Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

The Vandenberg Space Force Base Honor Guard presents the colors during the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long relinquished command to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

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Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, delivers remarks during the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long relinquished command to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

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Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

Airmen and Guardians participate in the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long relinquished command to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Tiarra Sibley)

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Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, passes the Space Launch Delta 30 flag to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker during the SLD 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long relinquished command to Shoemaker. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

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Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker smiles into the crowd during the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. U.S. Space Force Col. Long relinquished command to Shoemaker. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

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Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long passes the Space Launch Delta 30 flag to U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, during the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. Long relinquished command to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

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Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long gives a speech during the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. Long relinquished command to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

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Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Bohnsack, Space Launch Delta 30 chaplain, gives an invocation during the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long relinquished command to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

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Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

Published July 17, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas
Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Vandenberg Space Force Base Honor Guard presents the colors during the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long relinquished command to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)