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CSO visits VAFB during MMIII launch

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and commander of U.S. Space Command, is briefed by 1st Lt. Melanie Mohseni and 1st Lt. Byron Baker, 2nd Range Operation Squadron, while touring the 30th Space Wing’s Western Range Operation Control Center Aug. 3, 2020 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Following the tour, Raymond witnessed a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test and evaluation launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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CSO visits VAFB during MMIII launch

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and commander of U.S. Space Command, looks at life-sized drafts of the U.S. Space Force seals that will be fabricated by the Training Device Design and Engineering Center for display in the 30th Space Wing’s Western Range Operation Control Center during a visit Aug. 3, 2020 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Raymond toured the WROCC and witnessed a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test and evaluation launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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CSO visits VAFB during MMIII launch

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and commander of U.S. Space Command, receives a GT-235 mission patch while touring the 30th Space Wing’s Western Range Operation Control Center Aug. 3, 2020 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Following the tour, Raymond witnessed a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test and evaluation launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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CSO visits VAFB during MMIII launch

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and commander of U.S. Space Command, Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, U.S. Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor, are greeted by 30th Space Wing members at the 30th SW’s Western Range Operation Control Center Aug. 3, 2020 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. While touring the WROCC, Raymond and Towberman witnessed a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test and evaluation launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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40 years of Civil Service and a life of fortune

Richard Cote, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander, friends and family watch as 30th CES members conclude Cote’s retirement ceremony with a parade June 25, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Cote arrived at Vandenberg AFB in 1980 as an active duty U.S. Air Force member. He spent four and a half years in the military and retired from the same base in the same squadron after nearly 40 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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40 years of Civil Service and a life of fortune

The crowd stands and applauds as Richard Cote, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander, retires after nearly 40 years of service in the 30th CES June 25, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Cote arrived at Vandenberg AFB in 1980 as an active duty U.S. Air Force member. He spent four and a half years in the military and retired from the same base in the same squadron after nearly 40 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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40 years of Civil Service and a life of fortune

Richard Cote, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander, is presented with a gift during his retirement ceremony June 25, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Cote arrived at Vandenberg AFB in 1980 as an active duty U.S. Air Force member. He spent four and a half years in the military and retired from the same base in the same squadron after nearly 40 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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40 years of Civil Service and a life of fortune

Family, friends and base members attend the retirement ceremony of Richard Cote, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander, June 25, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Cote arrived at Vandenberg AFB in 1980 as an active duty U.S. Air Force member. He spent four and a half years in the military and retired from the same base in the same squadron after nearly 40 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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40 years of Civil Service and a life of fortune

Richard Cote, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy commander, holds a picture of his granddaughter, Jaiden, June 24, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. When Cote got stressed from work, he would look at his granddaughter’s pictures in his office, and they put things in perspective, making him smile. Vandenberg AFB was Cote’s only base, and he retired on June 25, 2020, after nearly 40 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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Call if you can…text if you can’t; text-to-911 available at VAFB

- Text-to-911 is a Santa Barbara County-wide service that was made available to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 15, 2020. The service allows users to text 911 responders during an emergency when calling is not an option, such as an active shooter situation. Before it was made available to the installation, the service went through a week-long testing period where base members and first responders monitored and timed how long it took for the text messages to be received, verified the location accuracy, and ensured that the transfer capabilities were working as intended. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Hanah Abercrombie)

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An Air Force education in human relations

Retired Senior Master Sgt. Steven W. Heuring, 30th Space Wing Public Affairs graphic artist, poses for a photo June 25, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. After 26 years of active duty and another 20 years of Air Force civil service, Heuring talks about his experience of a fundamental transformation in his thinking and attitudes towards his fellow human beings, his fellow Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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Tough conversations; addressing the past to improve our future

Master Sgt. Cederic Hill, 614th Combat Operations Division Combined Space Operations Center theater watch chief, and his best friend Audrey pose for a photo at the 2018 Vandenberg Air Force Ball. In light of recent nationwide events, Hill decided to share his story as a black man in America and the military. He explains how, at times, it is hard for others to talk through issues that have to do with racial bias, misconceptions or prejudices because military members are often told to not talk about race, religion and politics within the work place. He addresses the past and the tough conversations that need to be had to improve our future. (Courtesy photo)

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Tough conversations; addressing the past to improve our future

Master Sgt. Cederic Hill, 614th Combat Operations Division Combined Space Operations Center theater watch chief, poses for a photo with his mother, Debra. In light of recent nationwide events, Hill decided to share his story as a black man in America and the military. He explains how, at times, it is hard for others to talk through issues that have to do with racial bias, misconceptions or prejudices because military members are often told to not talk about race, religion and politics within the work place. He addresses the past and the tough conversations that need to be had to improve our future. (Courtesy photo)

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Tough conversations; addressing the past to improve our future

Master Sgt. Cederic Hill, 614th Combat Operations Division Combined Space Operations Center theater watch chief, and his family pose for a photo. In light of recent nationwide events, Hill decided to share his story as a black man in America and the military. He explains how, at times, it is hard for others to talk through issues that have to do with racial bias, misconceptions or prejudices because military members are often told to not talk about race, religion and politics within the work place. He addresses the past and the tough conversations that need to be had to improve our future. (Courtesy photo)

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I go; fighting the Mental Health stigma

Maj. Michael Barlow, 614th Combat Training Squadron director of operations, poses for a portrait May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. As a part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Barlow shared his personal journey with mental health during his Air Force career. Barlow hopes to inspire those who have not yet sought help as he shares his courage with the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

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RocketShip delivers third Delta IV Heavy booster at VAFB

Three Delta IV Heavy boosters, which were extracted from a United Launch Alliance barge known as the RocketShip, are placed in a Horizontal Integration Facility, May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A HIF is a building within which the stages of a multistage rocket are brought together before the assembled stack is rolled out to the launch pad or space launch complex and raised into a vertical position for final integration and launch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

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RocketShip delivers third Delta IV Heavy booster at VAFB

Mission partners guide a Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, to a Horizontal Integration Facility, May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. This was the third and final booster delivered on the RocketShip, which was offloaded four weeks after the first two due to weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

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RocketShip delivers third Delta IV Heavy booster at VAFB

Mission partners and base members extract a Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload the final Delta IV Heavy booster for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

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RocketShip delivers third Delta IV Heavy booster at VAFB

A Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, proceeds to the Horizontal Integration Facility May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A HIF is a building within which the stages of a multistage rocket are brought together before the assembled stack is rolled out to the launch pad or space launch complex and raised into a vertical position for final integration and launch. (Courtesy photo)

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RocketShip delivers third Delta IV Heavy booster at VAFB

A Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, proceeds to the Horizontal Integration Facility May 4, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A HIF is a building within which the stages of a multistage rocket are brought together before the assembled stack is rolled out to the launch pad or space launch complex and raised into a vertical position for final integration and launch. (Courtesy photo)

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