An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Results:
Tag: AFSPC
Clear
  • Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command commander, presents the Combined Force Space Component Command guidon to Maj. Gen. John. E. Shaw, CFSCC and 14th AF commander, during a change of commander ceremony Nov. 20, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The CFSCC mission is to plan, integrate, conduct, and assess global space operations in order to deliver combat relevant space capabilities to Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force, and the Nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

    Shaw and Whiting trade places, both Space Commands win big

    Air Force Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw took command of Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) and 14th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Space Operations Center, Nov. 20.
  • Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, 14th Air Force commander, assumes command of the Combined Force Space Component Command during the establishment ceremony Oct. 1, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

    CFSCC establishment ceremony held at Vandenberg

    Joint and coalition space officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States attended a ceremony to formally recognize the establishment of Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) at Vandenberg AFB, Oct. 1, 2019.
  • Vice President Michael R. Pence hosts an all-call in the Combined Space Operations Center July 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Pence received briefings on the evolution of launch operations at the Western Range and CSpOC operations. He also thanked the service members as well as touched on the importance of Vandenberg’s role in protecting space as a warfighting domain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

    Vice President Pence visits VAFB

    Vice President Mike Pence and Mrs. Karen Pence met with base leadership, Airmen and their families during a visit July 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
  • Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting, 14th Air Force commander, briefs Sylvain Laporte, Canadian Space Agency president, during a tour June 12, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During his visit, Laporte toured the CSpOC and learned how members of the CSpOC and 18th Space Control Squadron assist the U.S. Air Force Space Command mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

    Canadian Space Agency president visits Vandenberg

    Sylvain Laporte, Canadian Space Agency president, poses for a photo in the Combined Space Operations Center during a tour June 12, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During his visit, Laporte toured the CSpOC and learned how members of the CSpOC and 18th Space Control Squadron assist the U.S. Air Force Space Command mission.
  • The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small satellites owned by Planet, launched from Space Launch Complex 576-E here Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 2:37 p.m. PDT.

    Providing access to space through innovation

    The U.S. Air Force and Space Command are powered by innovation. Because of this, Vandenberg Air Force Base is continually making improvements to base facilities, equipment and the way Airmen and mission partners do their job in order to complete the space mission.
  • The 1st Air and Space Test Squadron successfully demonstrated the capability to offload solid rocket motors using mobile rental cranes 28 March, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

    1st ASTS innovate to complete mission

    The 1st Air and Space Test Squadron successfully demonstrated the capability to offload solid rocket motors using mobile rental cranes 28 March, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The 1st ASTS space maintenance technicians, along with Northrup Grumman members and their Space and Missile Systems Center counterparts at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., brought great credit to their field as they lifted a 138,000 pound inert Peacekeeper rocket motor safely onto a tractor trailer.
  • A member of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department shows Jim Lewis, 30th Space Wing Safety Office safety and health specialist of pad and missile, the launch facility after launch Feb. 5, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lewis’s job requires him to follow the first responders to the launch and to give back the keys of the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

    30th Space Wing Safety Office protects Vandenberg

    The 30th Space Wing accomplishes its mission of enabling space superiority in part by managing Department of Defense space and missile testing, providing commercial launch opportunities, and placing satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast.

  • Air Force awards $739M launch service contracts

    The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office, awarded two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch service contracts Feb. 19.
  • 171201-F-DD985-065.JPG

    AFSPC commander becomes JFSCC, joint space forces restructure

    Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond, commander of Air Force Space Command, became the Joint Force Space Component Commander today, taking operational responsibility for employment of all joint space forces.
  • N/A

    30th CPTS to close out fiscal year budget

    Members of the 30th Comptroller Squadron are diligently working extra hours to close out the fiscal year budget by Sept. 30. The fiscal year closeout is a time when multiple organizations come together to balance the annual base budget. “The 30th Space Wing gets a certain budget every year for all of our requirements, and by 30 September we have to
RSS