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Vandenberg Air Force Base

Aerial image - 15 September 1994
Airport information
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Airport typeMilitary: Air Force Base
OwnerUnited States Air Force
OperatorAir Force Space Command
LocationSanta Barbara County, near Lompoc, California, USA
Built1941
In use1957 � present
Occupants30th Space Wing
Elevation112 m (369 ft)

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Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 6,151 as of the 2000 census. The base is named in honor of former Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S. Vandenberg.

Vandenberg is home to the 14th Air Force, 30th Space Wing, 381st Training Group, the Western Launch and Test Range (WLTR), and elements of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and is responsible for satellite launches for military and commercial organizations, as well as testing of intercontinental ballistic missiles, including the Minuteman III ICBMs. Vandenberg is assuming new roles with the creation of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC SPACE).

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Vandenberg AFB wildfire nearly contained - San Francisco Chronicle Tweet this news
San Francisco Chronicle--Officials say the 1253-acre Bear Creek wildfire burning at the southern end of -Vandenberg Air Force Base- in Santa Barbara County is 90 percent contained. ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:46:57 GMT+00:00
NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report 29 October 2010 - Space Ref (press release) Tweet this news
Space Ref (press release)--The Taurus rocket is in Orbital Sciences Hangar 1555 on north -Vandenberg Air Force Base- where integration and testing of the vehicle's flight hardware ... - Date : Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:50:55 GMT+00:00
Shark kills 19-year-old man off beach on Vandenberg Air Force Base - CNN International Tweet this news
CNN International--(CNN) -- A shark attack Friday killed a 19-year-old college student off a beach on -Vandenberg Air Force Base-, said authorities in ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:59:19 GMT+00:00
Delta 2 cleared for liftoff - Lompoc Record Tweet this news
Lompoc Record--A Delta 2 mission that has already dealt with an earthquake, fire and even snails has been cleared for liftoff tonight from -Vandenberg Air Force Base-, ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:09:56 GMT+00:00
VAFB closes 10K more acres - Lompoc Record Tweet this news
Lompoc Record--Nearly 10000 additional acres at -Vandenberg Air Force Base- have been closed to recreational and other activities because of concerns about unexploded ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:08:08 GMT+00:00
Giants win...Shark attack closes beaches...Remains found in Illinois - 9&10 News Tweet this news
9&10 News---VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE-, Calif. (AP) � A string of beaches on California's Central Coast are shut down and there's no word on when they'll be open again. ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:23:30 GMT+00:00
New security system now active - Lompoc Record Tweet this news
Lompoc Record--Getting onto -Vandenberg Air Force Base- in the coming days may take a tad more time than usual due to the implementation of a new security tool, ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:04:45 GMT+00:00
AP Top News at 1:20 am EDT -Sunday, October 24, 2010 - KMPH Fox 26 Tweet this news
KMPH Fox 26---VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE-, Calif. (AP) - A string of beaches on California's Central Coast were shut down Saturday and there was no word on when they would ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:36:41 GMT+00:00
The day's most popular stories - CNN (blog) Tweet this news
CNN (blog)--Shark kills 19-year-old man in California: A shark attack Friday killed a 19-year-old college student off a beach on -Vandenberg Air Force Base-, ... - Date : Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:19:05 GMT+00:00
Great city, warm hearts - Santa Maria Times Tweet this news
Santa Maria Times--I was privileged enough to take part in the motorcade that escorted Airman Dan Johnson from -Vandenberg Air Force Base- to First Christian Church in Santa ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:05:42 GMT+00:00

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
12/3015,000 (4,572)Concrete

Active sites :
Site Status Uses
Space Launch Complex 2 Active Delta II, previously Thor, Delta
Space Launch Complex 3-East Active Atlas V, previously Atlas II and Atlas
Space Launch Complex 3-West Active Falcon 1, previously Atlas, Thor
Space Launch Complex 6 Active Delta IV, previously Athena, Shuttle (unused), Titan III (unused)
Space Launch Complex 8 Active Minotaur
Launch Complex 576-E Active Taurus.

Inactive sites :
Site Status Uses
Space Launch Complex 1 Inactive Thor
Space Launch Complex 4-West Inactive Titan II, Titan IIIB
Space Launch Complex 4-East Inactive Titan IV, Titan III; under redevelopment for SpaceX Falcon 9
Space Launch Complex 5 Inactive Scout
Space Launch Complex 10 Inactive Thor ( a National Historic Landmark)

United States Air Force

Leadership
Secretary of the Air Force * Under Secretary of the Air Force * Chief of Staff * Vice Chief of Staff * Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force * 4-star generals * United States Congress (House Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces * Senate Subcommittee on Airland)
Organization
Commands Reserve * Air National Guard * Field operating agencies * Installations
Personnel &
Training
People * Rank: Officers / Enlisted * Air Force Specialty Code * Pararescue * Judge Advocate General's Corps * RED HORSE * Office of Special Investigations * Security Forces * Medical Service
Training: USAF Academy * Reserve Officer Training Corps * Officer Training School * Basic Training * SERE * Fitness Test
Uniforms &
Equipment
Uniforms * Awards * Badges * Equipment
History &
Traditions
History * Army Air Service/Corps/Forces * "The U.S. Air Force" * Air Force Band * The Airmen of Note * Tops In Blue * Flag * Symbol * Airman's Creed * Mottos * National Museum * Memorial * Air Force One * Thunderbirds * Air Force service numbers * Honor Guard

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)

Air Forces
Fourteenth * Twenty-Fourth
Centers
Space and Missile Systems Center * Space Innovation & Development Center * 614th Air and Space Operations Center * 624th Operations Center * Air Force Network Integration Center
Bases
Buckley * Los Angeles * Patrick * Peterson * Schriever * Thule * Vandenberg
Stations
Cape Canaveral * Cape Cod * Cavalier * Cheyenne Mountain * Clear * Kaena Point * New Boston * Onizuka
Wings
Space1st * 2d * 3d * 21st * 30th * 45th * 50th * 460th
AcquisitionGlobal Positioning Systems * Launch and Range Systems * Military Satellite Communications Systems * Space-Based Infrared Systems * Space Development and Test * Space Superiority Systems
Air Base61st Air Base
Cyber67 NWW * 688 IOW * 689 CCW
Groups
Combat Comm|3d * 5th * 38 EIG * 162d * 201st * 226th * 251st * 252d * 253d * 254th * 281st3d * 5th * 38 EIG * 162d * 201st * 226th * 251st * 252d * 253d * 254th * 281st
Cyber26 NOG * 690 NSG * 67 NWG * 318 IOG
Squadrons
Space Aggressor26th (AFRC) * 527th (ACC)
Command and Control1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 55th Mobile * 119th * 153d * 222d * 721st Mobile
Space Communications3d * 50th * 850th
Space Control1st * 4th * 16th * 20th * 25th * 76th * 380th
Space Development1st * 2d * 3d
Space Experimentation3d
Space Launch1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 5th
Space Operations1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 5th * 6th * 7th * 8th * 9th * 19th * 21st * 22d * 23d * 111th * 148th * AFSPC Space Operations Squadron
Space Surveillance1st * 3d * 5th
Space Test1st Air and Space * 2d * 3d * 4th
Space Weather55th
Space Warning2d * 4th * 5th * 6th * 7th * 8th * 9th * 10th * 11th * 12th * 13th * 137th * 213th

Operational military installations of California

Army
FortFort Irwin
AirfieldBicycle Lake * Fresno * Los Alamitos * Mather
HeliportO'Sullivan * Roberts
RangeFort Hunter Liggett * Fort Irwin * Camp Parks * Camp Roberts * Camp San Luis Obispo * Los Alamitos
Defense Language InstitutePresidio
Marines
Air StationMiramar * Camp Pendleton * Twentynine Palms
CampCamp Pendleton * Recruit Depot San Diego * Twentynine Palms
RangeChocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range * Twentynine Palms * Mountain Warfare Training Center
LogisticsBarstow
Navy
DepotBroadway Complex * Point Mugu * Seal Beach
Military Sealift CommandAlameda Point * Long Beach * Port Hueneme
Outlying FieldImperial Beach * San Clemente Island
PortCoronado * North Island * San Diego
StationLemoore * Naval Postgraduate School * North Island * Point Loma
RangeChina Lake * Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range * El Centro * Point Mugu
Air Force
Air Force BaseBeale * Edwards * Los Angeles * March * Travis * Vandenberg
RangeR-2508 Complex
Air National Guard StationFresno * Moffett Field
Coast Guard
Air StationHumboldt Bay * Los Angeles * San Diego
StationCoast Guard Island * Training Center Petaluma

Vandenberg Air Force Base launch sites

SLC-1 * SLC-2 * SLC-3 * SLC-4 * SLC-5 * SLC-6 * SLC-8 * SLC-10
LC-394 * LC-395 * LC-4300 * LC-576 * LC-75 * ABRES * BMRS * Bomarc * CLF * HP-06 * LE-6 * LE-7 * LE-8 * LF-02 * LF-03 * LF-04 * LF-05 * LF-06 * LF-07 * LF-08 * LF-09 * LF-10 * LF-21 * LF-22 * LF-23 * LF-24 * LF-25 * LF-26 * OSTF * PLC-C * SLTF * TP-01
Runway 12/30 * Point Arguello Warning Area Drop Zone * Western Test Range

NASA Space Shuttle (STS)

Core topicsSpace Shuttle * Space Shuttle program * Missions
ComponentsOrbiter Vehicle (OV) * Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) * External Tank (ET)
Main Engine (SSME) * Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) * Reaction control system (RCS) * Thermal Protection System * Booster separation motor
OrbitersEnterprise * Columbia * Challenger * Discovery * Atlantis * Endeavour
Orbiter add-onsSpacelab (ESA) * RMS * Extended Duration Orbiter * Remote Controlled Orbiter * MPLM
Launch and Landing sitesKennedy Space Center LC-39 * Landing sites * Abort Landing Sites
OperationsMissions (cancelled * rollbacks ) * Crews * Mission timeline * Abort modes * Rendezvous pitch maneuver
TestingPathfinder * MPTA * MPTA-ET * Approach and Landing Tests
DisastersChallenger disaster (report) * Columbia disaster (report)
Logistical support Crawler-transporter * Shuttle Carrier Aircraft * Orbiter Processing Facility * NASA recovery ship * Shuttle Training Aircraft * Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL)
Special programsDeutschland-1 * Getaway Special * Teacher in Space Project
Selected derivativesShuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle (SDLV) * Shuttle-C * Ares * HLLV
Related topics Space Shuttle design process * Space Shuttle Explorer (shuttle replica) * Inertial Upper Stage * Payload Assist Module * ISS

Municipalities and communities of Santa Barbara County, California

County seat: Santa Barbara
CitiesBuellton * Carpinteria * Goleta * Guadalupe * Lompoc * Santa Barbara * Santa Maria * Solvang
CDPsIsla Vista * Los Alamos * Mission Canyon * Mission Hills * Montecito * Orcutt * Santa Ynez * Summerland * Toro Canyon * Vandenberg AFB * Vandenberg Village
Unincorporated
communities
Ballard * Casmalia * Cuyama * Garey * Gaviota * Hope Ranch * Las Cruces * Los Olivos * New Cuyama * Painted Cave * Sisquoc * Ventucopa
Former
settlements
Santa Rita



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