Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Visit

Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey (right), UK Space Command commander, presents U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Michaela Schannep (left), Director of Operations for the 55th Combat Training Squadron, with a UK Space Operations Badge in recognition of Schannep’s status as a UK-qualified space

Vandenberg’s 30th Medical Group Wins Best Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Program of the Year Award

During the year of 2021, Vandenberg Space Force Base’s medical clinic went above and beyond in ensuring the best quality care for the members of our community, and they have the awards to show it.The 30th Medical Group and its members have been awarded a combined total of 17 awards this year due to

The Pit: Securing Vandenberg during the Holidays

The top priority of the Space Launch Delta 30th Security Forces Squadron working the Lompoc gate search pit is to provide security to Vandenberg Space Force Base year-round.The Lompoc gate becomes a highly trafficked area for commercial visitors delivering packages and goods on base during the

CSEL Conference

Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of United States Space Command, poses for a group photo with senior non-commissioned officers attending the Senior Enlisted Leader conference on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Dec. 1, 2021. The conference is a three-day event

Securing Vandenberg during the Holidays

The top priority of the Space Launch Delta 30th Security Forces Squadron is to provide security to Vandenberg Space Force Base year-round, but especially during the holidays. The 30th SFS uses the visitors center, gate security, patrolmen, military working dogs, the conservation unit, and the small

Vandenberg Space Force Base Anti-Vehicle Barrier Check

18th Space Control Squadron recognized for innovation

The 18th Space Control Squadron, Combat Development Division, recently won the 2021 Colonel Bradford W. Parkinson Innovation Team Award at the Space Operations Command level. Following the Nov. 3 award announcement, the team will now compete for recognition at the U.S. Space Force level. The Col.

Team Vandenberg Launches the NASA DART Mission

Members of the Vandenberg Fire Department and 30th Civil Engineer Squadron support a static fire test and rocket launch for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) space mission at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 19 and 23, 2021.

Team Vandenberg Launches the NASA DART Mission

Team Vandenberg launched a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here today, Nov. 23, at 10:21 p.m. Pacific Time. Col. Rob Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, was the launch decision authority. “It takes the entire team for a safe and successful launch,” said Long. “I congratulate

377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland AFB welcomes 576th FLTS

On Oct. 8, 2021, the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland AFB, N.M., assumed responsibility for the 576th Flight Test Squadron, a geographically separated unit operating at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.