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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Allen Price, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics planner, performs a dead-hang task while U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, left, spectates during the Guardian Arena regional tryout at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 28, 2025. Price represented Vandenberg at the Guardian Arena 2024 competition at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Guardian Arena is an annual United States Space Force event designed to challenge competitors in the skills of problem solving, knowledge, and physical strength, with a goal of improving camaraderie, instilling esprit de corps, and providing an opportunity to operationalize the Guardian Ideal and Guardian Spirit in a healthy competition. The 2025 Guardian Arena, hosted at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, December 8-9, 2025, will test Guardians, Airmen, and civilians from across the force to identify a single team as the best unit in the USSF. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Air Force Airman1st Class Allen Price, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics planner, completes a physical challenge during the Guardian Arena Regional tryout at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 28, 2025. Price participated in last year’s Guardian Arena competition on the Vandelina Wine Mixers team. The Guardian Arena is an annual United States Space Force event designed to challenge competitors in the skills of problem solving, knowledge, and physical strength, with a goal of improving camaraderie, instilling esprit de corps, and providing an opportunity to operationalize the Guardian Ideal and Guardian Spirit in a healthy competition. The 2025 Guardian Arena, hosted at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, December 8-9, 2025, will test Guardians, Airmen, and civilians from across the force to identify a single team as the best unit in the USSF. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Katherine Rodriguez, Space Launch Delta 30 Spaceport Innovation chief, sprints a shuttle run during the Guardian Arena Regional tryout at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 28, 2025. Rodriguez completed the entire tryout day consisting of three physical fitness assessments, and three cognitive examinations. The Guardian Arena is an annual United States Space Force event designed to challenge competitors in the skills of problem solving, knowledge, and physical strength, with a goal of improving camaraderie, instilling esprit de corps, and providing an opportunity to operationalize the Guardian Ideal and Guardian Spirit in a healthy competition. The 2025 Guardian Arena, hosted at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, December 8-9, 2025, will test Guardians, Airmen, and civilians from across the force to identify a single team as the best unit in the USSF. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Allen Price, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics planner, performs a dead-hang task while U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, left, spectates during the Guardian Arena regional tryout at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 28, 2025. Price represented Vandenberg at the Guardian Arena 2024 competition at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Guardian Arena is an annual United States Space Force event designed to challenge competitors in the skills of problem solving, knowledge, and physical strength, with a goal of improving camaraderie, instilling esprit de corps, and providing an opportunity to operationalize the Guardian Ideal and Guardian Spirit in a healthy competition. The 2025 Guardian Arena, hosted at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, December 8-9, 2025, will test Guardians, Airmen, and civilians from across the force to identify a single team as the best unit in the USSF. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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Vandenberg Guardian Arena regional tryout Day 1 2025

Published July 31, 2025
By Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

Guardians and Airmen came together to participate in Day one of Vandenberg's first day of the Guardian Arena regional tryouts. The Guardian Arena is an annual, United States Space Force wide competition that is held at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The tryout consists of three high intensity exercises and three cognitive examinations in an hour to test their physical grit and problem-solving skills under pressure. The next and final opportunity to tryout will be Monday, August 4, 2025. For more details, contact 1st Lt. Catherine Schlabach, or Senior Airman Javier Davila.

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