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Dec. 1, 2020
Vandenberg’s multinational CSpOC team supports NASA’s multinational space missions

I have had the privilege of working on two historic NASA missions over the past year, during which the United States launched astronauts into space from its own soil for the first time since 2011. Although these launches took place from a launch pad in Florida, my team’s participation in both
Nov. 16, 2020
CFSCC welcomes new commander, high expectations set for combined space operations

Just over a year after its activation, the Combined Force Space Component Command welcomed its newest commander in front of a mask-donned gathering of CFSCC staff, community members, partner-nation representatives, and others, during change of command ceremony today at the Combined Space Operations
Oct. 29, 2020
Mother-daughter share MMIII test launch experience, decades apart

In the early morning of June 8, 1994, a then-1st Lt. Linda Tonnies, 740th Missile Squadron operator, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, turned the launch key and launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM for Glory Trip 155 at Vandenberg AFB, California. Little did she know that 26 years later, her
Oct. 29, 2020
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Thursday, Oct. 29, at 12:27 a.m. Pacific Time.
Oct. 28, 2020
Gen. Brown makes first visit to VAFB as CSAF

After recently taking over his new position, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., made his first visit to Vandenberg Air Force Base Oct. 26-28, 2020.
Oct. 28, 2020
MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH DELAYED DUE TO DOWNRANGE WEATHER

The Air Force delayed an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, today due to adverse weather conditions at the target area downrange. The launch has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, between 12:27 a.m. and 6:27 a.m.
Oct. 27, 2020
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH SCHEDULED

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, between 12:01 a.m. and 6:01 a.m., Pacific Time from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Sept. 2, 2020
Unarmed Minuteman III test launch from Vandenberg

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 12:03 a.m., Pacific Time.
Sept. 1, 2020
Unarmed Minuteman III test launch scheduled will validate effectiveness, readiness, accuracy

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 2, between 00:02 a.m. and 06:02 a.m. from north Vandenberg. The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to verify the safety, security,
Aug. 7, 2020
Team Adaptability is key to Minuteman Task Force success

Unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile tests are nothing new to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and the Western Range. Since its activation in 1991, the 576th Flight Test Squadron has partnered with Task Forces from the various Missile Wings to conduct ICBM test launches – a