The Honorable Dr. Ravi Chaudhary Visits Vandenberg
United States Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas Van Elsacker, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, speaks with the Honorable Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary for the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment, about the importance of weather forecasting during an Assured Access to Space brief at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Dec. 20, 2023. Van Elsacker discussed how funding can be achieved at the local, state, and federal level to finance and enhance the infrastructure needs of the base through programs such as the solar energy project. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua LeRoi)