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U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Shannan Sanchez, Space Launch Delta 30 senior enlisted leader, speaks with attendees during a quality-of-life Town Hall meeting at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, July 15, 2026. Sanchez is gathering feedback from Guardians, Airmen and their families through a basewide survey and community engagement to help identify priorities for improving quality-of-life across the installation. Learn more: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/pqaW6SqjD9 (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Shannan Sanchez, Space Launch Delta 30 senior enlisted leader, speaks with attendees during a quality-of-life Town Hall meeting at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, July 15, 2026. Sanchez is gathering feedback from Guardians, Airmen and their families through a basewide survey and community engagement to help identify priorities for improving quality-of-life across the installation. Learn more: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/pqaW6SqjD9 (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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260715-X-DW038-1044

U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Shannan Sanchez, Space Launch Delta 30 senior enlisted leader, speaks with attendees during a quality-of-life Town Hall meeting at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, July 15, 2026. Sanchez is gathering feedback from Guardians, Airmen and their families through a basewide survey and community engagement to help identify priorities for improving quality-of-life across the installation. Learn more: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/pqaW6SqjD9 (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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260715-X-DW038-1075

U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Shannan Sanchez, Space Launch Delta 30 senior enlisted leader, speaks with attendees during a quality-of-life Town Hall meeting at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, July 15, 2026. Sanchez is gathering feedback from Guardians, Airmen and their families through a basewide survey and community engagement to help identify priorities for improving quality-of-life across the installation. Learn more: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/pqaW6SqjD9 (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Ms. Jennifer Green-Lanchoney, Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs chief, engages with a local community member during an Ask Me Anything session at Lompoc Old Town Market in Lompoc, Calif., July 10, 2026. Ask Me Anything is held during Old Town Market in Lompoc, Calif. The event presents opportunities for local community members to engage with Vandenberg representatives, allowing for questions to be answered and concerns to be addressed. Two more sessions are planned for July 31 and Aug. 14, 2026. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Justin Lohman, Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs Officer, left, speaks to a local community member during an Ask Me Anything session at Lompoc Old Town Market in Lompoc, Calif., July 10, 2026. Lohman explained that Vandenberg’s launches are designated by the federal government to advance economic growth, strengthen national security, and achieve critical national space objectives. Ask Me Anything events like these present opportunities for local community members to engage with Vandenberg representatives, allowing for questions and concerns to be addressed. Two additional sessions are planned for July 31 and Aug. 14, 2026. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Ralph Salazar, 2d Range Operations Squadron commander, center, listens to a local community member during an Ask Me Anything session at Lompoc Old Town Market in Lompoc, Calif., July 10, 2026. Salazar’s insights on space operations provided transparency to the community members as launch cadence increases at the Vandenberg Spaceport and Test Range. Ask Me Anything sessions present opportunities for local community members to engage with Vandenberg representatives, allowing for questions to be answered and concerns to be addressed. Two more sessions are planned for July 31 and Aug. 14, 2026. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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260716-X-IT855-1016

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Ralph Salazar, 2d Range Operations Squadron commander, left, speaks with local community members during an Ask Me Anything session at Lompoc Old Town Market in Lompoc, Calif., July 10, 2026. Ask Me Anything presents opportunities for local community members to engage with Vandenberg representatives, allowing for questions to be answered and concerns to be addressed. Salazar fielded questions about the significance of Vandenberg’s space launch and test missions, explaining the base’s critical role in national security objectives. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Ralph Salazar, 2d Range Operations Squadron commander, left, engages with local community youths during an Ask Me Anything session at Lompoc Old Town Market in Lompoc, Calif., July 10, 2026. Ask Me Anything sessions present opportunities for local community members to engage with Vandenberg representatives, allowing for questions to be answered and concerns to be addressed. Two more sessions are planned for July 31 and Aug. 14, 2026. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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Darryl York, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental impact chief, far right, educates local community youths during an Ask Me Anything session at Lompoc Old Town Market in Lompoc, Calif., July 10, 2026. Ask Me Anything sessions present opportunities for local community members to engage with Vandenberg representatives, allowing for questions to be answered and concerns to be addressed. York highlighted Vandenberg’s commitment to environmental stewardship, explaining various installation programs that balance the base’s space launch and test operations with the critical preservation of the base’s ecosystem. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)

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Western Range 50th Launch

Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians and Airmen supported the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-39 mission to low-Earth orbit Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 7:49 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4) at Vandenberg SFB, California. The mission marks the 50th launch supported from Vandenberg Space Force Base for 2026 from the U.S. Space Force’s West Coast Spaceport and Test Range at Vandenberg Space Force Base. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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Western Range 50th Launch

Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians and Airmen supported the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-39 mission to low-Earth orbit Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 7:49 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4) at Vandenberg SFB, California. The mission marks the 50th launch supported from Vandenberg Space Force Base for 2026 from the U.S. Space Force’s West Coast Spaceport and Test Range at Vandenberg Space Force Base. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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Western Range 50th Launch

Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians and Airmen supported the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 17-39 mission to low-Earth orbit Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 7:49 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4) at Vandenberg SFB, California. The mission marks the 50th launch supported from Vandenberg Space Force Base for 2026 from the U.S. Space Force’s West Coast Spaceport and Test Range at Vandenberg Space Force Base. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- U.S. Space Force 1st. Lt. Lorne St. Christopher, left, and U.S. Space Force 2nd Lt. Vincent Fababier, right, both 2nd Range Operations Squadron officers assigned as operation commanders during the most recent launch, add their autographs to the back of a frame commemorating the successful deployment of Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer-E (T1TL-E) mission as part of a patching ceremony held in the Pacific Coast Center's heritage room, July 17, 2026. The ceremony is a tradition which recognizes the contributions of individuals whose efforts contributed greatly to mission success. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, adds his signature to the back of a frame commemorating the successful deployment of Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer-E (T1TL-E) mission as part of a patching ceremony held in the Pacific Coast Center's heritage room, July 17, 2026. The ceremony is a tradition which recognizes the contributions of individuals whose efforts contributed greatly to mission success. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Ralph Salazar, 2nd Range Operations Squadron commander, rings the ceremonial bell after hanging a frame commemorating the successful deployment of Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer-E (T1TL-E) mission as part of a patching ceremony held in the Pacific Coast Center's heritage room, July 17, 2026. The ceremony is a tradition which recognizes the contributions of individuals whose efforts contributed greatly to mission success. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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260717-X-HP195-1047

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A member of Team Vandenberg prepares a set of mission patches for framing as part of a ceremony commemorating Thursday's successful launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer-E (T1TL-E) mission in the Pacific Coast Center's heritage room, July 17, 2026. Presided over by U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, the ceremony is a tradition which recognizes the contributions of individuals whose efforts contributed greatly to mission success. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, right, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, removes a mission patch from the uniform of U.S. Space Force 2nd Lt. Vincent Fababier, left, a 2nd Range Operations Squadron officer assigned as an operation commander during Team Vandenberg's most recent launch, who donated his mission patch to a frame commemorating the successful deployment of Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer-E (T1TL-E) mission as part of a ceremony held in the Pacific Coast Center's heritage room, July 17, 2026. The mission patching ceremony is a tradition which recognizes the contributions of individuals whose efforts contributed greatly to mission success. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, left, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, and U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Emily Stanhouse, right, 2nd Space Launch Squadron commander, congratulate U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Nick McKenzie, an officer assigned to 2SLS, for the problem-solving skills he employed to ensure the successful launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer-E (T1TL-E) mission as part of a patching ceremony held in the Pacific Coast Center's heritage room, July 17, 2026. McKenzie, a native of native of Dexter, Michigan, was recognized during the ceremony along with other members of Team Vandenberg whose efforts contributed greatly to mission success. (U.S. Space Force photo by Christopher Okula)

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260717-X-DW038-1090

U.S. Air Force Col. Joi B. Dozier, middle, outgoing 30th Medical Group commander, passes the ceremonial guidon to U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, left, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, during a change of command ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, July 17, 2026. The passing of the ceremonial guidon symbolizes Dozier relinquishing command of the 30th MDG. The 30th MDG delivers personalized healthcare and support services while pursuing continuous self-evaluation and performance improvement initiatives. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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