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Sept. 30, 2021
Patriotism Soaring Through the Air

The 78th annual Santa Maria Elks Parade and Rodeo went off soaring in red, white and blue in Santa Maria, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. While celebrating the history and diversity Santa Maria Valley has to offer, people of all ages walked the route of the parade to showcase the many faces
Sept. 27, 2021
TEAM VANDENBERG LAUNCHES ITS 2000th MISSION TODAY -- AN ATLAS V

Team Vandenberg launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 here today, Sept. 27, at 11:12 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Col. Robert Long was the launch decision authority.
Sept. 24, 2021
VANDENBERG CELEBRATES ITS 2000th LAUNCH MONDAY

Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the NASA Launch Program Landsat 9 observatory into a near-polar, sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex-3 here Monday, Sept. 27, with a launch window opening at 11:11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
Sept. 24, 2021
Vandenberg Space Force Base Prepares to Celebrate its Historical 2000th Launch

Vandenberg Space Force Base will celebrate its 2000th launch when NASA Launch Services Program sends a Landsat-9 Earth observation satellite, mated to an Atlas V 401 rocket into orbit on Sept. 27, 2021. “The 2000th launch gives us the opportunity to celebrate the thousands of people from Team
Sept. 16, 2021
A Paralegal's Job is Never Done

Mrs. Jennifer R. Vasquez has been a paralegal specialist and the Victim Witness Assistance Program Coordinator for Space Launch Delta 30 for the past seven years. “My job is important because I am the liaison for family members, active duty members and civilians that have zero idea of what the Air
Sept. 15, 2021
Vandenberg supports A-10 "Warthogs" for Search and Rescue Exercise

Two A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft from the 59th and 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, participating in exercise Rescue Edge, could be seen arriving at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 24, 2021.
Sept. 12, 2021
MISSILE DEFENSE TEST COMPLETED

A Ground-based Interceptor missile, an element of the nation’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg today at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time by Space Launch Delta 30 officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command.
Sept. 8, 2021
Space Delta 1 Assumption of Command and 1st Delta Operations Squadron Activation Ceremony

Space Delta 1 held an assumption of command and activation ceremony for the 1st Delta at the 533rd Training Squadron on Vandenberg Space Force Base, September 2, 2021.
Sept. 2, 2021
CAUTION URGED DUE TO POSSIBLE DEBRIS FROM TERMINATED LAUNCH

Space Launch Delta 30 terminated the Firefly Aerospace Inc., Alpha rocket over the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 2.As a result there may be debris in the local area. A team of investigators has determined that any debris from the rocket should be considered unsafe. All recreational facilities, including
Sept. 2, 2021
FIREFLY ALPHA TERMINATED MID-FLIGHT

Space Launch Delta 30 terminated the Firefly Aerospace Inc., Alpha rocket over the Pacific Ocean at 7:02 p.m. Pacific Time after a successful lift off at 6:59 p.m. Pacific Time from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg SFB Sept. 2.