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Nov. 27, 2025
VSFB Leadership Welcomes Congressman to Serve Thanksgiving Meals to Guardians and Airmen

U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-24th/CA) joins U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, to give thanks for Vandenberg personnel at Breakers Dining Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 27, 2025.
Nov. 27, 2025
President Trump Salutes VSFB's Guardians on Thanksgiving for Their Vital National Security Mission

U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks with service members from across all military branches—including Guardians from the 18th Space Defense Squadron during a virtual meeting on Thanksgiving Day at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 27, 2025.
Nov. 25, 2025
VSFB holds 4 SOPS Activation Ceremony

Guardians assigned to the 4th Space Operations Squadron pose for a group photo at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 1, 2025.
Nov. 18, 2025
VSFB earns DOW USSF 2025 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence

Team Vandenberg was recently awarded the 2025 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence, signifying excellence in readiness and preparedness of base personnel.
Nov. 17, 2025
Sentinel-6B Patching Ceremony

Vandenberg celebrated the NASA Sentinel-6B launch with a patching ceremony, Nov. 17, 2025. Patching ceremony's commemorates Vandenberg's launches and highlights the launch team that enables the mission.
Nov. 5, 2025
GT 254: AFGSC VALIDATES RELIABILITY, READINESS OF ICBM FORCE WITH MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH

Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on November 4, 2025. This test, designated GT 254, evaluated the ongoing reliability, operational readiness, and accuracy of the ICBM
Nov. 3, 2025
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III ICBM TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED AT VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11:01 p.m. to 5:01 a.m. Pacific Time, Nov. 4, from north Vandenberg.
Oct. 31, 2025
Vandenberg's 2025 Athletes of the Year

Members of Team Vandenberg hosted a ceremony at the base gym to honor its newest 2025 Athletes of the Year on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 31, 2025. The receipt of these awards denotes these service members' shared commitment not only to physical fitness standards, proper nutrition and
Oct. 30, 2025
Vandenberg Hawks’ varsity soccer team scrimmage before the Defender’s Cup

Vandenberg Space Force Base Hawks’ varsity soccer team players warm-up before a scrimmage at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 30, 2025. The team practiced before competing in the Defender’s Cup hosted by JBSA-Lackland from Nov. 7-11, making it to the quarter-finals and later finishing in
Oct. 25, 2025
Vandenberg service members volunteer at the Santa Maria Veterans Stand Down event

U.S. Air and Space Forces service members from Vandenberg Space Force Base volunteer alongside community partners to usher in U.S. military veterans during the Veterans Stand Down event at Santa Maria Fairgrounds, Calif., Oct. 25, 2025.