VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Civic Leaders and Vandenberg Space Force Base leadership meet during a civic leader open house at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 25, 2026.
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, gave remarks to the group, along with U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander. During the open house event, local community leadership gained insight into Vandenberg's mission, learning more about the enduring full spectrum Space Force and Air Force operations that the base conducts in support of national defense.
As directed by the Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force established U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) as the Service Component to United States Space Command on Dec. 06, 2023. This command exercises operational control of USSF forces conducting protect, defend, and deliver missions, and when delegated, tactical control of other service forces conducting these missions.