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Vandenberg Airman Leadership School Renames in Honor of Tuskegee Airman Arthur Hicks

Arthur Hicks II, son of Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Hicks, speaks at the renaming ceremony of Vandenberg's Airman Leadership School on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 1, 2023. The school was renamed after Hicks who was a Tuskegee Airman that retired at Vandenberg in 1971. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw)

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Vandenberg Airman Leadership School Renames in Honor of Tuskegee Airman Arthur Hicks

Joyce Hicks, daughter of Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Hicks, speaks at the renaming ceremony of Vandenberg's Airman Leadership School on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 1, 2023. The school was renamed after Hicks who was a Tuskegee Airman that retired at Vandenberg in 1971. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw)

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Vandenberg Airman Leadership School Renames in Honor of Tuskegee Airman Arthur Hicks

U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, speaks at the renaming ceremony of Vandenberg's Airman Leadership School on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 1, 2023. The school was renamed after Hicks who was a Tuskegee Airman that retired at Vandenberg in 1971. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw)

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Vandenberg Airman Leadership School Renames in Honor of Tuskegee Airman Arthur Hicks

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Hicks' family poses with the newly renovated signed at the renaming ceremony of Vandenberg's Airman Leadership School on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 1, 2023. The school was renamed after Hicks who was a Tuskegee Airman that retired at Vandenberg in 1971. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw)

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Lt. Dan Band Plays for Team Vandenberg

Gary Sinise, actor and member of Lt. Dan Band, plays guitar for military members during a concert on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 5, 2023. Sinise played the character Lt. Dan in the movie “Forrest Gump”! (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw)

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Lt. Dan Band Plays for Team Vandenberg

Gary Sinise, actor and member of Lt. Dan Band, plays guitar for military members during a concert on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 5, 2023. Sinise played the character Lt. Dan in the movie “Forrest Gump”! (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw)

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Lt. Dan Band Plays for Team Vandenberg

U.S. Space Force Col. Rob Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, and his family do a meet and greet with Gary Sinise, actor and member of Lt. Dan Band before a concert on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 5, 2023. Sinise played the character Lt. Dan in the movie “Forrest Gump”! (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kadielle Shaw)

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9th Annual Veteran's Stand Down

A local veteran and his son attend the annual Veteran’s Stand Down event at Santa Maria Fair Park in Santa Maria, Calif., October 16, 2021. Hundreds of veterans attend every year and more than $40,000 worth of supplies are given to those in need yearly. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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9th Annual Veteran's Stand Down

A local veteran gets a free haircut by one of the many volunteers at the annual Veteran’s Stand Down event at Santa Maria Fair Park in Santa Maria, Calif., October 16, 2021. The volunteers of this event provide haircuts, dental and vision screenings, vaccinations and many other goods and service to veterans in the local area. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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9th Annual Veteran's Stand Down

U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, talks with one of the volunteers of the Veteran’s Stand Down Day event at Santa Maria Fair Park in Santa Maria, Calif., October 16, 2021. Hundreds of volunteers gather each year for the four-hour event to provide goods and services to local veterans. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Vandenberg Holds First Blood Drive since Start of Pandemic

Community members come to Vitalant’s mobile clinic to donate blood at the first blood drive since the start of the pandemic on Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2021. Vitalant will be returning for another blood drive on base Aug. 17, 2021, inside the Fitness Annex. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Vandenberg Holds First Blood Drive since Start of Pandemic

Staff Sgt. Jasmine Sobreo, Space Delta 5 intelligence analyst, gets her blood drawn for donation by Zach McLean, assistant donor care supervisor, on Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2021. Blood donations are used to help hospital patients within the community in their time of need. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Vandenberg Holds First Blood Drive since Start of Pandemic

Capt. Jennifer Tenumah, 532nd Training Squadron courseware developer, checks in for her donation appointment in the Base Exchange parking lot on Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 10, 2021. Vitalant, a non-profit donation organization, came to Vandenberg SFB to hold a blood drive for the first time in approximately 18 months due to the pandemic. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Combined Space Operations Center and 614th Air Operations Center Change of Command

Col. Monique C. DeLauter, incoming Director, Combined Space Operations Center, and Commander, 614th Air Operations Center (right), salutes Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command (left), during a change of command event at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., July 24, 2020. The passing of the guidon followed by a salute to a gaining superior officer is a time honored tradition symbolizing a transfer of command. DeLauter will lead a team of more than 450 joint and coalition space professionals with a mission to execute operational command and control of space forces to achieve theater and global objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

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Vandenberg hosts American Congressional Exchange visit

Congressman Salud Carbajal, 24th District Representative for California, Col. Scott Brodeur, Commander, Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) and Congressman Don Bacon, 2nd District Representative for Nebraska, pose for a photo at the CSpOC at Vandenberg AFB Calif., Aug. 30, 2018. Congressmen Carbajal and Bacon visited Joint Force Space Component Command service members at the CSpOC and Airmen from the 30th Space Wing as part of the American Congressional Exchange. During the visit the Congressmen toured the CSpOC operations floor and Space Launch Complex-6 to gain insight into national defense operations and initiatives at Vandenberg.

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Vandenberg hosts American Congressional Exchange visit

Col. Scott Brodeur, Commander, Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), greets Congressman Don Bacon, 2nd District Representative for Nebraska, during a visit to Vandenberg AFB Calif., Aug. 30, 2018. Congressman Bacon and Congressman Salud Carbajal, 24th District Representative for California, visited Joint Force Space Component Command service members at the CSpOC and Airmen from the 30th Space Wing as part of the American Congressional Exchange. During the visit the Congressmen toured the CSpOC operations floor and Space Launch Complex-6 to gain insight into national defense operations and initiatives at Vandenberg.

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AETC Senior Leaders Tour Space Launch Complex-6

Air Education and Training Command senior leaders tour Space Launch Complex-6 during a week-long AETC leadership conference hosted by the 381st Training Group, March 20, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson)

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Royal Air Force's Chief of Staff Capability Visits Team Vandenberg

United Kingdom Air Vice Marshal Simon Rochelle, Chief of Staff Capability, Royal Air Force, met with Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting, 14th Air Force Commander and Deputy Joint Force Space Component Commander, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Feb. 15. During the visit the general officers and staff discussed ongoing integration efforts with the Joint Force Space Component Command and the Joint Space Operations Center; and Multinational Space Collaboration efforts.

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Royal Canadian Air Force Director General for Space Visits Team Vandenberg

Royal Canadian Air Force Brig. Gen. Kevin Whale, Director General and Component Commander for Space, met with Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting, 14th Air Force Commander and Deputy Joint Force Space Component Commander, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Feb. 12. During the visit the generals and staff discussed the 14th Air Force mission, the Joint Force Space Component Command mission, the Joint Space Operations Center's transition to a Combined Space Operations Center and Multinational Space Collaboration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Cody Chiles/released)

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Japanese Airmen Visit Vandenberg

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Tsuyoshi Takeda, Defense Plans and Policy Officer, Air Staff Office, (center) and Col. Michael Manor, Joint Space Operations Center commander, (right) pose for a photo during a tour at the JSpOC at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 8, 2017. Vandenberg Airmen hosted Col. Takeda and a team from the JASDF Defense Plans and Policy Department at various locations across the base and introduced the team to U.S. Air Force Multinational Space Collaboration efforts. During the visit Col. Takeda also spoke with 18th Space Control Squadron personnel about Space Situational Awareness operations and data sharing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Major Cody Chiles/Released)

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