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Oct. 24, 2022
18 SDS, France’s COSMOS integrate SDA knowledge during ‘Operator Exchange’

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) hosted five French space operators from the Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS) to integrate Space Domain Awareness (SDA) expertise during an ‘Operator Exchange’ here Oct. 3-6, 2022.
Oct. 18, 2022
30th Medical Group open house demonstrates their “Pathway To Trusted Care” initiative

The Vandenberg Space Force Base 30th Medical Group piloted a new initiative to provide Team Vandenberg beneficiaries a ‘behind the scenes’ look into their daily operations on Sept. 28, 2022.
Oct. 17, 2022
2022 Annual DoD Housing Survey underway for tenant feedback

The Department of the Air Force is asking tenants of privatized housing to share their experiences and opinions of the programs via the DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey beginning Oct. 17, 2022 and ending Dec. 1, 2022.
Oct. 12, 2022
Gen. Raymond Visits Vandenberg

U.S. Space Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, and U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force, discusses the importance of space and the cruciality of the Guardians that make assured access to space possible on Oct. 11, 2022, at
Oct. 12, 2022
Gen. Raymond Visits the Hawk's Cove

U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, coins Mrs. Emily Dreiling, director of Diversity and Inclusion, at the Hawk’s Cove at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022. Raymond visited the Hawk’s Cove for the first time since it was created, where it is first
Oct. 6, 2022
Space Tacticians Course broadens participants, welcomes French Space Operators

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Space Operators from the French Space Command, locally known as Commandment de l’space (CDE) in Paris, underwent the Space Tacticians Course here, Sept. 26 – 30, 2022, to enhance space mission planning with the U.S. at the tactical level.
Oct. 6, 2022
Meet the CFSCC Command family

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – On Aug. 22, 2022, the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) welcomed Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess and his wife, Mrs. Debbie Schiess, as the general took command of the unit. Since taking command, the two have been busy settling into their new role,
Oct. 3, 2022
Austin pledges to 'ease the load' for service members

In a memo titled "Taking Care of Our Service Members and Families," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III outlined efforts to address the needs of married service members and their families, as well as single service members.
Oct. 3, 2022
Readiness and Housing

Vandenberg Space Force Base is one of 28 areas selected by the Department of Defense for a temporary increase in Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) starting October 2022. Vandenberg qualified for this raise because the average housing costs in the area have increased more than 20% over the current
Oct. 1, 2022
FIREFLY SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ALPHA FLIGHT 002 “TO THE BLACK”

Team Vandenberg launched multiple satellites to low Earth orbit aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex-2, Oct. 1, at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.