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  • Vandenberg's Hawk of the Week Award on March 11th

    U.S. Air Force Col. Lawrence Smith, left, Space Launch Delta 30 deputy commander, presents Vandenberg’s Hawk of the Week Award to Staff Sgt. Aramis Quinones-Tirado, right, 2nd Space Launch Squadron mission assurance technician, during a weekly installation leadership meeting at Vandenberg Space

  • Patching Ceremony for GT-255 Test Launch

    Team Vandenberg members gather following the recent launch of an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (GT-255) launch during a patching ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 5, 2026. The tradition commemorates Vandenberg's launches and highlights the team that

  • U.S. STRATCOM Leadership Visit Vandenberg SFB During ICBM Test Launch

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael J. Lutton, right, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jo Naumann, middle, command senior enlisted leader, USSTRATCOM, and Casey L. Deering, left, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Matters, engage in conversation

  • Vandenberg Hosts Wildlife Education Field Trip For Elementary Students

    Vandenberg hosts wildlife education field trip for elementary students in Lompoc, Calif., Jan. 30, 2026. The field trip was sponsored by Vandenberg Space Force Base and SpaceX and coordinated by biologists at the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands to further educate the public

  • Vandenberg's Hawk of the Week Award on February 4th

    U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, left, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, presents Vandenberg’s Hawk of the Week Award to Specialist 4 Ricardo Vargas-Guevara, right, 630th Cyberspace Squadron cyber defense operator, during a weekly installation leadership meeting at Vandenberg Space Force

  • Vandenberg Range Operations Squadron Supports Starlink Launch

    The Western Range Operations Control Center (WROCC) countdown clock ticks down before the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Starlink 17-19 mission, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 29, 2026.