NROL-174 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, presents U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Caelan Barranta, 2nd Range Operations Squadron range operations commander, the MVP game ball award during a patching ceremony for her excellent support during the NROL-174 mission. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success, recognized the launch MVP with a commemorative game ball, and added the NROL-174 patch to the Heritage Room wall. (U.S. Space Force photo Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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NROL-174 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Darin Lister, 2nd Range Operations Squadron commander, places patches on the Heritage Room wall during a patching ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. April 17, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success during the NROL-174 mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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NROL-174 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, and Laura Robinson, National Reconnaissance Office Office of Space Launch deputy director, led a patching ceremony in the Heritage Room at the Pacific Coast Center to celebrate the NROL-174 launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 17, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success, recognized the launch MVP with a commemorative game ball, and added the NROL-174 patch to the Heritage Room wall. (U.S. Space Force photo Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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NROL-174 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, removed a NROL-174 patch from 2nd Lt. Cristian De Leon, 2nd Range Operations Squadron range operations commander to celebrate the NROL-174 launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 17, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success, recognized the launch MVP with a commemorative game ball, and added the NROL-174 patch to the Heritage Room wall. (U.S. Space Force photo Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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NROL-174 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, and Laura Robinson, National Reconnaissance Office Office of Space Launch deputy director, led a patching ceremony in the Heritage Room at the Pacific Coast Center to celebrate the NROL-174 launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 17, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success, recognized the launch MVP with a commemorative game ball, and added the NROL-174 patch to the Heritage Room wall. (U.S. Space Force photo Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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NROL-174 Patching Ceremony

Published April 17, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, and Laura Robinson, National Reconnaissance Office Office of Space Launch deputy director, led a patching ceremony in the Heritage Room at the Pacific Coast Center to celebrate the NROL-174 launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 17, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success, recognized the launch MVP with a commemorative game ball, and added the NROL-174 patch to the Heritage Room wall.