Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB

Tom Stevens, center, Space Launch Delta 30 executive director, briefs the Leadership Santa Maria Valley cohort during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 28, 2026. LSMV is an 11-month leadership development and civic education program for the Santa Barbara County community. LSMV participants attend monthly day-long immersive seminars covering regional sectors including military, government, public safety, agriculture, education and health services. The tour provided the cohort with an overview of commercial launch operations and Vandenberg’s role in supporting assured access to space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB

Attendees of the Leadership Santa Maria Valley cohort receive a briefing as part of a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 28, 2026. LSMV is an 11-month leadership development and civic education program for the Santa Barbara County community. LSMV participants attend monthly day-long immersive seminars covering regional sectors including military, government, public safety, agriculture, education and health services. The briefing provided the cohort with an overview of commercial launch operations and Vandenberg’s role in supporting assured access to space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB

Members from the Leadership Santa Maria Valley cohort listen to a briefing from representatives for Firefly Aerospace at Space Launch Complex-2 during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 28, 2026. LSMV is an 11-month leadership development and civic education program for the Santa Barbara County community. LSMV participants attend monthly day-long immersive seminars covering regional sectors including military, government, public safety, agriculture, education and health services. The briefing detailed how commercial partners work together with Space Launch Delta 30 to advance U.S. national security. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB

Dustin Schmitt, right, Firefly Aerospace range coordinator, briefs the Leadership Santa Maria Valley cohort at Space Launch Complex-2 during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 28, 2026. Schmitt provided the cohort with an overview of how commercial launch operations support Vandenberg’s role in maintaining assured access to space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Robert “Bobby” Duck, right, 2nd Space Launch Squadron deputy flight commander, briefs Maria White, 2nd Range Operations Squadron operations team lead and Leadership Santa Maria Valley participant, during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 28, 2026. LSMV is an 11-month leadership development and civic education program for the Santa Barbara County community. LSMV participants attend monthly day-long immersive seminars covering regional sectors including military, government, public safety, agriculture, education and health services. Duck explained how operations at the Remote Launch Control Center support every national security space launch that occurs at Vandenberg. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Army National Guard Capt. David Osmanson, right, 100th Missile Defense Brigade Detachment 1 commander, briefs the Leadership Santa Maria Valley cohort at the Ronald Reagan Memorial viewing site during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 28, 2026. The Reagan Memorial viewing site provides a clear view of Vandenberg’s Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test flights. Osmanson explained how the 100th MDB defends the nation with the capability to intercept inbound missile threats. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB

Members from the Leadership Santa Maria Valley cohort gather for a photo at the 2nd Range Operations Squadron’s Western Range Operations Control Center during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 28, 2026. LMSV spent the day visiting the WROCC, 2nd Space Launch Squadron’s Remote Launch Control Center, the Ronald Reagan Memorial viewing site, Space Launch Complex-2, and the Space and Missile Technology Center. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB

Published Aug. 28, 2026
By Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez
Space Launch Delta 30

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB.

LSMV is an 11-month leadership development and civic education program for the Santa Barbara County community. LSMV participants attend monthly day-long immersive seminars covering regional sectors including military, government, public safety, agriculture, education and health services.

The tour provided the cohort with an overview of commercial launch operations and Vandenberg’s role in supporting assured access to space.