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  • Missile Defense Leaders Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey and Riki Ellison Visit VSFB

    U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense commanding general, and 100th Missile Defense Brigade members pose in front of Northrup Grumman equipment at the Missile Defense Agency

  • SLD 30 Deputy Commander Col. Michael Jewell Bids VSFB Farewell

    VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – After a distinguished tenure, U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Jewell, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, is preparing to depart Vandenberg SFB and begin the next chapter of his career at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom.

  • Missile Defense Leaders Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey and Riki Ellison Visit VSFB

    Riki Ellison, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance founder and chairman, speaks to an audience at the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site Memorial at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 28, 2025. Ellison worked in the creation of the memorial to honor Reagan’s address to the nation on missile

  • Vandenberg Military Working Dog Memorial Ceremony

    Vandenberg Base Honor Guard posts the colors during a Military Working Dog Memorial Ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 25, 2025. The ceremony honored Hugo, 30th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, and his service to the United States of America. U.S. Air Force Military

  • VSFB Hype Video

    Hype video for Vandenberg Space Force Base and Space Launch Delta 30. The video showcases the base, mission, spirit and workforce.

  • SLD 30 Hosts Industry Infrastructure Tour at Vandenberg

    Brent Blevins, staff director of the U.S. House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and Col Mark Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, pose for a photo with key senior leaders at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 23, 2025. The visit provided an opportunity for senior leaders

  • NROL-174 Patching Ceremony

    U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, and Laura Robinson, National Reconnaissance Office Office of Space Launch deputy director, led a patching ceremony in the Heritage Room at the Pacific Coast Center to celebrate the NROL-174 launch at Vandenberg Space Force

  • Meet the Space Cowboys: A Critical Capability at VSFB

    VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 2d Space Launch Squadron at Vandenberg SFB is home to a uniquely capable team known as the Space Cowboys. This team serves a specialized role within the U.S. Space Force by providing the Department of Defense’s only expeditionary space launch and transport

  • VSFB 2025 1st Quarter Awards Ceremony

    2nd Space Launch Squadron members pose for a group photo after receiving the quarterly Space Launch Delta 30 Spirit Award at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 16, 2025. The Spirit Award recognizes Guardians, airmen, and civilians who consistently go above and beyond, both in their work