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  • From Air to Space, Captain Victoria Ponder Blazes a Path

    U.S. Space Force Capt. Victoria Ponder is blazing that path and lighting it up for young women of color to pursue careers in air and space. In honor of Black History Month, she shared highlights from her military journey and the impact her career has had on raising her two daughters.

  • Space Launch Delta 30's Annual Awards Ceremony

    U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, poses for a photo with Ms. Sylvia King, chair, Military Affairs Committee Lompoc during the Space Launch Delta 30 Annual Awards ceremony at the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023. Airmen,

  • NASA SWOT PAYLOAD LAUNCHED FROM VANDENBERG

    VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Team Vandenberg launched an international mission led by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9

  • Readiness and Housing

    Vandenberg Space Force Base is one of 28 areas selected by the Department of Defense for a temporary increase in Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) starting October 2022. Vandenberg qualified for this raise because the average housing costs in the area have increased more than 20% over the current

  • VANDENBERG'S FINAL DELTA IV HEAVY LAUNCHED TODAY

    Team Vandenberg launched a National Reconnaissance Office mission (NROL-91) aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-6 Saturday, Sept. 24, at 3:25 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

  • 9/11 2022 Remembrance Ceremony

    Personnel gathered for a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Sept. 11, 2022. The ceremony was in remembrance of the and honor of the 343 firefighters, first responders and victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, United Airlines Flight 93 and our

  • UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG

    An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballisticmissile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 1:13 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

 

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