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  • Vandenberg Launches NROL-174 Mission

    A Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket launched the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-174 mission from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base Calif., at 12:33 p.m. PDT, April 16, 2025. This marks the fifth National Reconnaissance Office launch of 2025 and the first launch

  • 1st Delta Operations Squadron Inactivation

    The 1st Delta Operations Squadron inactivation ceremony was held at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 11, 2025. The training squadron stood-up in 2021 to provide training in initial skills, specialized warfighter follow-on and advanced training events and courses to prepare U.S. Space Force

  • Introducing “Airman Space”: VSFB’s New Wingman Morale Initiative

    U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. John Rockett, 2 Range Operations Squadron range operations commander, briefs airmen on the several launch vehicles that launch from Vandenberg during a tour of the Western Range Operations Control Center during the Airman Space event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.,

  • Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley Tours Vandenberg

    A Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley group of students visited the 30th Operations Support Squadron Training Device Design and Engineering Center at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 10, 2025. YLLV visited Vandenberg and learned about the TDDEC mission and capabilities while touring the

  • 2024 AFMC Annual Awards Watch Party from VSFB

    Space Launch Delta 30 leadership, Space Systems Command nominees, and attendees pose for a group photo at the livestream of the 2024 Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) annual awards ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 3, 2025. Airmen, military and civilian employees from AFMC

  • Airman Leadership School Class 25-C Graduation Ceremony

    Graduates, instructors, and mentors pose for a group photo following the Airman Leadership School class 25-C graduation ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 1, 2025. Students at ALS learn how to teach, lead and supervise junior enlisted members.

  • Vandenberg Teen Wins U.S. Space Force Military Child of the Year Award

    VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Military readiness isn't just about the individual in uniform; it's about the strength and resilience of the entire family. This year, Natalia Serna, daughter of Space Launch Delta 30’s senior enlisted leader Chief Master Sgt. Jay Harris and Maria Tapia,

  • Vandenberg Senior Enlisted Leader Warfighter Summit 2025

    The Senior Enlisted Leader Warfighter Summit group poses for a photo while touring Firefly Aerospace at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 28, 2025. The SEL Warfighter Summit visited Firefly Aerospace, one of Vandenberg’s commercial partners, as a look into the Vandenberg mission.

  • The History of the Chief Master Sergeant Rank: A Tribute from VSFB

    A video tribute to the history of the Chief Master Sergeant rank for the Chief Recognition Ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 31, 2025. The rank of Chief Master Sergeant was created by Congress in 1958 through the Career Compensation Act. The creation of these higher enlisted

 

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