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Nov. 17, 2025
Sentinel-6B Patching Ceremony

Vandenberg celebrated the NASA Sentinel-6B launch with a patching ceremony, Nov. 17, 2025. Patching ceremony's commemorates Vandenberg's launches and highlights the launch team that enables the mission.
Nov. 5, 2025
GT 254: AFGSC VALIDATES RELIABILITY, READINESS OF ICBM FORCE WITH MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH

Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on November 4, 2025. This test, designated GT 254, evaluated the ongoing reliability, operational readiness, and accuracy of the ICBM
Nov. 3, 2025
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III ICBM TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED AT VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between 11:01 p.m. to 5:01 a.m. Pacific Time, Nov. 4, from north Vandenberg.
Oct. 31, 2025
Vandenberg's 2025 Athletes of the Year

Members of Team Vandenberg hosted a ceremony at the base gym to honor its newest 2025 Athletes of the Year on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 31, 2025. The receipt of these awards denotes these service members' shared commitment not only to physical fitness standards, proper nutrition and
Oct. 30, 2025
Vandenberg Hawks’ varsity soccer team scrimmage before the Defender’s Cup

Vandenberg Space Force Base Hawks’ varsity soccer team players warm-up before a scrimmage at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 30, 2025. The team practiced before competing in the Defender’s Cup hosted by JBSA-Lackland from Nov. 7-11, making it to the quarter-finals and later finishing in
Oct. 25, 2025
Vandenberg service members volunteer at the Santa Maria Veterans Stand Down event

U.S. Air and Space Forces service members from Vandenberg Space Force Base volunteer alongside community partners to usher in U.S. military veterans during the Veterans Stand Down event at Santa Maria Fairgrounds, Calif., Oct. 25, 2025.
Oct. 24, 2025
Vandenberg Hosts First Sergeant Symposium

Vandenberg Space Force Base congratulates its newest First Sergeant Symposium graduates on Oct. 24, 2025. This symposium provided a collaborative environment where individuals interested in fulfilling additional duty first sergeants positions engaged with peers, senior leaders, and subject matter
Oct. 23, 2025
Vandenberg SFB Deployers Return Home

Members of Vandenberg’s Installation Deployment Readiness Cell perform equipment check-in for personnel returning from a recent deployment at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 23, 2025. The IDRC is responsible for handling all deployment actions on base, ensuring Airmen and Guardians obtain
Oct. 16, 2025
Vandenberg Holds Patching Ceremony for SDA Tranche 1 TL-C Launch

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Ralph Salazar, 2nd Range Operations Squadron commander, lead a patching ceremony at the Pacific Coast Center to celebrate the SDA T1TL-C launch. The patching ceremony commemorates Vandenberg's launches and
Oct. 15, 2025
Vandenberg Conducts Pinniped Survey

Vandenberg’s 30th Civil Engineer Squadron biologists conducted a regular marine mammal survey at several points on south base Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 15, 2025. The surveys are an effort to study mammals, such as sea lions and harbor seals, behaviors, life cycle, and mating