberg

    The Joint Functional Component Command for Space was activated with a unit stand-up ceremony here Tuesday. The command of JFCC SPACE was presented to Maj. Gen. William Shelton, 14th Air Force commander by Marine Gen. James Cartwright, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. "Our prime mission directive

  • Vandenberg, Missile Defense Agency complete successful interceptor test

    Working with the Missile Defense Agency, Airmen at Vandenberg accomplished a list of historic firsts Sept. 1 with the successful launch of an interceptor missile from the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense site here. The first interceptor launch from a Vandenberg MDA silo came after close to 20 months

  • New AFSPC leader visits Vandenberg

    The new commander of Air Force Space Command visited Vandenberg July 20, where he addressed recapitalization and its tie to the issue of force shaping. "Recapitalization is just a word that means something is too old and needs to be replaced," said Gen. Kevin Chilton when talking about Air Force

  • Hawks gunning for sharks at GC!

    Guardian Challenge came to a close after an intense competition week for the 30th Security Forces Squadron Aug. 14-17 at Peterson AFB, Colo. The challenge is the world's premier space and missile competition. It is the prime peacetime opportunity for Air Force space and missile teams to fully

 

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