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  • Senior Airman Avery Lake, 30th Medical Group mental health technician, checks the temperature of Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and U.S. Space Command commander, before entering the 30th MDG for a tour, May 7, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During the visit, Raymond observed and commended the members of Vandenberg AFB for their response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

    The space mission continues during COVID-19; USSF leaders visit VAFB

    Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and U.S. Space Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, USSF Senior Enlisted Advisor and USSPACECOM senior enlisted leader, visited different units across Vandenberg Air Force Base, May 6, 2020, to observe how the members of the space community have implemented measures to continue the base’s missions and the Range of the Future initiative while responding to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Airmen arriving from Basic Military Training are greeted by Chief Master Sgt. Darryl Hogan, 30th Space Wing command chief, April 17, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. In order to safely route members from BMT during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Airmen were flown on a C-17 to the flightline at Vandenberg AFB, and later bussed to their technical school locations. Each Airmen went through a 14-day quarantine process at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, prior to flying on the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

    Flying despite COVID-19; BMT Airmen arrive at VAFB

    Airmen from Basic Military Training stand in formation on the flightline after getting off a C-17 April 17, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Typically, members leaving BMT from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, travel on commercial aircraft to get to their technical school locations. However, under current COVID-19 circumstances, the Airmen are flown on military aircraft to designated bases and transported to their tech school locations by bus. The students went through a 14-day quarantine at BMT prior to flying.
  • Mission partners and base members extract a Delta IV Heavy booster from a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload Delta IV Heavy boosters for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

    Mission assured; the mission continues

    Across the many units and flights at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Airmen continue to accomplish the mission to provide assured access to space. While each unit at Vandenberg AFB is important to the mission, there is only one that can provide mission assurance to Atlas and Delta launches: the Mission Assurance Flight within the 2nd Space Launch Squadron.
  • The hatch opens on a United Launch Alliance barge, known as the RocketShip, revealing Delta IV Heavy boosters April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge docked at Vandenberg AFB to offload Delta IV Heavy boosters for an upcoming launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

    RocketShip delivers Delta IV Heavy boosters at VAFB

    A United Launch Alliance barge, carrying Delta IV Heavy booster cores, second stage and payload faring, docked and delivered the rocket body parts April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
  • Photo of people shopping at the commissary.

    The mission goes on; one meal at a time

    In the face of a global pandemic, the stress of COVID-19 has not stopped the mission at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Units from across the installation continue to provide support in order to take care of the well-being of Airmen and their families to ensure essential operations remain unaffected.To help provide that support, the 30th Force Support Squadron and the Defense Commissary Agency team have been at the forefront of maintaining mission readiness for the base by providing healthy meals and services.
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