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April 24, 2023
SPACE LAUNCH DELTA 30 TO LEASE SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX 6 TO SPACE X

Col. Rob Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, signed a statement of support on April 21, 2023, granting SpaceX permission to lease Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) for Falcon rocket launches.
April 20, 2023
Schiess returns to Valley Elementary, inspires next generation

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, engages with a student from Valley Elementary School in Yucaipa, California, April 14, 2023. Schiess, a previous student of Valley and resident of Yucaipa, was invited back to his old elementary school
April 19, 2023
MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SHOWCASES READINESS OF U.S. NUCLEAR FORCE’S SAFE, EFFECTIVE DETERRENT

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Navy aircrew launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with one test re-entry vehicle from aboard the Airborne Launch Control System April 19 at 5:11 a.m. Pacific Time
April 17, 2023
Global Sentinel Real World Event

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 51 payloads, including CubeSats, MicroSats, hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time, launches 14 April 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. In conjunction with this launch, Combined Force Space
April 14, 2023
COLAF Gen. Córdoba Visits Vandenberg

Mr. Tom Stevens (left), Space Launch Delta 30 executive director, presents a coin to Colombian Air Force Gen. Luis C. Córdoba (right), Colombian Air Force commander, during a visit to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 10, 2023. Gen. Córdoba Gen. Córdoba led a delegation of industry and
April 12, 2023
COLAF Gen. Córdoba visits Vandenberg

(From left to right) British Army Brigadier Paul Tedman, deputy director of U.S. Space Command’s strategy, plans, and policy directorate, Gen. Luis Carlos Córdoba Avendaño, Colombian Air Force (COLAF) commander, U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command
April 12, 2023
STC welcomes commercial partners, continues vision for integrated space operations

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., -- The Space Tacticians Course (STC), hosted by Space Delta 5’s (DEL 5) 55th Combat Training Squadron (55 CTS), once again expanded its participant range to now include representatives from commercial partners during its most recent iteration here March 27-31,
April 8, 2023
Vandenberg's Athlete of the Year Award Recipients

U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Blanda, Senior Enlisted Leader, 377th Test and Evaluation Group, recently recognized Vandenberg's Athletes of the Year before the Delta Dash at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April
April 7, 2023
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Members of the Vandenberg SFB Hawk's COVE showed up in full force recently for the Delta Dash to speak about Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, which is recognized in April by both civilian and military communities. The Department of Defense observes SAAPM by focusing on creating the
April 6, 2023
Space: A Woman’s Frontier

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – In honor of Women’s History Month, members of the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) organized the first all-female operations crew at the CSpOC here March 22, 2023.