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  • Former Onizuka Air Station's new mission - Enhancing education

    Once rumored to be one of the highest-ranking nuclear targets in the country, property that was home to the former Onizuka Air Station is now targeted for a different purpose. The newly opened Foothill College Sunnyvale Center serves as a regional educational center and a workforce resource for

  • Final land transfer of former Onizuka Air Station complete

    For more than 50 years, Onizuka Air Force Station, Calif., was a top-secret member of the Air Force Satellite Control Network. The installation is now ready to take on new frontiers.After the base was selected for closure by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 2005, the Air Force began

  • Ceremony commemorates end of space support at Onizuka AFS

    On Sept. 15, a relatively quiet yet historic event in which Col. Michael Finn, the 50th Space Wing Network Operations Group commander, presided over took place in Sunnyvale at 10:30 a.m. While the Travis Air Force Base Honor Guard slowly guided the final descent of Onizuka's Air Force Station flag,

  • Former Onizuka Air Station ready for new challenges

    For more than 50 years, Onizuka Air Force Station was a top secret member of the Air Force Satellite Control Network. The installation is now ready to take on new frontiers.The "Blue Cube" building on Onizuka AFS played a critical role in our nation's security and protection since 1960. The station

  • Onizuka AFS closes, operations move to Vandenberg

    After nearly 50 years of operations, the Air Force officially closed Onizuka Air Force Station here during a formal ceremony July 28.Lt. Gen. John T. "Tom" Sheridan, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, was the presiding official.Onizuka AFS has played many