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260901-X-DY416-1143

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Monica Luna, 30th Force Support Squadron first sergeant, delivers an anecdote from her early days as a noncommissioned officer at the staff sergeant release party in the Cocheo Park pavilion at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Team Vandenberg turned out to congratulate and thank 52 newly-named staff sergeants. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260901-X-DY416-1141

Airmen, Guardians, friends, and family clap to congratulate a group of service members newly selected for advancement to the rank of staff sergeant at a release party in the Cocheo Park pavilion at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Team Vandenberg turned out to congratulate and thank 52 newly-named staff sergeants. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260901-X-DY416-1192

Airmen, Guardians, friends, and family form a line to congratulate service members newly selected for advancement to the rank of staff sergeant at a release party in the Cocheo Park pavilion at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Team Vandenberg turned out to congratulate and thank 52 newly-named staff sergeants. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260901-X-DY416-1191

U.S. Air Force Staff sergeant selectees stand at attention to sing the Air Force song to conclude the staff sergeant release party in the Cocheo Park pavilion at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Team Vandenberg turned out to congratulate and thank 52 newly-named staff sergeants. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260901-X-DY416-1188

Airmen, Guardians, friends, and family gather to celebrate a group of service members newly selected for advancement to the rank of staff sergeant at a release party in the Cocheo Park pavilion at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Team Vandenberg turned out to congratulate and thank 52 newly-named staff sergeants. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260901-X-DY416-1144

U.S. Space Force Col. Lawrence A. Smith II, left, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, encourages new staff sergeants to develop their method of leadership as they step into the role as noncommissioned officers at the staff sergeant release party in the Cocheo Park pavilion at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Team Vandenberg turned out to congratulate and thank 52 newly-named staff sergeants. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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Team Vandenberg Welcomes New NCOs

Staff sergeant lights illuminate the corner during a noncommissioned officer induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Vandenberg’s new NCOs passed through the NCO arch, representing their transformation into leaders. An NCO is a leader and mentor responsible for offering training and discipline to junior-enlisted members while enforcing standards necessary to mission execution. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Team Vandenberg Welcomes New NCOs

Space Launch Delta 30’s noncommissioned officer backbone is featured on the center stage during a noncommissioned officer induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. The backbone represents the crucial link between command and the enlisted personnel. Vandenberg’s new NCOs passed through the NCO arch, representing their transformation into leaders. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Team Vandenberg Welcomes New NCOs

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Davis, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron facility systems superintendent, gives remarks during a noncommissioned officer induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Davis mentioned the fundamental shift in identity for new NCOs - from Airman and Guardian to servant leader. Vandenberg’s new NCOs passed through the NCO arch, symbolizing their acceptance of the NCO charge to lead with courage, purpose and care. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Team Vandenberg Welcomes New NCOs

Vandenberg’s new noncommissioned officers stand for the NCO charge during a noncommissioned officer induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. The new NCOs passed through the NCO arch, representing their transformation into leaders. The NCO charge is a formal code of ethics and duties given to new NCOs during their promotion ceremonies. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Team Vandenberg Welcomes New NCOs

U.S. Air Force Col. Lawrence A. Smith II, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, gives remarks as the presiding official during a noncommissioned officer induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Smith mentioned the profound responsibilities and unwavering commitment required of the NCO corps. Vandenberg’s new NCOs passed through the NCO arch, symbolizing their acceptance of the NCO charge to lead with courage, purpose and care. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Team Vandenberg Welcomes New NCOs

New noncommissioned officers sit after receiving their diplomas during an NCO induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Vandenberg’s new NCOs passed through the NCO arch, symbolizing their acceptance of the NCO charge to lead with courage, purpose and care. An NCO is a leader and mentor responsible for offering training and discipline to junior-enlisted members while enforcing standards necessary to mission execution. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Team Vandenberg Welcomes New NCOs

Team Vandenberg personnel applaud during a noncommissioned officer induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Vandenberg’s new NCOs passed through the NCO arch, symbolizing their acceptance of the NCO charge to lead with courage, purpose and care. An NCO is a leader and mentor responsible for offering training and discipline to junior-enlisted members while enforcing standards necessary to mission execution. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Team Vandenberg Welcomes New NCOs

New noncommissioned officers stand for a group photo during an NCO induction ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. Vandenberg’s new NCOs passed through the NCO arch, symbolizing their acceptance of the NCO charge to lead with courage, purpose and care. An NCO is a leader and mentor responsible for offering training and discipline to junior-enlisted members while enforcing standards necessary to mission execution. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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260902-X-DY416-1008

William Deane, CEO of JP Donovan Construction, celebrates the construction crew for completing the structural steel frame for the new payload processing facility as part of a topping-out ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. The framework, which was completed ahead of schedule, required 8,300 man hours and 1,110 tons of steel to complete. The new processing facility, administered by Astrotech Space Operations, will provide increased processing capacity for a host of U.S. Space Force satellite program offices working to field the nation’s eyes and ears in space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260902-X-DY416-1007

Team Vandenberg and collaborating mission partner representatives pose for a group photo after the final steel beam was attached at a topping-out ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. The new payload processing facility, administered by Astrotech Space Operations, will provide increased processing capacity for a host of U.S. Space Force satellite program offices working to field the nation’s eyes and ears in space. The ceremony featured a topping-out tree, which is a traditional evergreen placed on the highest steel beam of a new building to symbolize good luck, growth, and safe construction. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260902-X-DY416-1006

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Curbeam, CEO of Astrotech Space Operations and former NASA astronaut, gives his final regards at the end of the topping-out ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. The new payload processing facility, administered by Astrotech, will provide increased processing capacity for a host of U.S. Space Force satellite program offices working to field the nation’s eyes and ears in space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260902-X-DY416-1005

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Will Watson, left, Space Systems Command chief of Space Access Division, signs the final steel beam at a topping-out ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. The new payload processing facility, administered by Astrotech Space Operations, will provide increased processing capacity for a host of U.S. Space Force satellite program offices working to field the nation’s eyes and ears in space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260902-X-DY416-1004

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Will Watson, Space Systems Command chief of Space Access Division, recognizes the hard work the construction crew put into completing the structural steel frame for the new Astrotech processing facility as part of a topping-out ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. The new payload processing facility, administered by Astrotech Space Operations, will provide increased processing capacity for a host of U.S. Space Force satellite program offices working to field the nation’s eyes and ears in space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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260902-X-DY416-1003

Workers remove the beam harness after completely attaching the final steel beam at a topping-out ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 2, 2026. The new payload processing facility, administered by Astrotech Space Operations, will provide increased processing capacity for a host of U.S. Space Force satellite program offices working to field the nation’s eyes and ears in space. The topping-out ceremony tree, visible here, is a traditional evergreen placed on the highest steel beam of a new building to symbolize good luck, growth, and safe construction. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Enso Valle)

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