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X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), the Air Force's unmanned, reusable space plane, landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:48 a.m. (PDT) June 16. OTV-2, which launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., March 5, 2011, conducted on-orbit experiments for 469 days during its mission. The X-37B is the newest and most advanced re-entry spacecraft. Managed by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the X-37B program performs risk reduction, experimentation and concept of operations development for reusable space vehicle technologies. (photo credit: Boeing)

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RocketShip delivers Delta IV Heavy boosters at VAFB

The stern gate opens on a United Launch Alliance barge, known as “RocketShip,” revealing Delta IV Heavy boosters, April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge offloaded Delta IV Heavy boosters for a launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

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SEASF Towberman visits VAFB

Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, U.S. Space Force senior enlisted advisor, visits the 30th Medical Group Sept. 24, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Airmen from across the 30th MDG briefed Towberman on the innovative medical capabilities the unit has used to support U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force professionals across the installation. The Airmen demonstrated their current COVID-19 testing capabilities, in addition to their air quality assessments, which areused as a precaution due to the California wildfires that have elevated the base’s Air Quality Index. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Hanah Abercrombie)

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RocketShip delivers Delta IV Heavy boosters at VAFB

The stern gate opens on a United Launch Alliance barge, known as “RocketShip,” revealing Delta IV Heavy boosters, April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The barge offloaded Delta IV Heavy boosters for a launch scheduled to occur later this year. The barge operation is a vital first step to executing the mission of assured access to space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

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Minuteman III launches during a developmental test

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 2, 2019. The test demonstrates the United States’ robust, flexible and ready nuclear deterrent tailored to deter 21st century threats and reassurance to U.S. allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.T. Armstrong)

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First courthouse facility dog

Preston, 30th Space Wing courthouse facility dog, focuses on an Airman who visited the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office, Dec. 4, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Preston, the Defense Department’s first certified courthouse facility dog, was trained through the POOCH, or prisoners overcoming obstacles and creating hope, program for two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

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Service members from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., march during the Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 9, 2019, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Approximately 116 Vandenberg AFB Airmen marched in the parade as well as four military working horses, two military working dogs and 10 vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test Oct. 2, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The test demonstrates the United States’ robust, flexible and ready nuclear deterrent tailored to deter 21st century threats and reassurance to U.S. allies. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. J.T. Armstrong)

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright greets Senior Airman Michael Terrazas, 30th Security Forces conservation patrolman, and Military Working Horse, Duke, Sept. 25, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The 30th SFS MWH law enforcement unit is the only equine patrol unit within the Defense Department and is one of four conservation units in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

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Mike Rivera and Alex Duncan, Vandenberg Wildland Support Module fire operation technicians, observe a controlled fire Sept. 18, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Vandenberg Fire Department and “Hotshots” team conducted a prescribed burn of grassland and coastal sage scrub. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

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Airmen assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron prepare for pole-top rescue training Aug. 23, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. During their weekly pole-top rescue training, the Airmen practice emergency life-saving maneuvers to retrieve members who may become injured while working on a power pole. The Airmen also practice confined space rescue and bucket truck rescue to ensure each Airmen is prepared during an emergency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hanah Abercrombie)

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Vice President Michael R. Pence hosts an all-call assembly 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 the Western Range and CSpOC operations. He also thanked the service members as well as touched on the importance of Vandenberg AFB’s role in protecting space as a warfighting domain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

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Members of the Vandenberg Air Force Base Honor Guard post the colors during a Memorial Day ceremony, May 27, 2019, in Lompoc, Calif. Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971 as a way to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

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First Lt. Xavier Jones, 17th Training Squadron test team project manager, performs box steps with a 50 pound weight during the police week warrior workout of the day challenge May 16, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Each competing team of two sprinted between eight workout stations, comprised of various style gym equipment and functional movements while wearing a level-4 plate carrier and had 17 minutes to complete the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)

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First Lt. Andrew Forsythe, Honor Guard officer in charge, presents a flag to a family member of the deceased during a funeral March 2, 2019, in Camarillo, Calif. According to the Department of Veteran Affairs, a military burial flag is provided to a deceased veteran in order to honor the memory of their service to the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aubree Milks)

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Air Force Tech Report: Solar Power

Air Force Tech Report: Solar Power

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Malmstrom tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:02 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time May 3, 2017, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. William Collette)

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Malmstrom tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:02 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time May 3, 2017, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

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U.S. Strategic Command, Norway sign agreement to share space services, data

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Clinton E. Crosier, the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) director of plans and policy, signs a memorandum of understanding with Royal Norwegian Air Force Col. Stig Nilsson, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense head of the space program, April 4, 2017, at the 33rd Annual Space Symposium, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The memorandum authorizes sharing space situational awareness (SSA) services and information with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Grim)

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