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  • Space Delta 5 Transfers to the USSF

    Space professionals from Space Delta 5 swear into the United States Space Force during the USSF Chief of Space Operations ceremonial transfer event, Sept. 15, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, officiated a ceremonial transfer

  • VAFB 'never forgets' those lost on 9/11/01

    Vandenberg Air Force Base first responders participate in a silent march on their way to the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 11, 2020, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. After the march, attendees and first responders gathered to remember and honor those who lost their life during the terrorist

  • VAFB launches into a new era, welcoming USSF inductees

    On Sept. 1, 2020, at the Base Flag Pole in front of the Headquarters’ Building, 21 officers and enlisted members at Vandenberg Air Force Base joined the United States Space Force during the ceremonial induction tradition. The ceremony followed the time-honored military tradition as the officer and

  • Unarmed Minuteman III test launch from Vandenberg

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 12:03 a.m., Pacific Time.

  • Hobby helps base COVID needs

    The U.S. Air Force is continuously looking for innovative Airmen to step up and create solutions to the everyday problems that the force may face. Maj. Jonathan Wavell, Combined Force Space Components Command targets chief, is one of those Airmen who innovated a hobby into a way to assist the

  • VAFB Airman wins DoD Fire Officer of the Year 2019

    On July 31, 2020, the Department of Defense announced Senior Master Sgt. Corey Coleman, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, the winner of the 2019 Department of Defense Fire Officer of the Year.Additionally, on July 24, 2020, The United States Air force announced that Senior Master

  • AF continues dining facility modernization across enterprise

    The Air Force continues modernizing dining facilities and menu options across the enterprise with the newly reopened U.S. Space Force’s The Beachcombers at Vandenberg AFB, California. Beachcombers, which caters to Air Education and Training Command students and cadre, closed at the beginning of the

  • Team Adaptability is key to Minuteman Task Force success

    Unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile tests are nothing new to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and the Western Range. Since its activation in 1991, the 576th Flight Test Squadron has partnered with Task Forces from the various Missile Wings to conduct ICBM test launches – a

  • CSO visits VAFB during MMIII launch

    Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and commander of U.S. Space Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, U.S. Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor, visited Vandenberg Air Force Base, Aug. 3-4, 2020.

 

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