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April 17, 2020
Flying despite COVID-19; BMT Airmen arrive at VAFB

Airmen from Basic Military Training stand in formation on the flightline after getting off a C-17 April 17, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Typically, members leaving BMT from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, travel on commercial aircraft to get to their technical school locations.
April 10, 2020
RocketShip delivers Delta IV Heavy boosters at VAFB

A United Launch Alliance barge, carrying Delta IV Heavy booster cores, second stage and payload faring, docked and delivered the rocket body parts April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
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