Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley Visits Vandenberg SFB

Jay Prichard, Vandenberg Space and Missile Heritage Center curator, speaks with students of Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley course, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 15, 2024. The students learned about Vandenberg’s rocket launch and strategic deterrence mission heritage, and how it has evolved over time to incorporate new technologies. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley Visits Vandenberg SFB

Jay Prichard, Vandenberg Space and Missile Heritage Center curator, teaches Vandenberg launch history to students of the Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley course at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 15, 2024. The YLLV program is a collaboration with the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Lompoc Unified School District and their visit to the base represents continued opportunities to foster community connectivity and avenues to learn more about the space domain. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley Visits Vandenberg SFB

Jay Prichard, Vandenberg Space and Missile Heritage Center curator, teaches Vandenberg launch history to students of the Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley program, enriching their understanding of the instillations history and launch mission at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 15, 2024. Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley is a program for high school students entering their junior year of high school and is designed to motivate and empower the students through team building, issues-related seminars, community projects and interaction with community leaders. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley Visits Vandenberg SFB

Students of the Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley program tour an air traffic control tower at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 15, 2024. Throughout the day, students learned about the instillation’s mission through briefings, tours of launch control centers, and a trip to the Space and Missile Heritage Center. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley Visits Vandenberg SFB

Students of the Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley program pose for a group photo in front of Missile V, a Minuteman III missile static display, during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 15, 2024. Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley is a program for high school students entering their junior year of high school and is designed to motivate and empower the students through team building, issues-related seminars, community projects and interaction with community leaders. The program is a collaboration with the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Lompoc Unified School District which led to the program’s formation in 1998. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley Visits Vandenberg SFB

Published April 22, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley is a program for high school students entering their junior year of high school and is designed to motivate and empower the students through team building, issues-related seminars, community projects and interaction with community leaders. The program is a collaboration with the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Lompoc Unified School District which led to the program’s formation in 1998.