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  • AAPI Food Tasting and Cultural Performances Event 2024

    On May 31, musicians and dancers perform on cultural dances during the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Food Tasting and Cultural Performances event held at Vandenberg Space Force Base. AAPI Heritage Month celebrations each year provide fun, food and reflection upon the remarkable role of

  • Col. Shoemaker Hosts SLD 30 All-Call

    Military and civilian Guardians and Airmen attend an all-call hosted by U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 12, 2024. Shoemaker highlighted the installation’s increased launch cadence at Vandenberg over the past decade,

  • Guardians; Airmen Get Ranger Ready

    This year, two Guardians and three Airmen from Vandenberg took part in a Ranger Assessment and Preparation Course (RAPC), which was held at Vandenberg SFB March 26-29, 2024.

  • 2023 Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down Day

    (From left to right) Steve Lavagnino, Santa Barbara County 5th District supervisor, U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Johnny Harris, Space Launch Delta 30 senior enlisted leader, Monica Diaz, Veteran Stand Down clothing and hygiene coordinator, U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, SLD 30

  • The 2023 Vandenberg Gala

    U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, and U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, U.S. Space Command senior enlisted leader, speaks at the Vandenberg Gala at the Radisson Hotel Santa Maria in Santa Maria, Calif., Oct. 21, 2023. The gala brought together

  • 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.

  • Vandenberg's Athlete of the Year Award Recipients

    U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Blanda, Senior Enlisted Leader, 377th Test and Evaluation Group, recently recognized Vandenberg's Athletes of the Year before the Delta Dash at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April

  • Newest U.S. Space Force Inter-Service Selections

    MSgt. Roymindar Singh, 2nd Space Launch Squadron plans and programs flight chief (not pictured), TSgt. Crishonda Porter, 30th Operations Support Squadron deputy airfield manager, and SrA Caleb Ramirez, 30th Civil Engineering Squadron commander support staff, are getting selected for the United