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  • Virginia Spaceport Authority Visits Vandenberg

    Members of the Virginia Spaceport Authority pose for a group photo during a tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 8, 2026. The visit included a stop at one of Vandenberg’s Ground Based Interceptor sites, where the VSA team received a briefing on installation capabilities that support

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

    The 2nd Space Launch Squadron (2nd SLS), at Vandenberg Space Force Base, has been awarded the 2025 General Atomics U.S. Space Force Unit of the Year Award. The trophy was presented to the squadron at the Air & Space Forces Association’s (AFA) Warfare Symposium on Feb. 24, 2026, in recognition of the

  • Patching Ceremony for GT-255 Test Launch

    Team Vandenberg members gather following the recent launch of an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (GT-255) launch during a patching ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 5, 2026. The tradition commemorates Vandenberg's launches and highlights the team that

  • U.S. STRATCOM Leadership Visit Vandenberg SFB During ICBM Test Launch

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael J. Lutton, right, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jo Naumann, middle, command senior enlisted leader, USSTRATCOM, and Casey L. Deering, left, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Matters, engage in conversation

  • GT 255 Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch

    Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen conducted an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. March 3, 2026, to demonstrate the readiness of the U.S. nuclear forces and provide confidence in the lethality and

 

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