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Nov. 23, 2021
377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland AFB welcomes 576th FLTS

On Oct. 8, 2021, the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland AFB, N.M., assumed responsibility for the 576th Flight Test Squadron, a geographically separated unit operating at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Oct. 27, 2021
Vandenberg Fire Department aids during Alisal Fire

The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department provided assistance to contain the Alisal Fire which started Oct. 11, 2021, at Los Padres National Forest in Goleta, Calif. The fire consumed approximately 17,000 acres of land, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents and ranchers.
Sept. 27, 2021
TEAM VANDENBERG LAUNCHES ITS 2000th MISSION TODAY -- AN ATLAS V

Team Vandenberg launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 here today, Sept. 27, at 11:12 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Col. Robert Long was the launch decision authority.
Sept. 24, 2021
VANDENBERG CELEBRATES ITS 2000th LAUNCH MONDAY

Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the NASA Launch Program Landsat 9 observatory into a near-polar, sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex-3 here Monday, Sept. 27, with a launch window opening at 11:11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
Sept. 24, 2021
Vandenberg Space Force Base Prepares to Celebrate its Historical 2000th Launch

Vandenberg Space Force Base will celebrate its 2000th launch when NASA Launch Services Program sends a Landsat-9 Earth observation satellite, mated to an Atlas V 401 rocket into orbit on Sept. 27, 2021. “The 2000th launch gives us the opportunity to celebrate the thousands of people from Team
Sept. 15, 2021
Vandenberg supports A-10 "Warthogs" for Search and Rescue Exercise

Two A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft from the 59th and 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, participating in exercise Rescue Edge, could be seen arriving at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 24, 2021.
Sept. 12, 2021
MISSILE DEFENSE TEST COMPLETED

A Ground-based Interceptor missile, an element of the nation’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, was launched from North Vandenberg today at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time by Space Launch Delta 30 officials, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and U.S. Northern Command.
Aug. 11, 2021
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 Space Force Base Wednesday, Aug. 11, at 12:53 a.m. Pacific Time. The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the safety,
Aug. 3, 2021
CFSCC Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Headquarters and Space Operations Center Building

The Combined Force Space Component Command hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of its new headquarters building on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Aug. 2, 2021. Following a presentation of a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Wendy Motta, a representative for Congressman
July 21, 2021
Lt. Col. Lloyd Daniels’ 100th Birthday Bash

Col. Robert Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, celebrates retired veteran Lt. Col. Lloyd Daniels’ 100th birthday in Orcutt, California, July 16, 2021. Daniels spent 22 years in service and witnessed many of the first missile launches while stationed at Vandenberg.