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  • Vandenberg Launches NASA's TRACERS Mission

    Vandenberg SFB Guardians and Airmen supported the NASA Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, July 23, 2025. NASA’s TRACERS mission sent two

  • 30th Medical Group Hosts Health & Wellness Fair

    The 30th Medical Group held a Health and Fitness Fair at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 25, 2025. The event, which included several community vendors and on-base organizations, provided back to school exams, immunizations, eye exams, and dental screenings.

  • Congressman Salud Carbajal Visits Vandenberg SFB

    Congressman Salud Carbajal, U.S. Representative of the 24th Congressional District of California, left, poses for a photo with U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, during a visit to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 25, 2025. Carbajal represents Santa

  • SLD 30 Change of Command 2025

    During a Space Launch Delta 30 Change of Command ceremony, U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, SLD 30 outgoing commander, was succeeded by U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, SLD 30 incoming commander at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 8, 2025. The presiding officer, U.S. Space

  • Col. Mark Shoemaker's Retirement

    U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and the Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, presents a retirement certificate to U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, during Shoemaker’s retirement ceremony at Vandenberg

  • Vandenberg Trains for Wildfires

    Vandenberg’s 30 CES Fire Department executed burns near Watt Road and 13th Street at North Vandenberg, covering a total of 30 acres over the course of 12 days. The intensive two-week exercise gives Vandenberg’s wildland firefighting teams valuable experience fighting live fire scenarios.