VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance founder Riki Ellison presents awards to Vandenberg top performers at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 21, 2026.
Ellison visited Vandenberg to recognize Vandenberg’s top performing Guardians and Airmen, awarding signed footballs to commemorate their support to the base’s expanding mission. Ellison congratulated Team Vandenberg members on their extraordinary performance, emphasizing the strategic importance of Vandenberg role in the nation’s missile defense system.
The Missile Defense Agency mission is to develop, deploy, and sustain layered and integrated missile defense capabilities as part of a comprehensive missile defeat approach to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight.