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Airman dies in accident at Vandenberg Space Force Base

Written on 18 Jul, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An airman died Thursday following an accident at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Airman 1st Class Cedric Eneluna, 23, a member of the Pavement and Equipment Flight of the Air Force’s 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, was operating heavy... (Continue reading)

Picketers protest cost of Vandenberg missile launch

Written on 23 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A group of people upset about the high cost of the United States’ ground-based missile defense program protested this weekend at Vandenberg Air Force Base. [KSBY] Launched in 2004 by the George W Bush administration, the program has already cost... (Continue reading)

Air Force considering tapping oil offshore from Vandenberg

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The U.S. Air Force is considering leasing portions of Vandenberg Air Force Base to private oil companies for extraction of offshore oil and gas with land-based drills. [LATimes] If approved, it will be the first new offshore lease in state... (Continue reading)

Sonic boom from F-22 rocks the Central Coast

Written on 20 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

An F-22 fighter aircraft flying off the coast of California caused a sonic boom that shook the Central Coast Thursday morning, according to an Edwards Air Force Base spokesman. People all over San Luis Obispo County said they felt shaking... (Continue reading)