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Sept. 23, 2023
30th LRS Transportation Dispatcher Drives Excellence in Support of Space Force Mission

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. - In the vast expanse of Vandenberg Space Force Base, where the missions of space exploration and defense converge, one Airman stands out as the heartbeat of the ground transportation unit. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devreountre Buchanan, a ground transportation
July 17, 2023
Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command

The Vandenberg Space Force Base Honor Guard presents the colors during the Space Launch Delta 30 change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2023. U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long relinquished command to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen.
June 15, 2023
The U.S. Forest Service Conducts Test Burns at Vandenberg

Technicians from the U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program conduct test burns using a fire front simulator system at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 11, 2023.
May 29, 2023
Santa Maria Memorial Day Ceremony 2023

Leadership from Team Vandenberg gave speeches to communities in the surrounding area in honor of Memorial Day.
May 23, 2023
VANDENBERG LEADERSHIP TO SPEAK DURING MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES

Members of the community are invited to hear Team Vandenberg leadership speak at the following Memorial Day ceremonies, Monday, May 29, 2023:
May 12, 2023
Vandenberg Space Force Base Debuts Enlisted Strategy Course

Fourteen Air and Space Force non-commissioned officers attended the first-ever Basic Enlisted Strategic Thinking (BEST) joint professional development course at the Vandenberg Space Force Base Education Center from May 8-12, 2023.
May 8, 2023
Technical Sgt. Kody Bowman Gets Selected For Officer Training School

Tech. Sgt. Kody Bowman's persistence has paid off as he recently received news of his selection to Officer Training School later this year at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.Bowman, who serves as the 2nd Space Launch Squadron non-commissioned-officer-in-charge of safety, applied several times before
May 1, 2023
Members of Vandenberg Volunteers to Clean-up the River Bend Bike Park in Lompoc

Members of Vandenberg's 30th Civil Engineer Squadron volunteers at the River Bend Bike Park in Lompoc, Calif, April 28, 2023. The members raked and pulled all unwanted weeds and rocks to help beautify the park.
May 1, 2023
Members of Vandenberg Welcome Home Veterans at Santa Maria Airport

WWII, Korea and Vietnam veterans of the California Central Coast Coastal Honor Flight are cheered on by attendees as walk through the Santa Maria Airport in Santa Maria, Calif., April 26, 2023. More than 1,000 attendees showed up to support the event including family members, friends, military
April 24, 2023
SPACE LAUNCH DELTA 30 TO LEASE SPACE LAUNCH COMPLEX 6 TO SPACE X

Col. Rob Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, signed a statement of support on April 21, 2023, granting SpaceX permission to lease Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) for Falcon rocket launches.