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May 1, 2023
Members of Vandenberg Volunteers to Clean-up the River Bend Bike Park in Lompoc

Members of Vandenberg's 30th Civil Engineer Squadron volunteers at the River Bend Bike Park in Lompoc, Calif, April 28, 2023. The members raked and pulled all unwanted weeds and rocks to help beautify the park.
May 1, 2023
Members of Vandenberg Welcome Home Veterans at Santa Maria Airport

WWII, Korea and Vietnam veterans of the California Central Coast Coastal Honor Flight are cheered on by attendees as walk through the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., April 26, 2023. More than 1,000 attendees showed up to support the event including family members, friends, military
April 26, 2023
Schiess leads keynote address at Cal Poly CubeSat Developer's Workshop

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) commander, speaks to audience members of the Cal Poly CubeSat Developer’s Workshop at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 25, 2023. During his keynote address, Schiess
April 26, 2023
Schiess, Coffin hold Key Leader Engagement with Romanian delegation

Leadership from the Romanian Communications and Information Command, Romanian Space Agency, Combined Force Space Component Command and the Alabama Air National Guard stand together for a group photo outside the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 25, 2023. Mr. Flaviu
April 26, 2023
18 SDS, JASDF strengthen SDA partnership

FUCHU AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt Col Matthew Lintker, 18th Space Defense Squadron (SDS) commander, and two other 18 SDS members met with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Space Operations Group members at Fuchu Air Base, Japan, April 8-14, 2023.
April 25, 2023
NZAF Air Commodore Sexton visits CFSCC

Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Commodore Shaun Sexton, Air Component Commander, right, greets Mr. Pell Thompson, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) Deputy Chief of Staff, middle, and U.S. Space Force Lt. Col.Matthew Knepper, CJ5/8 Deputy Director, during the beginning of Sexton's visit
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