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Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, signs

Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, signs

Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, signs the Fire Prevention 30th Space Wing Commanders Proclamation Oct. 7, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The proclamation is signed annually as a st... More

Veterans Day 2019, US Air Force Photo

Veterans Day 2019, US Air Force Photo

Members of the Vandenberg Air Force Base Honor Guard post the colors to start the Veterans Day ceremony today at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1717 in Lompoc, Calif. The ceremony began at 11 a.m. to commemo... More

Members of Vandenberg participated in a recognition

Members of Vandenberg participated in a recognition

Members of Vandenberg participated in a recognition ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the 11th Armored Division’s completion of training, which occurred on Camp Cooke, September 10, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Fo... More

Members from 30th Space Wing visit different sections

Members from 30th Space Wing visit different sections

Members from 30th Space Wing visit different sections of the base Nov. 4, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The purpose of the tour was for the 30th Security Forces Squadron to show base leadership spe... More

Members of the installation attend the POW/MIA Candle

Members of the installation attend the POW/MIA Candle

Members of the installation attend the POW/MIA Candle Light Vigil Sept. 19, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During the event, the members stood in silence as guest speaker, Elizabeth Lucero-Mason, sh... More

Solar array project set to begin on Vandenberg

Solar array project set to begin on Vandenberg

An energy company recently awarded a power purchase agreement is set to design and build a 28-megawatt solar photovoltaic array at Vandenberg. The array will span approximately 200 acres in the old east housing... More

Members at Vandenberg Air Force Base launched the Sentinel-6

Members at Vandenberg Air Force Base launched the Sentinel-6

Members at Vandenberg Air Force Base launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m., from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Sentinel-6 is the first of two identical... More

Master Sgt. Micah Snider, Vandenberg's Top 3 Lunch-and-Learn

Master Sgt. Micah Snider, Vandenberg's Top 3 Lunch-and-Learn

Master Sgt. Micah Snider, Vandenberg's Top 3 Lunch-and-Learn coordinator, flips burgers for Lunch-and-Learn participants at Cocheo Park, here, March 2, 2012. Team V members that attended the event learned how t... More

Retired Chief Master Sgt. James MacKinley, former 14th

Retired Chief Master Sgt. James MacKinley, former 14th

Retired Chief Master Sgt. James MacKinley, former 14th Air Force command chief, speaks during Vandenberg's Annual Chief's Recognition Ceremony at the Pacific Coast Club, here, March 3, 2012. This event was held... More

Members of the Vandenberg Hot Shots pose for a group

Members of the Vandenberg Hot Shots pose for a group

Members of the Vandenberg Hot Shots pose for a group photo at the flightline here Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The base deployed 18 members of the Hot Shot crew, along with two crew carrier vehicles, one superinte... More

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload launches, Dec. 12, 2014, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket launched at 7:19 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Comple... More

Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander,

Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander,

Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, watches a Missile Defense Agency Ground-based interceptor test launch, Jan. 28, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Moss served 26 years in the Air Force... More

Minuteman III launches from Vandenberg

Minuteman III launches from Vandenberg

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 11:01 p.m. here, Feb. 25, 2016. Col. J. Christopher Moss, 30th Space Wing commander, was the launch decision au... More

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo ... More

Team V member recognized as ‘Big Sister’ of the year

Team V member recognized as ‘Big Sister’ of the year

Andrea Murray, Lompoc High School senior and Sandra Grim, 30th Medical Operations Squadron physical evaluation board liaison officer and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America mentor, hang out at La Purisima Missi... More

A National Reconnaissance Office payload on a United

A National Reconnaissance Office payload on a United

A National Reconnaissance Office payload on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, launches from Space Launch Complex-3, March 1, 2017, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman... More

SAPR bowling event aims to ‘strike out’ sexual assault

SAPR bowling event aims to ‘strike out’ sexual assault

Ann McCarty, North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center executive director, rolls a bowling ball down the lane during a bowling event, April 21, 2017, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The event, host... More

Team V members perform exercise drills called suicides

Team V members perform exercise drills called suicides

Team V members perform exercise drills called suicides during a functional fitness class, May 15, 2017, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Physical Fitness Month encourages a renewed commitment to a healthy, act... More

(Courtesy photo by NASA and Nanoracks)

(Courtesy photo by NASA and Nanoracks)

(Courtesy photo by NASA and Nanoracks)

Vandenberg celebrates Army’s 242nd birthday

Vandenberg celebrates Army’s 242nd birthday

Retired Army Col. Geoff Moran, Army Col. Brian Moore, Joint Functional Component Command for Space director of operations and exercises, and Army Spc. Alan Mason, Joint Space Operations Center defensive duty te... More

30th OSS lieutenant helps revive unresponsive Team V member

30th OSS lieutenant helps revive unresponsive Team V member

1st Lt. Robert Youssef, 30th Operations Support Squadron assistant flight commander, assisted in reviving Don Smith, Range Generation Next contractor, when he passed out during a dry run of a recent ground-base... More

Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of

Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of

Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of the fourth Iridium mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 here Friday, Dec. 22, at 5:27 p.m. PST. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Pet... More

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1A satellite

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1A satellite

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SAOCOM 1A satellite launched and landed its booster back on Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. PDT. SpaceX completed the secondary mission of landing the first stage of... More

Lt. Col. Chris Barcomb, 30th Operations Group commander,

Lt. Col. Chris Barcomb, 30th Operations Group commander,

Lt. Col. Chris Barcomb, 30th Operations Group commander, is sworn in by Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, during his promotion to Colonel January 11, 2019, on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Airman from the 576th Flight Test Squadron hands over

Airman from the 576th Flight Test Squadron hands over

Airman from the 576th Flight Test Squadron hands over the launch facility keys to Jason Porter, 30th Space Wing Safety Office operation safety technician Feb. 5, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Porter... More

Senior Airman Michael Terrazas, 30th Security Forces

Senior Airman Michael Terrazas, 30th Security Forces

Senior Airman Michael Terrazas, 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation patrolman, tacks up Military Working Horse "Buck" Feb. 21, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Buck entered active duty service ... More

Vandenberg Honor Guard ceremonial guardsmen present

Vandenberg Honor Guard ceremonial guardsmen present

Vandenberg Honor Guard ceremonial guardsmen present flags to family members during a U.S. Air Force active duty funeral March 2, 2019 in Camarillo, Calif. Honor Guardsmen have many duties throughout a ceremony,... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, speaks during the Joint Chamber of Commerce luncheon March 7, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Base leadership, civic leaders, business ow... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Diena Mosely, 30th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Diena Mosely, 30th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Diena Mosely, 30th Space Wing command chief, presents her coin to 12 Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen, March 12, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. These 12 Airmen worked ... More

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, speaks

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, speaks

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, speaks to attendees during the Women’s History Month Empowerment Panel, March 14, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The women who spoke on the panel, shar... More

U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Amanda Miller, assigned

U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Amanda Miller, assigned

U.S. Navy Builder 2nd Class Amanda Miller, assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Unit 5 (NMCB-5), participates in an expeditionary rapid airfield damage repair (ExR-ADR) exercise in support of Exercise Pacific B... More

Lt. Col. Robert Lehman, 30th Medical Group Aerospace

Lt. Col. Robert Lehman, 30th Medical Group Aerospace

Lt. Col. Robert Lehman, 30th Medical Group Aerospace Medicine chief, performs a routine checkup on a patient March 20, 2019, on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. National Doctors Day was formally designated as ... More

Senior Master Sgt. Corey Coleman, 30th Civil Engineer

Senior Master Sgt. Corey Coleman, 30th Civil Engineer

Senior Master Sgt. Corey Coleman, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, secures the collar of Chief Master Sgt. Diena Mosely, 30th Space Wing command chief, during a fire training exercise on March 21... More

Airmen and their families prepare for the Air Force

Airmen and their families prepare for the Air Force

Airmen and their families prepare for the Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign “Run Because We Care” 5K March 22, 2019, on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. AFAF provides support for Airmen and their families dur... More

Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks, 30th Space Wing Public

Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks, 30th Space Wing Public

Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks, 30th Space Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, prepares to take a photo April 2, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Milks documents Vandenberg AFB's rocket launches and ... More

As part of Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse

As part of Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse

As part of Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Vandenberg AFB supported the dissemination of information throughout the month through a variety of events, such as Pinwhee... More

Senior Airman Noah Matsuura, 30th Civil Engineering

Senior Airman Noah Matsuura, 30th Civil Engineering

Senior Airman Noah Matsuura, 30th Civil Engineering Squadron Airman, evens out wet concrete April 3, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Matsuura helps maintain Vandenberg AFB and provide repairs and upg... More

Capt. Jeffrey Anderson, 89th Airlift Squadron pilot,

Capt. Jeffrey Anderson, 89th Airlift Squadron pilot,

Capt. Jeffrey Anderson, 89th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares to land a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during exercise Patriot Hook 2019, April 11, 2019 at Vandenberg A... More

Bbarak, a Military Working Dog, and, Staff Sgt. Luke

Bbarak, a Military Working Dog, and, Staff Sgt. Luke

Bbarak, a Military Working Dog, and, Staff Sgt. Luke Gibson, 30th Security Forces training instructor, demonstrate the capabilities of a MWD during a career day event at Crestview Elementary School April 12, 20... More

Senior Airman Carlos Berrera, 30th Medical Support

Senior Airman Carlos Berrera, 30th Medical Support

Senior Airman Carlos Berrera, 30th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, adjusts slides in a microscope April 24, 2019, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. As one of the first step in effective care, th... More

30th Space Wing personnel stand at attention as Col.

30th Space Wing personnel stand at attention as Col.

30th Space Wing personnel stand at attention as Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Diena Mosely, 30th SW command chief, enter the Pacific Coast Club for their final all-call on... More

Staff Sgt. Fernando Ayala, 30th Logistics Readiness

Staff Sgt. Fernando Ayala, 30th Logistics Readiness

Staff Sgt. Fernando Ayala, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo operations documenter, guides Airman Samuel Tripp, 30th LRS ground transporter, during an American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators ... More

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 2:42 A.M. Pacific Time May 1, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Br... More

Lt. Col. Steven Kimel, 216th Space Control Squadron

Lt. Col. Steven Kimel, 216th Space Control Squadron

Lt. Col. Steven Kimel, 216th Space Control Squadron commander, approaches the pitcher’s mound with his son to throw the first pitch during the California Polytechnic State University Hero’s Night baseball game ... More

Members of base leadership greet Pam Younker and Vickie

Members of base leadership greet Pam Younker and Vickie

Members of base leadership greet Pam Younker and Vickie McCall, Chief of Staff of the Air Force civic leaders, upon their arrival May 7, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The CSAF civic leaders were tr... More

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:40 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Thursday May 9, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force pho... More

Airman 1st Class Johnell White, 30th Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Johnell White, 30th Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Johnell White, 30th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, speaks during the National Police Week opening ceremony, May 13, 2019, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Members of the base ... More

Service members and local law enforcement members pose

Service members and local law enforcement members pose

Service members and local law enforcement members pose for a group photo during the Police Week Ruck to Remember May 15, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Each ruck competitor carried a 35 lb weighted ... More

2nd. Lt Christopher Sokolowski, 30th Security Forces

2nd. Lt Christopher Sokolowski, 30th Security Forces

2nd. Lt Christopher Sokolowski, 30th Security Forces Squadron defender, performs a bear crawl during the Police Week Warrior Workout of the Day Challenge May 16, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The 3... More

Right place, right time; Vandenberg officer helps save a life

Right place, right time; Vandenberg officer helps save a life

Lt. Col. Olivier Fleury, the French Joint Staff Liaison Officer for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., used his Air Force readiness training to help save a life during the 2019 Space Symposium. (U.S. A... More

Airman 1st Class Shomari Gervin, 30th Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Shomari Gervin, 30th Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Shomari Gervin, 30th Security Forces Squadron defender, is pulled to his feet during the Police Week Warrior Workout of the Day Challenge May 16, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Each... More

30th Security Forces Squadron defenders stand at attention

30th Security Forces Squadron defenders stand at attention

30th Security Forces Squadron defenders stand at attention during the Police Week Closing Ceremony May 20, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Throughout Police Week, 30th SFS hosted ten events to honor ... More

30th Space Wing firefighters arrive on scene during

30th Space Wing firefighters arrive on scene during

30th Space Wing firefighters arrive on scene during a DUI production reenactment during Spring Wingman Day May 23, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The production highlighted the potential consequence... More

Attendees wait for a Memorial Day ceremony to begin

Attendees wait for a Memorial Day ceremony to begin

Attendees wait for a Memorial Day ceremony to begin May 27, 2019, in Lompoc, Calif. During the ceremony, members of the community played music, laid wreaths and a speech was given by guest speaker Brig. Gen. Wo... More

A memorial flag pole sits at the Guadalupe Cemetery

A memorial flag pole sits at the Guadalupe Cemetery

A memorial flag pole sits at the Guadalupe Cemetery before a Memorial Day ceremony May 27, 2019, in Guadalupe, Calif. The ceremony, hosted by the American Legion Post No. 371, was held to honor veterans who pai... More

Wes Brown, Santa Maria Elks Lodge leading knight, and

Wes Brown, Santa Maria Elks Lodge leading knight, and

Wes Brown, Santa Maria Elks Lodge leading knight, and Tony Campas, Santa Maria Elks Lodge exalted ruler, raise the American flag during a Memorial Day ceremony May 27, 2019, in Santa Maria, Calif. This year, Va... More

Community members gather for a Memorial Day ceremony

Community members gather for a Memorial Day ceremony

Community members gather for a Memorial Day ceremony May 27, 2019, at the Santa Maria Cemetery, Calif. Throughout the ceremony, service members and veterans who served in times of war were asked to stand as a w... More

30th Space Wing Airmen ride motorcycles May 29, 2019,

30th Space Wing Airmen ride motorcycles May 29, 2019,

30th Space Wing Airmen ride motorcycles May 29, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Through partnerships with local training agencies, Vandenberg’s motorcycle safety program maintains military readiness ... More

Eric Krystkowiak, Vandenberg SpaceX Launch Site Operations

Eric Krystkowiak, Vandenberg SpaceX Launch Site Operations

Eric Krystkowiak, Vandenberg SpaceX Launch Site Operations director, shows NASA administrator a SpaceX transporter erector June 3, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator,... More

NASA Administrator Visits Vandenberg AFB

NASA Administrator Visits Vandenberg AFB

Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and Brig. Gen. Matthew Davidson, 14th Air Force vice commander, pose for a photo with senior space officials at the Combined Space Operations Center during a visit June 3, 20... More

Staff Sgt. Diego Bermudez, 30th Space Wing Inspector

Staff Sgt. Diego Bermudez, 30th Space Wing Inspector

Staff Sgt. Diego Bermudez, 30th Space Wing Inspector General team member and judge advocate NCO in charge of military justice, takes notes during an earthquake exercise June 5, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Bas... More

Sylvain Laporte, Canadian Space Agency president, poses

Sylvain Laporte, Canadian Space Agency president, poses

Sylvain Laporte, Canadian Space Agency president, poses for a photo in the Combined Space Operations Center during a tour June 12, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During his visit, Laporte toured the ... More

Members of Vandenberg Air Force Base gather to celebrate

Members of Vandenberg Air Force Base gather to celebrate

Members of Vandenberg Air Force Base gather to celebrate the Army’s Birthday June 14, 2019, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. On 14 June, 1775, the U.S. Army was founded when the Continental Congress authorized enlistm... More

30th Space Wing firefighters work with the Santa Barbara

30th Space Wing firefighters work with the Santa Barbara

30th Space Wing firefighters work with the Santa Barbara Fire Department to mitigate the Rancho Fire June 14, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The fire burned approximately 140 acres near Point Sal an... More

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, asks

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, asks

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, asks members of the panel questions during a Lunch and Learn for the observance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month June 14, 2019, at Vandenberg ... More

Col. Michael S. Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, prepares

Col. Michael S. Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, prepares

Col. Michael S. Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, prepares for the 2019 Lompoc Flower Festival Parade June 29, 2019, in Lompoc, Calif. This marks the 67th year of the Flower Festival and this years’ festival th... More

General Raymond highlights joint warfighting, space integration during visit to Vandenberg AFB

General Raymond highlights joint warfighting, space integration during...

Gen. Jay Raymond, the commander of Air Force Space Command and the Joint Force Space Component Command, is greeted by Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, July 2, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, C... More

Vice President Michael R. Pence hosts an all-call in

Vice President Michael R. Pence hosts an all-call in

Vice President Michael R. Pence hosts an all-call in the Combined Space Operations Center July 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Pence received briefings on the evolution of launch operations at th... More

Vice President Michael R. Pence and Mrs. Karen Pence

Vice President Michael R. Pence and Mrs. Karen Pence

Vice President Michael R. Pence and Mrs. Karen Pence arrive in Air Force Two on the flightline July 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Upon his arrival, Pence and the Second Lady were welcomed by Ma... More

Vice President Michael R. Pence hosts an all-call in

Vice President Michael R. Pence hosts an all-call in

Vice President Michael R. Pence hosts an all-call in the Combined Space Operations Center July 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Pence received briefings on the evolution of launch operations at th... More

Vice President Mike Pence tours the Combined Space

Vice President Mike Pence tours the Combined Space

Vice President Mike Pence tours the Combined Space Operations Center July 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. While at the CSpOC, Pence met with base leadership and received briefings on the evolutio... More

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of command ceremony July 12, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During the ceremony, Col. Anthony J. Mastalir assumed command of the 30th Space Wing and w... More

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of command ceremony July 12, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During the ceremony, Col. Anthony J. Mastalir assumed command of the 30th Space Wing and w... More

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of command ceremony July 12, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During the ceremony, Col. Anthony J. Mastalir assumed command of the 30th Space Wing and w... More

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of

30th Space Wing members participate in a change of command ceremony July 12, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During the ceremony, Col. Anthony J. Mastalir assumed command of the 30th Space Wing and w... More

Staff Sgt. Erica Darcy, 614th Air Operation Center

Staff Sgt. Erica Darcy, 614th Air Operation Center

Staff Sgt. Erica Darcy, 614th Air Operation Center intelligence analyst, welcomes a child during a children’s book reading at a local library June 24, 2019, in Vandenberg Village, Calif. Darcy dresses as a prin... More

Base members participate in an active shooter exercise

Base members participate in an active shooter exercise

Base members participate in an active shooter exercise Aug. 7, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The base-wide exercise tested the readiness and emergency response techniques of Airmen, preparing them ... More

A local veteran attends the third annual Veteran’s

A local veteran attends the third annual Veteran’s

A local veteran attends the third annual Veteran’s Breakfast hosted by Rep. Salud Carbajal Aug. 21, 2019, at Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building in Lompoc, Calif. The breakfast provides veterans the chance to con... More

Senior Airman Rafal Waledziak, 30th Civil Engineer

Senior Airman Rafal Waledziak, 30th Civil Engineer

Senior Airman Rafal Waledziak, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician, retrieves a dummy from atop a power pole during pole-top rescue training Aug. 23, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During the t... More

VAFB Honors September 11, 2001

VAFB Honors September 11, 2001

Eighteen years ago, the United States lost nearly 3,000 people due to a tragic incident. Vandenberg AFB, Calif. takes a moment to remember and honor the ones who are gone today and every day forward.

Service members gather during the POW/MIA Opening Ceremony

Service members gather during the POW/MIA Opening Ceremony

Service members gather during the POW/MIA Opening Ceremony Sept. 16, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Displayed at the ceremony was the missing person table. The table is round to represent the everla... More

Mike Rivera and Alex Duncan, Vandenberg Wildland Support

Mike Rivera and Alex Duncan, Vandenberg Wildland Support

Mike Rivera and Alex Duncan, Vandenberg Wildland Support Module fire operation technicians, observe the controlled fire Sept. 18, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Vandenberg Fire Department and Hot... More

POW/MIA Remembrance Week Closing Ceremony

POW/MIA Remembrance Week Closing Ceremony

Bob Hatch, 30th Space Wing honorary commander, speaks during the POW/MIA Remembrance Week Closing Ceremony Sept. 20, 2019, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The closing ceremony was held on POW/MIA Recognition ... More

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks during an all call Sept. 25, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. While at Vandenberg, Wright hosted an all call and visited multiple units a... More

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visits with Airmen from the 30th Operations Group Sept. 25, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Wright visited Vandenberg AFB to meet with Airmen w... More

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visits the 30th Medical Group Sept. 25, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Wright toured different offices within the building, exploring what each... More

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 1:13 a.m. Pacific Time Oct. 2, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st C... More

Service members pull a firetruck during the 2019 Fire

Service members pull a firetruck during the 2019 Fire

Service members pull a firetruck during the 2019 Fire Muster Challenge Oct. 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Fire Prevention Week is observed annually during the week of October 9th to commemorate... More

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Realegeno, 30th Security

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Realegeno, 30th Security

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Realegeno, 30th Security Forces Squadron defender, accompanies a veteran during the 2019 Santa Barbara County Veteran Stand Down event Oct. 19, 2019, in Santa Maria, Calif. The Veteran... More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Parise, 576th Flight Test Squadron

Staff Sgt. Christopher Parise, 576th Flight Test Squadron

Staff Sgt. Christopher Parise, 576th Flight Test Squadron missile handling evaluator, peers out towards the ocean near Wall Beach Oct. 25, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. In these waters, only a few ... More

Master Sgt. Mike Iaukea, 14th Air Force Combined Force

Master Sgt. Mike Iaukea, 14th Air Force Combined Force

Master Sgt. Mike Iaukea, 14th Air Force Combined Force Space Component Command special missions division manager, enjoys an afternoon of fly fishing Oct. 24, 2019, near Wall beach at Vandenberg Air Force Base, ... More

Wingman University exemplifies resiliency and support

Wingman University exemplifies resiliency and support

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Capt. Luke Davidiuk, 30th Operational Medical Readiness

Capt. Luke Davidiuk, 30th Operational Medical Readiness

Capt. Luke Davidiuk, 30th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron director of psychological health, introduces his course “How to get better sleep” to Wingman University students Nov. 1, 2019, at Vandenberg Air ... More

Members of Vandenberg Air Force Base attend a Gary

Members of Vandenberg Air Force Base attend a Gary

Members of Vandenberg Air Force Base attend a Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band concert as part of a military appreciation event, Nov. 8, 2019 at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The band performed at Vandenberg AFB, wher... More

Airman 1st Class Sergio Rodriguez and Senior Airman

Airman 1st Class Sergio Rodriguez and Senior Airman

Airman 1st Class Sergio Rodriguez and Senior Airman Michael Terrazas, 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation patrolmen, ride military working horses during the Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade Nov. 9, 2019... More

Local veterans bow their heads to listen to the invocation

Local veterans bow their heads to listen to the invocation

Local veterans bow their heads to listen to the invocation during the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, 2019 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1717 in Lompoc, Calif. Veterans Day occurs each year on Nov. 11 to... More

Senior Airman Tyler Erwin, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Tyler Erwin, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Tyler Erwin, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, participates in the EOD 136 Memorial Workout, Nov. 15, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The EOD Memorial... More

Staff Sgt. Jahmal Lawson, 30th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jahmal Lawson, 30th Security Forces Squadron

Staff Sgt. Jahmal Lawson, 30th Security Forces Squadron mobility equipment custodian, displays the silver medal he won at the 2019 Military World Games, Nov. 27, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lawson... More

Teresa Loya, 30th Space Wing sexual assault prevention

Teresa Loya, 30th Space Wing sexual assault prevention

Teresa Loya, 30th Space Wing sexual assault prevention and response specialist, and Preston, 30th SW courthouse facility dog, meet with an Airman at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 4, 2019. Preston come... More

Vandenberg Air Force Base members wait for President

Vandenberg Air Force Base members wait for President

Vandenberg Air Force Base members wait for President Donald Trump to sign the National Defense Authorization Act Dec. 20, 2019, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The NDAA established a sixth branch of the armed forces ... More

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