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The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of

The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of

The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy, is greeted by Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jason DeLucy, 30th SW command chief, Dec. 8, 2020, upon arriving... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) John F. Regni (left) Commander, 2nd Air Force, passes the Unit Colors to USAF Brigadier General (BGEN) Michael Peterson, In-coming Commander, 81st Training Wing (TW), during a Change of Command Ceremony held at Kessler Air Force Base (AFB), Mississippi (MS)

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) John F. Regni (left) Commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Michael Peterson, Commander, 81st Training Wing (TRW), presents a portrait to Mr. James Sablich, during a presentation at Kessler Air Force Base (AFB), Mississippi (MS). The portrait honors his late brother, USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Julius Sablich, for whom the Personnel Center at Kessler AFB is named

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Michael Peterson, Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Michael Peterson, Commander, 81st Training Wing (TRW), helps with the serving of the Thanksgiving Day meal inside the Magnolia Dining Facility, located at Kessler Air Force Base (AFB), Mississippi (MS)

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Michael Peterson, Command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Keesler Air Force Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Michael Peterson (right) accepts command of the 37th Student Squadron (SS), Air and Space Basic course from Colonel (COL) Richard Anderson, Air and Space Basic Course Commandant at the Maxwell Officer's club at Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Alabama (AL)

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Michael Peterson (right) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CIV Paul Troy, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Country music veteran Michael Peterson placed note

Country music veteran Michael Peterson placed note

Country music veteran Michael Peterson placed note pages – containing the lyrics to “The Shield,” which he penned between the afternoon rehearsal and evening performance – under his microphone stand on stage pr... More

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops stationed in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2010. Michael Peterson performed and gave out autographs to troops in Camp Ramadi.

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops stationed in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2010. He performed and gave out autographs to troops in Camp Ramadi.

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson signs autographs

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson signs autographs

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson signs autographs for troops stationed in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2010. He performed and gave out autographs to troops in Camp Ramadi.

Members of the 576th Flight Test Squadron monitor an

Members of the 576th Flight Test Squadron monitor an

Members of the 576th Flight Test Squadron monitor an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III missile March 27, 2015, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The intercontinental ballistic missile test ... 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 11:34 p.m., Feb. 20, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Michael Peterson/Released)

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Nagy, 270th Engineering Installation

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Nagy, 270th Engineering Installation

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Nagy, 270th Engineering Installation Squadron, Range Simulation Center Installer, inspects a cabinet of recently installed cables March 2, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Nagy is part ... 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 personnel reflect during MLK observance

Team V personnel reflect during MLK observance

Reverend Darrell Tullis, preacher, discusses Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy during an observance event, Jan. 13, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Attendees were provided the opportunity to reflect o... 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 12:03 a.m., PDT, April 26, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-2 rocket successfully launched

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-2 rocket successfully launched

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-2 rocket successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 4E Sunday, Jun. 25, at 1:25 p.m. PDT., Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. This was the second of eight planned Falcon 9 launches... More

The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small

The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small

The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small satellites owned by Planet, launched from Space Launch Complex 576-E here Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 2:37 p.m. PDT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson/Released)

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

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a United Launch

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a United Launch

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-6 here, Friday, Jan. 12, at 2:11p.m. PST. (U.S. Air For... More

Vandenberg leadership and community members involved

Vandenberg leadership and community members involved

Vandenberg leadership and community members involved in the 30th Space Wing Honorary Commanders Program meet during a breakfast event Jan. 18, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The 30th SW Honorary Comman... More

Staff Sgt. Justin Wilson, Airman Leadership School

Staff Sgt. Justin Wilson, Airman Leadership School

Staff Sgt. Justin Wilson, Airman Leadership School graduate of Class 18-B, recites the Airman’s Creed with his fellow class graduates during their ALS graduation ceremony Feb. 8, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base... More

Falcon 9 PAZ launched from Vandenberg

Falcon 9 PAZ launched from Vandenberg

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a PAZ payload from Space Launch Complex-4 here, Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6:17 a.m. PST. Col. Greg Wood, 30th Space Wing vice commander, was the spac... More

AETC senior leaders tour Space Launch Complex-6

AETC senior leaders tour Space Launch Complex-6

Air Education and Training Command senior leaders tour Space Launch Complex-6 during a week-long AETC leadership conference hosted by the 381st Training Group, March 20, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. ... More

NASA's Mars InSight Lander is housed in an Astrotech

NASA's Mars InSight Lander is housed in an Astrotech

NASA's Mars InSight Lander is housed in an Astrotech cleanroom, April 6, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Froce photo by Michael Peterson/Released)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kristina Williams, 30th Operations

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kristina Williams, 30th Operations

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kristina Williams, 30th Operations Support Squadron launch weather officer, briefs during the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Pre-Launch briefing for the Mars InSight missio... More

A three-person training team works to clear a building

A three-person training team works to clear a building

A three-person training team works to clear a building of potential threats during 30th Security Forces Squadron active shooter training May 5, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 30 SFS Defenders maintain their ... More

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying both Iridium and Grace FO payloads from Space Launch Complex-4 here, Tuesday, May 22, at 12:47 p.m. PDT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterso... More

381st Training Group Assumption of Command

381st Training Group Assumption of Command

Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, 2nd Air Force commander, hands the guide-on to Col. Merna Hsu, 381st Training Group commander, during an assumption of command ceremony on June 18, 2018, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, C... More

Personnel from the 30th Medical Group receive feedback

Personnel from the 30th Medical Group receive feedback

Personnel from the 30th Medical Group receive feedback from an expert trainer after responding to a simulated contamination incident during medical readiness training Aug. 16, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, C... More

Vandenberg launches Delta II ICESat-2

Vandenberg launches Delta II ICESat-2

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket carrying NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) spacecraft lifted off from Space Launch Complex-2 on Sept. 15 at 6:02 a.m. PDT. This marks the... 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 from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. PDT. SpaceX completed the secondary mission of landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at La... More

A color guard team from Vandenberg’s Honor Guard prepares

A color guard team from Vandenberg’s Honor Guard prepares

A color guard team from Vandenberg’s Honor Guard prepares to post the colors to open the 30th Space Wing Combat Dining In, Oct. 12, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Combat Dining-In is a tradition in all b... More

TDDEC 60th Anniversary - A group of men standing next to each other

TDDEC 60th Anniversary - A group of men standing next to each other

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, commemorates the 60-year anniversary of the 30th Operations Support Squadron’s Training Device Design and Engineering Center during a recognition event with its cu... More

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Spaceflight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Spaceflight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express, launches from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, on Dec. 3, 2018 at 10:34 a.m. PST. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mi... More

Tech. Sgt. Jamie Gutierrez and Staff Sgt. Atiba Timley,

Tech. Sgt. Jamie Gutierrez and Staff Sgt. Atiba Timley,

Tech. Sgt. Jamie Gutierrez and Staff Sgt. Atiba Timley, members of the 30th Medical Group’s Laboratory Biological Detection Team, begin processing an unknown biological sample during a simulated test of their N... More

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the final Iridium

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the final Iridium

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the final Iridium mission, launches from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Jan. 11, 2019, at 7:31 a.m. PST. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson)

Tiffany Whitsitt, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron biologist,

Tiffany Whitsitt, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron biologist,

Tiffany Whitsitt, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron biologist, educates Team Vandenberg members on the characteristics and behaviors of bobcats and mountain lions during an Earth Day event April 24, at Vandenberg Ai... 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

Scott Bailey, 30th Space Wing historian, showcases

Scott Bailey, 30th Space Wing historian, showcases

Scott Bailey, 30th Space Wing historian, showcases an archived July 1969 issue of the "Mesa Missilier", a publication which served as base newspaper during the Apollo 11 lunar mission. Utilizing publications li... More

The Vandenberg Recycling Center manages a re-use program

The Vandenberg Recycling Center manages a re-use program

The Vandenberg Recycling Center manages a re-use program for used government furniture and office goods. Utilizing the re-use inventory helps the base save money through disposal and replacement cost avoidance ... More

VAFB Recycling Center; saving AF money

VAFB Recycling Center; saving AF money

Flow chart for the Vandenberg Recycling Center showing what items are accepted and where those items are distributed. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Michael Peterson)

Airmen assigned to the 30th Medical Group salute during

Airmen assigned to the 30th Medical Group salute during

Airmen assigned to the 30th Medical Group salute during the 30th MDG reorganization ceremony Aug. 23, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Under the reorganization, all Active Duty military will be seen b... More

30th MDG reforms medical structure

30th MDG reforms medical structure

The 30th Medical Group officially stood up two new health care squadrons during an activation and re-designation ceremony Aug. 23, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Under the reorganization, all Active... More

2nd SLS initiates Small Spacelift Spaceport

2nd SLS initiates Small Spacelift Spaceport

3D illustration of Space Launch Complex-8 in its current configuration at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Contributed graphic)

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 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

Wingman University exemplifies resiliency and support

Wingman University exemplifies resiliency and support

Wingman University 2019 graphic Public domain image related to the State of California, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Emily Dreiling, 30th Space Wing Sexual Assault Response

Emily Dreiling, 30th Space Wing Sexual Assault Response

Emily Dreiling, 30th Space Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator program chief, welcomes attendees to the first-ever Victim Services Summit event, March 11-12, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The ... More

Airman 1st Class Caleb Craig, 30th Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Caleb Craig, 30th Security Forces

Airman 1st Class Caleb Craig, 30th Security Forces Squadron defender, enforces proper health protection measures as he scans an ID card while working at the installation main gate, March 25, 2020, at Vandenberg... More

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and commander of U.S. Space Command, discusses the new Space Force flags following a meet and greet session with new Space Force Lieutenants from the... More

U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, United States Space

U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, United States Space

U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, United States Space Command commander, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, United States Space Command command senior enlisted leader, meet with members o... More

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, meets with U.S. Space Force students from the 533rd Training Squadron, Nov. 17, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Whiting briefed the ... More

1st Lt. Chad Young, 2nd Range Operations Squadron range

1st Lt. Chad Young, 2nd Range Operations Squadron range

1st Lt. Chad Young, 2nd Range Operations Squadron range operations commander, operates his launch console at the Western Range Operations Control Center during the Sentinel-6 satellite launch, Nov. 21, 2020, at... More

Col. Jessica Spitler, 30th Medical Group commander

Col. Jessica Spitler, 30th Medical Group commander

Col. Jessica Spitler, 30th Medical Group commander and Senior Airman Dakota Orozco-Garcia, 30th MDG member, receive their vaccinations against COVD-19 during Operation Fight Back Jan. 6 2021, Vandenberg Air For... More

The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of

The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of

The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy, is greeted by Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jason DeLucy, 30th SW command chief, Dec. 8, 2020, upon arriving... More

Country music veteran Michael Peterson performs for

Country music veteran Michael Peterson performs for

Country music veteran Michael Peterson performs for troops at Joint Security Station Shield Oct. 10.

U.S. Soldiers laugh at the lyrics of a song by U.S.

U.S. Soldiers laugh at the lyrics of a song by U.S.

U.S. Soldiers laugh at the lyrics of a song by U.S. country singer Michael Peterson in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2010. He performed and gave out autographs to troops in Camp Ramadi.

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops stationed in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2010. He performed and gave out autographs to troops in Camp Ramadi.

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson performs to troops stationed in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2010. Michael Peterson performed and gave out autographs to troops in Camp Ramadi.

The Vandenberg Recycling Center is comprised of three

The Vandenberg Recycling Center is comprised of three

The Vandenberg Recycling Center is comprised of three main programs: scrap metal recycling, wood re-use, and furniture re-use. These programs can help save the base more than $1M per year in estimated disposal ... 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 11:34 p.m., Feb. 20, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Michael Peterson/Released)

The Air National Guard Engineering Installation team

The Air National Guard Engineering Installation team

The Air National Guard Engineering Installation team at Vandenberg is headed up by Tech. Sgt. Brian Carter, 130th EIS, Communications Team Lead; Master Sgt. Michael Selinsky, 270th EIS, Range Simulation Center ... 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

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-2 rocket successfully launched

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-2 rocket successfully launched

A SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium-2 rocket successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 4E Sunday, Jun. 25, at 1:25 p.m. PDT., Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. This was the second of eight planned Falcon 9 launches... More

The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small

The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small

The Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket, carrying 10 small satellites owned by Planet, launched from Space Launch Complex 576-E here Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 2:37 p.m. PDT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterson/Released)

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

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a United Launch

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a United Launch

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload from Space Launch Complex-6 here, Friday, Jan. 12, at 2:11p.m. PST. (U.S. Air For... More

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

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

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, provides a mission brief to community members participating in the 30th SW Honorary Commanders Program during a breakfast meeting Jan. 18, 2018, Vandenberg Air For... More

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

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

Col. Michael Hough, 30th Space Wing commander, congratulates Airman Leadership School class 18-B during their graduation ceremony Feb. 8, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. ALS is a 24-day course designed ... More

NASA's Mars InSight Lander is housed in an Astrotech

NASA's Mars InSight Lander is housed in an Astrotech

NASA's Mars InSight Lander is housed in an Astrotech cleanroom, April 6, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Froce photo by Michael Peterson/Released)

A simulated shooting threat is subdued by 30th Security

A simulated shooting threat is subdued by 30th Security

A simulated shooting threat is subdued by 30th Security Forces Squadron Defenders during active shooter training May 5, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 30 SFS Defenders maintain their mission readiness throug... More

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket

Team Vandenberg successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying both Iridium and Grace FO payloads from Space Launch Complex-4 here, Tuesday, May 22, at 12:47 p.m. PDT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Peterso... More

Response team members from the 30th Medical Group begin

Response team members from the 30th Medical Group begin

Response team members from the 30th Medical Group begin a thorough wash of a contaminated patient during decontamination training Aug. 16, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 30th MDG response team members ... 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 from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:21 p.m. PDT. SpaceX completed the secondary mission of landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at La... More

Senior Airman Gabrielle Miller, 30th Operations Support

Senior Airman Gabrielle Miller, 30th Operations Support

Senior Airman Gabrielle Miller, 30th Operations Support Squadron CSS journeyman, sings the National Anthem during the 30th Space Wing Combat Dining-In, Oct. 12, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Combat Dini... More

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Spaceflight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Spaceflight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express, launches from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, on Dec. 3, 2018 at 10:34 a.m. PST. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mi... More

Staff Sgt. Atiba Timley, 30th Medical Group Laboratory

Staff Sgt. Atiba Timley, 30th Medical Group Laboratory

Staff Sgt. Atiba Timley, 30th Medical Group Laboratory Biological Detection Team technician, processes an unknown biological sample during a simulated test of their Next Generation Diagnostic System on Dec. 13,... More

Base archeologists with the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron

Base archeologists with the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron

Base archeologists with the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron highlight their mission of excavating and protecting artifacts and cultural sites to Team Vandenberg members during an Earth Day event April 24, Vandenbe... More

Events of the Apollo 11 lunar mission are documented

Events of the Apollo 11 lunar mission are documented

Events of the Apollo 11 lunar mission are documented in a July 1969 issue of the "Mesa Missilier", a publication which served as base newspaper at the time and is now archived through the 30th Space Wing histor... More

Airman First Class Thomas Ridder, Vandenberg Color

Airman First Class Thomas Ridder, Vandenberg Color

Airman First Class Thomas Ridder, Vandenberg Color Guard member, unfurls a guidon for the newly activated 30th Health Care Operations Squadron during the 30th MDG reorganization ceremony Aug. 23, 2019, at Vande... 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 operates an optical tracking system used to document launches during a visit with Airmen from the 30th Operations Group Sept. 25, 2019, at Vandenberg Air ... 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 Michael Peterson)

Wingman University participants meet up at their unit

Wingman University participants meet up at their unit

Wingman University participants meet up at their unit campsites for lunch and open recreation time during 2019 fall Wingman Day Nov. 1, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The university themed Wingman D... More

A panel of military sexual assault prevention and response

A panel of military sexual assault prevention and response

A panel of military sexual assault prevention and response professionals answer questions about their roles in supporting victims through the response, investigation and recovery stages of an assault, during th... More

Senior Airman Kayla Davis, 30th Security Force Squadron

Senior Airman Kayla Davis, 30th Security Force Squadron

Senior Airman Kayla Davis, 30th Security Force Squadron Visitor Control Center technician, processes a temporary pass for a mission essential contractor, March 26, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. To ... More

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations

Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and commander of U.S. Space Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, U.S. Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor, take a group photo with Space F... More

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:27 a.m. Pacific Time, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base,... More

U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, United States Space

U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, United States Space

U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, United States Space Command commander, and Maj. General DeAnna M. Burt, newly appointed commander, Combined Force Space Component Command; and deputy commander, Space Operatio... More

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, meets with U.S. Space Force students from the 533rd Training Squadron, Nov. 17, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Whiting briefed the ... More

Maj. Scott Nakatani, 2nd Range Operations Squadron

Maj. Scott Nakatani, 2nd Range Operations Squadron

Maj. Scott Nakatani, 2nd Range Operations Squadron director of operations, tracks the flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from his console at the Western Range Operation Control Center, Nov. 21, 2020, at Vandenb... More

30th Medical Group members administer their first round

30th Medical Group members administer their first round

30th Medical Group members administer their first round COVID-19 vaccines as part of Operation Fight Back, Jan. 6, 2021, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The 30th MDG established a five-station point of distri... More

The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of

The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of

The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the Navy, speaks with Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander and Dr. Scott Bailey, 30th SW historian, Dec. 8, 2020, after arriving at Vandenberg Air ... More

The 2008 recepient of the U.S. Army’s Bob Hope “Spirt

The 2008 recepient of the U.S. Army’s Bob Hope “Spirt

The 2008 recepient of the U.S. Army’s Bob Hope “Spirt of Hope” award, Michael Peterson debuts “The Shield,” a song inspired by his most-recent performance at Joint Security Station Shield on his sixth USO tour Oct. 10.

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson autographs the

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson autographs the

U.S. country singer Michael Peterson autographs the guitar of U.S. Army Sgt. Boyd Thomasson assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division in Camp Ramadi... More

U.S. country singer, Michael Peterson, performs to

U.S. country singer, Michael Peterson, performs to

U.S. country singer, Michael Peterson, performs to troops stationed in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2010. Michael Peterson performed and gave out autographs to troops in Camp Ramadi.

Wires, cables and scrap metals left over from government

Wires, cables and scrap metals left over from government

Wires, cables and scrap metals left over from government construction, renovation and repair projects can be turned in to the Vandenberg Recycling Center. Money generated by the VRC’s Qualified Recycling Progra... 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 11:34 p.m., Feb. 20, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Michael Peterson/Released)

Staff Sgt. Christopher Ransom, 270th Engineering

Staff Sgt. Christopher Ransom, 270th Engineering

Staff Sgt. Christopher Ransom, 270th Engineering Installation Squadron, Communication Team Installer, inspects a bundle of recently built and installed cables March 2, 2016, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Ra... More

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with an Iridium NEXT satellite

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with an Iridium NEXT satellite

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with an Iridium NEXT satellite launches from Space Launch Complex-4, Jan. 14, 2017, Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif. Iridium NEXT will replace the world’s largest commercial satellite n... More

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