Vandenberg Unveils Food Donation Center

Visitors converse at a new community space managed by base chapel volunteers dedicated for the purposes of distributing donated groceries to families in need at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2026. The space, located at the former child development center across from the base chapel, will facilitate the collection and distribution of donations to enhance the welfare, morale, and readiness of members of the base community, to include Airmen, Guardians, federal civilians and their families. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Emily Casarez, 30th Medical Group Health Promotion Team manager, speaks to a visitor at a new community space managed by base chapel volunteers dedicated for the purposes of distributing donated groceries to families in need at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2026. Casarez is a part of Vandenberg’s Health Promotion Team, which engages with the base community to spread awareness about proper nutrition, emphasizing its distinct relationship to warfighter fitness and readiness. The space, located at the former child development center across from the base chapel, will facilitate the collection and distribution of donations to enhance the welfare, morale, and readiness of members of the base community, to include Airmen, Guardians, federal civilians and their families. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, second from left, Space Launch Delta 30 commander and Chief Master Sgt. Shannan Sanchez, third from left, SLD 30 senior enlisted leader, cut a ribbon for the opening of a new community space managed by base chapel volunteers dedicated for the purposes of distributing donated groceries to families in need at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2026. The space, located at the former child development center across from the base chapel, will facilitate the collection and distribution of donations to enhance the welfare, morale, and readiness of members of the base community, to include Airmen, Guardians, federal civilians and their families. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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From left to right, U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Ruiz, Space Launch Delta 30 chaplain, Emilie Horne, key spouse liaison, and U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, SLD 30 commander, converse inside a new community space managed by base chapel volunteers dedicated for the purposes of distributing donated groceries to families in need at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2026. The space, located at the former child development center across from the base chapel, will facilitate the collection and distribution of donations to enhance the welfare, morale, and readiness of members of the base community, to include Airmen, Guardians, federal civilians and their families. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Service members exchange a banana following a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new community space managed by base chapel volunteers dedicated for the purposes of distributing donated groceries to families in need at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2026. The space, located at the former child development center across from the base chapel, will facilitate the collection and distribution of donations to enhance the welfare, morale, and readiness of members of the base community, to include Airmen, Guardians, federal civilians and their families. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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A Vandenberg service member reaches for a banana following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new community space managed by base chapel volunteers dedicated for the purposes of distributing donated groceries to families in need at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2026. The space, located at the former child development center across from the base chapel, will facilitate the collection and distribution of donations to enhance the welfare, morale, and readiness of members of the base community, to include Airmen, Guardians, federal civilians and their families. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Vandenberg Unveils Food Donation Center

Published Aug. 10, 2026
By Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes
Space Launch Delta 30

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander and Chief Master Sgt. Shannan Sanchez, SLD 30 senior enlisted leader, cut a ribbon for the opening of a new community space managed by base chapel volunteers dedicated for the purposes of distributing donated groceries to families in need at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2026.

The space, located at the former child development center across from the base chapel, will facilitate the collection and distribution of donations to enhance the welfare, morale, and readiness of members of the base community, to include Airmen, Guardians, federal civilians and their families.