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April 8, 2020
Cal Guard Space Operators support COVID-19 food bank mission

When Staff Sgt. Brandon Tinges became a space operator for the California Air National Guard’s 216th Space Control Squadron, cabbages were the furthest thing from his mind.
April 6, 2020
VAFB Space Cowboys remain mission ready

The 2nd Space Launch Squadron is home to the Space Force’s only hands-on space lift mission in support of the Minotaur launch vehicle. The Airmen who support this vital mission have been dubbed ‘Space Cowboys.’
April 2, 2020
Money Hawks maintain the money mission

While COVID-19 has halted many operations across the world, the mission at Vandenberg Air Force Base has not stopped.
March 27, 2020
Space Force Roadshow visits Vandenberg AFB

Commander, Space Operations Command, Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw, and Command Chief Master Sgt. John F. Bentivegna, addressed members of Vandenberg Air Force Base with U.S. Space Force Personnel Director, Col. David L. Stanfield, to explain U.S. Space Force structure and how reorganization will impact
March 23, 2020
Taking care of our Airmen and families amid COVID-19

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., carries out a vital national security mission and that mission does not end when faced with a pandemic, like COVID-19. Essential personnel are working hard to accomplish the mission, and the 30th Force Support Squadron’s Child Development Center and Youth Center
March 20, 2020
The mission goes on; one meal at a time

In the face of a global pandemic, the stress of COVID-19 has not stopped the mission at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Units from across the installation continue to provide support in order to take care of the well-being of Airmen and their families to ensure essential operations remain
March 19, 2020
VAFB access limited to essential personnel and services only

By order of the Installation Commander, access to Vandenberg Air Force Base will be limited to essential personnel and services only beginning March 20 at noon.
March 13, 2020
U.S. Space Command deputy commander visits Vandenberg AFB

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Dickinson, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command (left), U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command (second from left), and U.S. Air Force CMSgt John Bentivegna, Senior Enlisted Leader, CFSCC, and Command
March 12, 2020
Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command senior leaders visit Thule Air Base

Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command, and CMSgt John Bentivegna, Senior Enlister Leader, CFSCC, and Command Chief, SpOC, visited Thule Air Base, March 5, 2020. During the visit Shaw and Bentivegna met with personnel at the 821st Air Base
Jan. 29, 2020
VAFB implements base access to disabled veterans

Veterans who have been granted a Veterans Affairs disability rating from 1 to 99 percent, as well as their caregivers, are now authorized to obtain an installation access card.