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  • 2020; A time to be thankful

    Base leadership, Rep. Salud Carbajal, United States Congressman, and Gina Carbajal, his wife, serve Thanksgiving lunch to service members at the Breakers Dining Facility Nov. 26, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

  • USSPACECOM leadership tours VAFB

    U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, United States Space Command commander, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, toured the base Nov. 16, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

  • SpaceX launches Sentinel-6 satellite from VAFB

    Members at Vandenberg Air Force Base launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite Saturday, Nov. 21, at 9:17 a.m., from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Sentinel-6 is the first of two identical satellites to head into Earth orbit five years apart to continue sea level observations for at least

  • SPACEX TO LAUNCH SENTINEL-6 SATELLITE FROM VANDENBERG AFB

    Team Vandenberg and SpaceX are scheduled to launch the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite Saturday, Nov. 21 at 9:17 a.m., from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The Sentinel-6 is the first of two identical satellites to head into Earth orbit five years apart to continue sea level observations for at

  • SpOC commander visits USSF students at Vandenberg AFB

    Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, met with U.S. Space Force students from the 533rd Training Squadron on Nov. 17, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Whiting briefed the students on current developments in the Space Force organization, before breaking into a

  • Remembrance Day/Veterans Day Ceremony at Pine Grove Cemetery

    Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command, gives a key note address to a crowd of about 50 people during a Remembrance Day/Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov 11, 2020, at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Orcutt, Calif. The annual event was hosted by American Legion Post 534.

  • Veterans Day; a celebration of service

    Chief Master Sgt. Jason Delucy, 30th Space Wing command chief, speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, 2020, in Santa Maria, Calif. Originally recognized as Armistice Day, this day marked the end of World War I and was formally celebrated on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in