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  • 2026 State of Vandenberg

    Community leaders, mission partners and military personnel gathered for the annual State of Vandenberg event at the Pacific Coast Center on Vandenberg Space Force Base, March 12, 2026.Hosted in partnership with the Santa Maria Valley and Lompoc Valley Chambers of Commerce, the event provided local

  • Vandenberg Space Force Base Hosts Mission Update Speaker Series in Lompoc

    U.S. Space Force leaders hosted the first Vandenberg Mission Update speaker series at the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center in Lompoc, Calif., Feb. 20, 2026, to share information about increased launch activity from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The event gave community members an opportunity

  • Santa Maria Civic Leader Tour

    Space Launch Delta 30 hosted a civic leader tour for Santa Maria community leaders at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 18, 2026, to provide a closer look at the installation’s mission and future operations. During the visit, civic leaders toured launch facilities and met with Space Force

  • Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

    Space Launch Delta 30 personnel participate in an emergency response exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 19-20, 2024. The training focused on readiness and the installation’s ability to respond to a crisis with scenarios including base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle

  • Team Vandenberg Town Hall

    Team Vandenberg hosted a Town Hall at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024. The Town Hall provided base personnel and families with updates on quality-of-life improvements, including housing initiatives from Balfour Beatty Communities, healthcare services from the 30th Medical Group,

  • 2 ROPS Guardian Nexus Program Event

    Members of Vandenberg learn about the 2nd Range Operations mission at Vandenberg Space Force Base during a Guardian Nexus Program event on July 25, 2024.

  • USSF-62 Mission Launches from Vandenberg

    A U.S Space Force mission, carrying the first Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 11, 2024, at 7:24 a.m. PDT. This is the 13th mission to launch from Vandenberg