GT-253 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. May 22, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success during the GT-253 mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

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GT-253 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, removed the mission patch from 1st Lt. John Rockett, 2nd Range Operations Squadron range operations commander, during a patching ceremony in the Heritage Room to celebrate the GT-253 launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 22, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success, recognized the launch MVP with a commemorative game ball, and added the GT-253 patch to the Heritage Room wall. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

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GT-253 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tony Santino, 576th Flight Test Squadron commander, pose for a photo with the GT-253 mission patch during a patching ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 22, 2025. The patching ceremony commemorates Vandenberg's launches and highlights the launch team that enables the mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

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GT-253 Patching Ceremony

U.S. Space Force Col. Dorian Hatcher, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, presents U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tony Santino, 576th Flight Test Squadron commander, with the MVP game ball during a patching ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 22, 2025. The unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launched during an operational test at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, May 21, 2025, from Vandenberg. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

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GT-253 Patching Ceremony

Published May 22, 2025
By Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

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. May 22, 2025. The ceremony honored the mission team’s success during the GT-253 mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)