SECAF visits VSFB; views SDA Tranche 1 satellite ahead of launch
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink talks with leadership about the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 mission in a satellite processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Aug. 28, 2025. During the visit, Meink received a strategic overview of Vandenberg’s mission and its role in advancing U.S. interests in space. Tranche 1 is slated to launch from the Vandenberg SFB spaceport no earlier than Sept. 10. This launch will carry the first 21 of 154 Tranche 1 satellites that will deliver next-gen capability to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daekwon Stith)
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Staff Sgt. Daekwon Stith
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