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May 14, 2021

Vandenberg Air Force Base transitions to Space Force base

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Vandenberg Air Force Base was officially renamed Vandenberg Space Force Base during a U.S. Space Force redesignation ceremony held at the base parade grounds May 14. Maj. Gen. Deanna Burt, Combined Force Space Component Command commander and Space Operations Command deputy commander, was the presiding officer for the renaming ceremony, which also included the 30th Space Wing redesignation to Space Launch Delta 30, realigning the installation and its command under Space Operations Command and U.S. Space Force.

May 14, 2021

UK Air and Space Attaché visits CFSCC

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Royal Air Force Air Commodore Jez Attridge, U.K. Air and Space Attaché, visited Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on May 12.

May 12, 2021

Gold Star families gather for flag-raising ceremony

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command hosted a Gold Star flag raising ceremony May 7 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Gold Star families gathered with USSPACECOM personnel to honor and recognize the service and sacrifice of fallen service members.

May 9, 2021

Chinese Long March 5B re-enters over Arabian Peninsula

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command can confirm the Chinese Long March 5B re-entered over the Arabian Peninsula at approximately 10:15 p.m. EDT on May 8.

May 7, 2021

CMSAF checks in on USSPACECOM Airmen

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited USSPACECOM headquarters May 7.