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Oct. 12, 2022
Gen. Raymond Visits the Hawk's Cove

U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, coins Mrs. Emily Dreiling, director of Diversity and Inclusion, at the Hawk’s Cove at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022. Raymond visited the Hawk’s Cove for the first time since it was created, where it is first
Oct. 1, 2022
FIREFLY SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ALPHA FLIGHT 002 “TO THE BLACK”

Team Vandenberg launched multiple satellites to low Earth orbit aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex-2, Oct. 1, at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
July 7, 2022
MINOTAUR II+ EXPLODES SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF

A Minotaur II+ rocket exploded approximately 11 seconds after launching from Test Pad-01 at 11:01 p.m. PDT Wednesday.
July 21, 2021
Lt. Col. Lloyd Daniels’ 100th Birthday Bash

Col. Robert Long, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, celebrates retired veteran Lt. Col. Lloyd Daniels’ 100th birthday in Orcutt, California, July 16, 2021. Daniels spent 22 years in service and witnessed many of the first missile launches while stationed at Vandenberg.
June 9, 2021
VANDENBERG PLANS FOR CHANGE OF COMMAND

The Space Launch Delta 30 will welcome a new Commander in a Change of Command ceremony scheduled for Friday, June 11, 10:00 a.m. at the base parade grounds.

Gen. Raymond Visits the Hawk's Cove