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  • VSFB Environmental Team Surveys Sea Lions at Base Beaches

    Vandenberg members, working alongside Channel Island Marine & Wildlife Institute rescue personnel, rescue beached sea lions exhibiting signs of domoic acid poisoning on Surf Beach at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 29, 2024. Domoic acid poisoning in marine animals is a result of the

  • Mk21A RV TEST LAUNCH SHOWCASES READINESS

    An operational test launch of an unarmed Mk21A reentry vehicle was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a Minotaur I rocket, Monday, June 17, at 11:01 p.m. PT.The Mk21A RV is currently under contract with Lockheed Martin for its engineering and manufacturing development phase. After

  • Orcutt Memorial Day 2024

    U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Jewell, Space Launch Delta 30 vice commander, gives a speech during a Memorial Day ceremony in Orcutt, Calif., May 27, 2024. Team Vandenberg leadership participated in Memorial Day ceremonies alongside community members in Lompoc, Santa Maria, Solvang, Guadalupe and Santa

  • 30th Security Forces Squadron Trains with Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 30th Security Forces Squadron participate in an integrated training with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in Buellton, Calif., May 15, 2024. 30th SFS defenders participated in this joint training to share tactics between agencies, providing alternative

  • 30 FSS Named Best Small USAF FSS

    Space Launch Delta 30’s 30th Force Support Squadron has been awarded the 2023 Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank Award as the best FSS in the U.S. Air Force (small installation category).

  • Volunteer Bed Building Event at Vandenberg

    The Vandenberg Chapel hosted the bed building event, with 257 Vandenberg community volunteers showing up to help craft 128 beds for local children without beds of their own.

  • Ashes to Space

    Retired Col. Gregory Gilles, former 50th Space Wing commander, speaks about his son's ashes launching to space from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 4, 2024. A small capsule, carrying Brandon Gilles' remains, was among the 53 payloads placed aboard the spacecraft. Gillies and his family

  • Vandenberg Earth Day Event

    Different organizations from around Space Launch Delta 30 came together to provide games, informational booths, and gifts for members of the base to enjoy in commemoration of Earth Day.