🚀 72 launches and counting!
Team V's Guardians and Airmen supported today’s SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg SFB, notching our 72nd launch operation for the calendar year - officially surpassing our modern record.
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LAUNCH UPDATE: Today, a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying 27 satellites to orbit as part of Starlink 15-15 lifted off from SLC-4E at Vandenberg SFB. This marks a record-tying 71st launch for the calendar year and advances critical U.S. space objectives. Learn More: vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/Ne…
30th Civil Engineering Squadron & EOD flight members honored 345 fallen EOD techs during a memorial workout at VSFB on Oct 16; remembering SrA Daniel Johnson, lost in Afghanistan in 2010. 💪
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#WelcomeToSpaceCountry #GatewayToTheFuture 🚀
Honoring Hometown Heroes! 🏅 On Oct. 17, 2026, SLD 30 and local first responders celebrated at Allan Hancock College. Proud to continue this partnership! #WelcometoSpaceCountry #CaliforniaIsSpaceCountry #GatewaytoTheFuture #HometownHeroes
Cadets from a Space Force JROTC unit completed an immersion tour at VSFB last week. The visit connected future talent with VSFB leaders to prepare them for the growing space sector: vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/Ne…
#WelcomeToSpaceCountry #CaliforniaIsSpaceCountry #GatewayToTheFuture
Congratulations to SLD 30's #HawkoftheWeek, A1C Caitlin Baker! 👏🏼
As a 30 HCOS medical logistics tech, Caitlin oversees a $9M warehouse operation—managing medical supplies & pharmaceuticals for 17 clinics and 11K patients.
Keep up the great work! 🚒
#WelcomeToSpaceCountry
🚀 69 and counting! At 5:28 p.m., Team Vandenberg supported a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from SLC-4E, sending 27 Starlink satellites into LEO. Need assured access to space? There's a spaceport for that. 🛰️
#WelcometoSpaceCountry #CaliforniaIsSpaceCountry #GatewaytoTheFuture
30th CES & emergency responders showcased specialized gear during Wednesday's Fire Prevention Week parade. Space Launch Delta 30 leaders shared candy & raised awareness, celebrating USSF’s Medium Fire Dept of the Year. 🚒🍬 Read more: shorturl.at/xyz #FirePreventionWeek
In May, a malnourished baby elephant seal was reported at VSFB. Marine biologist Lauren Cooley teamed up with CIMWI to coordinate rescue & rehab. The seal was recently released back into the wild in great health! 🦭❤️ Read more: shorturl.at/xyz #WelcometoSpaceCountry
Congratulations to SLD 30's #HawkoftheWeek, Airman 1st Class Caleb Hammitt! As a 30th CES firefighter, he protects lives, property & the environment. 🚒
Keep up the great work, A1C Hammitt! 👏🏼
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Partnership in action at VSFB. 🤝🚀 Republic of Korea Army & U.S. Space Forces–Korea leaders visited SLD 30 to explore launch operations, missile testing, and shared security priorities in the Pacific.
Strengthening the enduring U.S.-ROK Alliance through collaboration.
Team Vandenberg is scheduled to launch SDA's 4th Tranche 1 data transport Oct. 6 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-4E. Liftoff targeted between 12:59 a.m. and 1:21 a.m. PT., with a booster return to base 8-10 minutes after launch.
Watch live: spacex.com/launches/sda-t1tl…
Protecting Team V: Kicking off #FirePreventionWeek! 🔥
SLD 30 leadership signed the proclamation designating safety events through Oct. 10. Thank you to our dedicated firefighters keeping our launch corridors and community safe 24/7/365!
#VandenbergSFB #TeamV #FireSafety
@SLDelta30 leadership joined Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov to watch @SpaceX #Transporter18 launch 130 payloads to LEO—including Kyrgyzstan’s 1st national satellite! 🛰️
✅66 launches in 2026
✅Expanding global partnerships
@USSpaceForce | @DeptofWar
Guardian grit, all the way to the finish. 🏆
1st Lt. Nicholas McKenzie of Vandenberg’s 2nd Space Launch Squadron won the men’s race at the 30th Air Force Marathon in 2:34:31—drawing strength at mile 21 from tributes to fallen service members.
#SemperSupra
🚀 Launch Alert: SLD 30 Guardians and Airmen are scheduled to support a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carrying 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The 4-hour window opens Sep. 19 at 6:47 p.m. PDT from SLC-4E—advancing assured access to space from the West Coast for the nation.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carrying the USSF-259 mission, originally scheduled for Sept. 15, 2026, is now planned for the mission’s backup opportunity on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4) at Vandenberg SFB.
The launch attempt for a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-259 mission (originally Sept. 15, 2026) will instead proceed on its backup day: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4).
Watch live: spacex.com/launches/ussf259
The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-259 mission, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, between 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).
Watch live: spacex.com/launches/ussf259
The U.S. Space Force has approved the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the USSF-153 mission, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, between 8:37 a.m. – 11:37 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4).
Watch live: spacex.com/launches/ussf153
















































