May 12, 2021 VANDENBERG AFB RENAMES THE BASE ALIGNING UNDER U.S. SPACE FORCE Vandenberg Air Force Base is renaming the base and redesignating the 30th Space Wing during a ceremony, Friday, May 14, 2 p.m. on the Parade Field.
May 7, 2021 CFSCC’s Combined Space Operations Center hosts first International Space Day celebration The Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) hosted its first International Space Day celebration today, welcoming base military members to the “High Bay” in their building for food and games to celebrate the many achievements in, and well as the many benefits and opportunities gained through, the
May 5, 2021 MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH ABORTS PRIOR TO LAUNCH An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, experienced a ground abort prior to launch.The cause of the ground abort is currently under investigation and Air Force Global Strike Command is assessing the potential to reschedule
May 3, 2021 UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, between 12:15 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. from north Vandenberg.
April 30, 2021 VAFB celebrates Earth Month Vandenberg Air Force Base hosted an Earth Day celebration on April 21, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
April 29, 2021 CFSCC spotlight: Air National Guard unit provides essential secure satellite communications Perched on a scrub-oak-covered hilltop on the central coast of California is a small Air National Guard squadron that makes a big contribution to the Combined Force Space Component Command’s (CFSCC) mission to provide space capabilities to the joint warfighter and allied partners. For nearly 21
April 26, 2021 Delta IV launched from Vandenberg A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload launched by team Vandenberg from Space Launch Complex-6 here Monday at 1:47 p.m. PDT.
April 23, 2021 Japan Air Self-Defense Force chief of staff visits Vandenberg Air Force Base General Shunji Izutsu (middle), Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, stands with Brig. Gen. Michael Conley (left), Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) deputy commander, and Brig. Gen. Jody Merritt (right), mobilization assistant to the CFSCC commander, in front of the CFSCC and
April 16, 2021 USSF Acquisition Leader visit VAFB U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center commander and program executive officer for Space, Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, and SMC command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Arnold, visited Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. April 9, 2021.
April 15, 2021 COVID testing remains key part of Vandenberg readiness Although vaccination appointments for COVID-19 are being provided to an expanding population at Vandenberg AFB through Operation Fight Back, the 30th Medical Group also remains committed to providing continued COVID testing and contact tracing to maximize base readiness. “Testing continues to be an