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  • VAFB commemorates POW/MIA

    Members participate in a ceremonial presentation of the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action flag during the POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 17, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The first POW/MIA ceremony was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., after becoming an

  • VAFB know your mil

    Before hitting the ground in an operational setting, newly selected United States Space Force Space Operator officers arrive at Vandenberg Air Force Base, where they will attend Officer Undergraduate Space Training at the 533rd Training Squadron. Currently, the first batch of Space Force officers

  • Space Delta 5 Transfers to the USSF

    Space professionals from Space Delta 5 swear into the United States Space Force during the USSF Chief of Space Operations ceremonial transfer event, Sept. 15, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, officiated a ceremonial transfer

  • VAFB 'never forgets' those lost on 9/11/01

    Vandenberg Air Force Base first responders participate in a silent march on their way to the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 11, 2020, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. After the march, attendees and first responders gathered to remember and honor those who lost their life during the terrorist

  • VAFB launches into a new era, welcoming USSF inductees

    On Sept. 1, 2020, at the Base Flag Pole in front of the Headquarters’ Building, 21 officers and enlisted members at Vandenberg Air Force Base joined the United States Space Force during the ceremonial induction tradition. The ceremony followed the time-honored military tradition as the officer and

  • Unarmed Minuteman III test launch from Vandenberg

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 12:03 a.m., Pacific Time.

  • Hobby helps base COVID needs

    The U.S. Air Force is continuously looking for innovative Airmen to step up and create solutions to the everyday problems that the force may face. Maj. Jonathan Wavell, Combined Force Space Components Command targets chief, is one of those Airmen who innovated a hobby into a way to assist the

  • VAFB Airman wins DoD Fire Officer of the Year 2019

    On July 31, 2020, the Department of Defense announced Senior Master Sgt. Corey Coleman, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, the winner of the 2019 Department of Defense Fire Officer of the Year.Additionally, on July 24, 2020, The United States Air force announced that Senior Master

 

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