Leadership Santa Maria Valley tour VSFB
U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Robert “Bobby” Duck, right, 2nd Space Launch Squadron deputy flight commander, briefs Maria White, 2nd Range Operations Squadron operations team lead and Leadership Santa Maria Valley participant, during a base tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 28, 2026. LSMV is an 11-month leadership development and civic education program for the Santa Barbara County community. LSMV participants attend monthly day-long immersive seminars covering regional sectors including military, government, public safety, agriculture, education and health services. Duck explained how operations at the Remote Launch Control Center support every national security space launch that occurs at Vandenberg. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez)
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Staff Sgt. Kevin Hernandez
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