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Two Vandenberg Airmen grab produce during a Health Promotion Team produce truck event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 30, 2026. The 30th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron’s Health Promotion Team partnered with a local farmer’s market to distribute local produce to Vandenberg servicemembers and their families during the National Nutrition Month event. Vandenberg’s Health Promotion Team highlighted National Nutrition Month to help bolster Team Vandenberg’s health, fitness and readiness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. James Bond, Space Launch Delta 30 delta chaplain, receives produce at a Health Promotion Team produce truck event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 30, 2026. Vandenberg’s Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Health Promotion Team partnered with a local farmer’s market to distribute local produce to Vandenberg servicemembers and their families during a promotional event for National Nutrition Month. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Team Vandenberg servicemembers and families receive produce during a Health Promotion Team produce truck event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 30, 2026. This event was part of a multi-day awareness campaign for healthy living during National Nutrition Month, which emphasized warfighter readiness and fitness through proper nutrition. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Emily Casarez, right, 30th Medical Group Health Promotion Team manager, and Ashleigh Putman, left, 30th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Family Advocacy Program assistant, pose for a photo outside the 30th Medical Group building at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 30, 2026. Casarez and Putman led a Vandenberg Health Promotion Team produce truck event, in partnership with a local farmer’s market, to promote National Nutrition Month for Vandenberg servicemembers and their families. Vandenberg’s HPT includes a dietitian and health promotion managers to assist with health education, body composition analysis and medical nutrition therapy for base personnel. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Transporter-16 ride-share mission launches from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 30, 2026. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency sponsored the launch of three CubeSats as part of a competition called MagQuest which is aimed at mapping Earth's magnetic field to directly improve mobile navigation applications embedded in military, civil, and personal technologies worldwide. Each and every launch approved by the Vandenberg SFB range is designated by the federal government to advance economic growth, strengthen national security, and achieve critical national space objectives. This marked the 21st launch from Vandenberg SFB in 2026. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Draeke Layman)

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Vandenberg and SpaceX partner to deliver Transporter-16 into LEO

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Transporter-16 ride-share mission launches from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 30, 2026. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency sponsored the launch of three CubeSats as part of a competition called MagQuest which is aimed at mapping Earth's magnetic field to directly improve mobile navigation applications embedded in military, civil, and personal technologies worldwide. Each and every launch approved by the Vandenberg SFB range is designated by the federal government to advance economic growth, strengthen national security, and achieve critical national space objectives. This marked the 21st launch from Vandenberg SFB in 2026.

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Vandenberg and SpaceX partner to deliver Transporter-16 into LEO

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Transporter-16 ride-share mission launches from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 30, 2026. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency sponsored the launch of three CubeSats as part of a competition called MagQuest which is aimed at mapping Earth's magnetic field to directly improve mobile navigation applications embedded in military, civil, and personal technologies worldwide. Each and every launch approved by the Vandenberg SFB range is designated by the federal government to advance economic growth, strengthen national security, and achieve critical national space objectives. This marked the 21st launch from Vandenberg SFB in 2026.

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Vandenberg Hosts First Civilian All Call of 2026

U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, speaks during an all-call at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 20, 2026. Horne explained his commander’s vision for 2026, underpinning the vital role that government civilians play at Vandenberg. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Vandenberg Hosts First Civilian All Call of 2026

U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, addresses an audience during an all-call at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 20, 2026. Horne delivered words of appreciation and encouragement to Vandenberg government civilians, highlighting their distinct contributions to the base’s successes. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Vandenberg Hosts First Civilian All Call of 2026

U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, speaks during an all-call at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 20, 2026. The all-call provided an opportunity for Vandenberg government civilians to engage with base leadership, fostering two-way communication about what SLD 30 is doing to continually support government civilian staff at the base. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Vandenberg Hosts First Civilian All Call of 2026

Nathan Foss, Space Launch Delta 30 director of staff, asks a question during a civilian all-call at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 20, 2026. The all-call ended with questions from Team Vandenberg civilians and answers from Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, and his support staff. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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VSFB’s 2nd SLS Receives 2025 General Atomics USSF Unit of the Year Award

2nd Space Launch Squadron receives the 2025 General Atomics U.S. Space Force Unit of the Year award at Air & Space Forces Association 2026 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo. Feb. 24, 2026. The trophy was presented to the squadron at the AFA Warfare Symposium in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the U.S. Space Force mission and embodiment of its core values. The "Space Cowboys” flight mobilized for 45 days to support the Army’s $361 million ballistic test program and worked for 26 hours to repair a $2 million rocket transport vehicle, ensuring the success of 15 operations and certifying the program’s first overseas launch site. (Courtesy Photo)

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VSFB’s 2nd SLS Receives 2025 General Atomics USSF Unit of the Year Award

Honorable Matt Lohmeier, Under Secretary of the Air Force, (left) and Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies dean, (right) present the 2025 General Atomics U.S. Space Force Unit of the Year award to U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Andrew Singleton, 2nd Space Launch commander, (second from left) at Air & Space Forces Association 2026 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo. Feb. 24, 2026. The trophy was presented to the squadron at the AFA Warfare Symposium in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the U.S. Space Force mission and embodiment of its core values. (Courtesy Photo)

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VSFB’s 2nd SLS Receives 2025 General Atomics USSF Unit of the Year Award

The 2nd Space Launch Squadron receives the 2025 General Atomics U.S. Space Force Unit of the Year award at Air & Space Forces Association 2026 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo. Feb. 24, 2026. The award highlighted tactical-level units commanded by board-selected Majors and Lieutenant Colonels and celebrated the 2 SLS’s record-breaking year of assured access to space. (Courtesy Photo)

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NASA’s administration and engineering building on their campus on South Base at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 23, 2026. Vandenberg SFB hosts NASA as a contributor to supporting scientific exploration launches. Vandenberg supports these missions by providing launch and payload integration capabilities for NASA spacecraft. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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NASA Launch Space Program’s Telemetry Lab features a historical photo framed inside at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 23, 2026. The LSP Telemetry Lab has received technological advancement dating back to the early 1960s. The current TM Lab supports multiple, simultaneous launch vehicles from both east and west coasts, holding an archive of over 15 years. Vandenberg has supported NASA’s integration and launch of scientific payloads from its landscape since 1958. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Daye Hoffman, NASA Launch Service Program’s organizational director at Vandenberg, stands for a portrait photo at the entrance of NASA’s campus at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 23, 2026. Hoffman stood near a section of concrete salvaged from the counterweight of the Mobile Service Tower erected by NASA at Space Launch Complex 2 in 1978. NASA used SLC-2 for their payloads that supported scientific exploration missions, including the world’s first polar orbiting satellite, Discoverer 1, in 1959. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Daye Hoffman, NASA Launch Service Program’s organizational director at Vandenberg, gives a tour to the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce, inside NASA’s LSP Clean Room at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 6, 2026. Hoffman explained that a clean room is a controlled environment. NASA's clean rooms are critical for assembling spacecraft and instruments – preventing contamination from dust, hair and oil that could cause malfunctions in delicate space operations technology. Vandenberg’s location provides efficient access to polar orbit, enabling NASA to conduct missions that study Earth’s oceans. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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Daye Hoffman, right, NASA Launch Service Program’s organizational director at Vandenberg, gives a tour to the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce, inside NASA’s LSP Clean Room at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 6, 2026. Hoffman explained that the facility holds launch control rooms, a telemetry lab, clean room, and a large hangar to support the payload and launch processes. Vandenberg contributes to these launches for assured access to space, information dominance, and all-domain awareness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)

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U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, right, briefs Ms. Kathryn Kolbe, U.S. Space Force Headquarters assistant deputy chief of space operations for installations and logistics, center, Chief Master Sgt. Luis Soto, Space Force Headquarters senior enlisted advisor, center left, and Chief Master Sgt. Shannan Sanchez, SLD 30 senior enlisted leader, left, during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 10, 2026. Horne detailed Vandenberg’s recent infrastructure and facility investments, explaining Vandenberg’s goal to continue to unleash space launch and test capacity for the nation while developing into a Spaceport of the Future. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)

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