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A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a Bronze Star Medal, belonging to WWII Veteran Sergeant (SGT) Edward Francis Sweet, displayed during his Medal Presentation Ceremony, held at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA). The Bronze Star was awarded to Sweet 60 years after his service where he deployed over 1800 days as a radio operator with the 3rd Infantry Division. Sweet's Division was responsible for the eradication of the Nazi Army out of France as well as the defeat of the last ground soldiers in Southern Germany

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Edmund K. Gibbons III, USAF ... More

A WWII Finnish Air Force fighter aircraft and a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft fly side-by-side during the Western Air and Space Show at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2004. The event is held to demonstrate the capabilities of both modern and vintage aircraft and the pilots that fly them. (U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Craig R. Cisek) (Released)

A WWII Finnish Air Force fighter aircraft and a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Horne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Craig R. Cisek, USAF Release... More

A replica of the P-40E Tomahawk used during WWII by the Flying Tigers, founders of the 14th Air Force, is mounted near the Command Post for the viewing pleasure of the public. On the plaque: "This aircraft is dedicated to all the Past, Present, and Future Flying Tigers, those who blazed a path of glory in the China Skies in World War II, and those who blaze a path of glory into space." A ceremonial event was held for the unveiling of the war fighter at the 30th Space Wing Headquarters at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on April 17, 2001

A replica of the P-40E Tomahawk used during WWII by the Flying Tigers,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

A construction worker prepares a replica of the vintage P-40E Tomahawk for assembly at its new home in front of 14th Air Force Headquarters at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The P-40 was a leading fighter in the aerial campaign of WWII. The P-40 "serves as, a monument, not to the aircraft but to the people of the original Flying Tigers, and as reminder to their modern-day counter-parts." The Warhawk memorial, funded by the 14th Air Force with Major General William R. Looney III in command, took three months from ground breaking to the dedication ceremony

A construction worker prepares a replica of the vintage P-40E Tomahawk...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

A group of life-size mannequins fitted with World War Two (WWII) area flight gear are displayed near a restored Army Air Corps B-25J Mitchell aircraft bubbed the Executive Sweet, during an Air Show at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA)

A group of life-size mannequins fitted with World War Two (WWII) area ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Anne Mccormick, USAF Release... More

A group of Airmen and civilians are briefed on the

A group of Airmen and civilians are briefed on the

A group of Airmen and civilians are briefed on the history of Vandenberg Air Force Base’s missile mission at the Space Museum on Vandenberg AFB, Calif, July 31, 2018. The missile mission dates back to the 1950s... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in the early '80s, the Space Shuttle Enterprise undergoes Pathfinder fit checks at a tower. The Enterprise was built as a test vehicle and was not equipped for spaceflight. Enterprise eventually became the property of the Smithsonian Institution. Vandenberg AFB is located on the Central Coast of California about 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The property is comprised of parts of five Mexican land grants and a sixth grant that was transferred virtually intact to the Army. Vandenberg now is operated by the 30th Space Wing, and is the only military installation in the United States from which unmanned government and commercial satellites are launched into polar orbit. It is also the only site from which intercontinental ballistic missiles ICBMs are launched toward the Kwajalein Atoll to verify weapon systems performance. Vandenberg's military service dates back to 1941, when known as Camp Cooke it served as an Army training facility for armored and infantry troops. The main camp closed in June 1946 and was reactivated in August 1950 after the outbreak of the Korean War. The 13th and 20th Armored Divisions and the 40th, 44th, 86th, and 91st Infantry Divisions trained at Cooke. With the advent of the missile age in the 1950s, the Air Force persuaded Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson to direct the Army to transfer 64,000 acres of North Camp Cooke to the Air Force for use as a missile launch and training base. In 1958, Camp Cooke was renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base in honor of the late General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, second Air Force Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and chief architect of today's modern Air Force. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-99PP-1051

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in t...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in the early '80s, the Space Shuttle Enterprise undergoes Pathfinder fit checks at a tower. The Enterprise was built as a test vehicle and was n... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way for the departure of a train made up of tank cars. The railroad’s track runs past Kennedy’s 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building in the background. The train is headed for the Florida East Coast Railway interchange in Titusville, Fla., where the train’s helium tank cars, a liquid oxygen tank car, and a liquid hydrogen dewar or tank car will be transferred for delivery to the SpaceX engine test complex outside McGregor, Texas. The railroad cars were needed in support of the Space Shuttle Program but currently are not in use by NASA following the completion of the program in 2011. Originally, the tankers belonged to the U.S. Bureau of Mines. At the peak of the shuttle program, there were approximately 30 cars in the fleet. About half the cars were returned to the bureau as launch activity diminished. Five tank cars are being loaned to SpaceX and repurposed to support their engine tests in Texas. Eight cars previously were shipped to California on loan to support the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-4 on Vandenberg Air Force Base. SpaceX already has three helium tank cars previously used for the shuttle program at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spacex. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-3033a

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Spa...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad Yard at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way for the departure of a train made up of tank cars. The railroad’s track runs past Kennedy’... More

A long-lost spacesuit recently uncovered

A long-lost spacesuit recently uncovered

Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This locker reveals a long-lost spacesuit recently uncovered at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida. A recent venture into a long-locked room at CCA... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helium tank cars are lifted from their trucks onto flat cars in preparation for a journey to the Florida East Coast Railway interchange in Titusville, Fla., where the train’s tank cars will be transferred for delivery to the SpaceX engine test complex outside McGregor, Texas. The railroad cars were needed in support of the Space Shuttle Program but currently are not in use by NASA following the completion of the program in 2011. Originally, the tankers belonged to the U.S. Bureau of Mines. At the peak of the shuttle program, there were approximately 30 cars in the fleet. About half the cars were returned to the bureau as launch activity diminished. Five tank cars are being loaned to SpaceX and repurposed to support their engine tests in Texas. Eight cars previously were shipped to California on loan to support the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-4 on Vandenberg Air Force Base. SpaceX already has three helium tank cars previously used for the shuttle program at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spacex. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-2888

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Cent...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the NASA Railroad yard at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helium tank cars are lifted from their trucks onto flat cars in preparation for a journey to the Florida East Coast Railway i... More

Nimbus-A, Weather Satellite. NASA public domain image colelction.

Nimbus-A, Weather Satellite. NASA public domain image colelction.

Nimbus-A, an advanced meteorological satellite, was launched August 28, 1964, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on a Thor-Agena B launch vehicle. The satellite was designed in two sections. The lower ... More

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

Title and date from log book. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 14942, frame 22A. Forms part of: U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

Title and date from log book. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 14953, frame 25A. Forms part of: U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit is raised onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex-2 (SLC-2) in California. While the Delta II rocket is stacked on SLC-2, teams for NASA's Glory spacecraft and Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket are in launch preparation mode at Vandenberg's nearby Space Launch Complex 576-E. Scheduled to launch in June, Aquarius' mission will be to provide monthly maps of global changes in sea surface salinity. By measuring ocean salinity from space, Aquarius will provide new insights into how the massive natural exchange of freshwater between the ocean, atmosphere and sea ice influences ocean circulation, weather and climate. Also going up with the satellite are optical and thermal cameras, a microwave radiometer and the SAC-D spacecraft, which were developed with the help of institutions in Italy, France, Canada and Argentina. Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-2011-1966

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II r...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit is raised onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Laun... More

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Sewage Treatment Plant, Napa & Alden Roads, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Sewage Treatment Pl...

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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Traffic Check House, Napa & Alden Roads, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Traffic Check House...

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians guide the first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex-2 (SLC-2) in California. While the Delta II rocket is stacked on SLC-2, teams for NASA's Glory spacecraft and Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket are in launch preparation mode at Vandenberg's nearby Space Launch Complex 576-E. Scheduled to launch in June, Aquarius' mission will be to provide monthly maps of global changes in sea surface salinity. By measuring ocean salinity from space, Aquarius will provide new insights into how the massive natural exchange of freshwater between the ocean, atmosphere and sea ice influences ocean circulation, weather and climate. Also going up with the satellite are optical and thermal cameras, a microwave radiometer and the SAC-D spacecraft, which were developed with the help of institutions in Italy, France, Canada and Argentina. Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-2011-1969

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians guide the first stage...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Technicians guide the first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Sp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA Railroad train passes in front of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building, left, and the twin bays of the Orbiter Processing Facility, right, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The train is on its way to the Florida East Coast Railway interchange in Titusville, Fla., where the train’s helium tank cars, a liquid oxygen tank car, and a liquid hydrogen dewar or tank car will be transferred for delivery to the SpaceX engine test complex outside McGregor, Texas. The railroad cars were needed in support of the Space Shuttle Program but currently are not in use by NASA following the completion of the program in 2011. Originally, the tankers belonged to the U.S. Bureau of Mines. At the peak of the shuttle program, there were approximately 30 cars in the fleet. About half the cars were returned to the bureau as launch activity diminished. Five tank cars are being loaned to SpaceX and repurposed to support their engine tests in Texas. Eight cars previously were shipped to California on loan to support the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-4 on Vandenberg Air Force Base. SpaceX already has three helium tank cars previously used for the shuttle program at Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spacex. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-3038a

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA Railroad train passes in front of the 52...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A NASA Railroad train passes in front of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building, left, and the twin bays of the Orbiter Processing Facility, right, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in ... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit is raised onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex-2 (SLC-2) in California. While the Delta II rocket is stacked on SLC-2, teams for NASA's Glory spacecraft and Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket are in launch preparation mode at Vandenberg's nearby Space Launch Complex 576-E. Scheduled to launch in June, Aquarius' mission will be to provide monthly maps of global changes in sea surface salinity. By measuring ocean salinity from space, Aquarius will provide new insights into how the massive natural exchange of freshwater between the ocean, atmosphere and sea ice influences ocean circulation, weather and climate. Also going up with the satellite are optical and thermal cameras, a microwave radiometer and the SAC-D spacecraft, which were developed with the help of institutions in Italy, France, Canada and Argentina. Photo credit: NASA/VAFB KSC-2011-1970

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II r...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first stage of the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA's Aquarius satellite into low Earth orbit is raised onto the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Laun... More

Nimbus, Meteorological Satellite

Nimbus, Meteorological Satellite

Nimbus-5 stabilization control prototype subsystem being delicately balanced during development tests of NASA's meteorological satellite. The tests were conducted at the General Electric Valley Forge, Pennsylva... More

An Atlas-F missile is launched - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

An Atlas-F missile is launched - U.S. National Archives Public Domain ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A Thor Delta missile is launched

A Thor Delta missile is launched

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A Thor Delta missile is launched

A Thor Delta missile is launched

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An LGM-25C Titan II missile is launched

An LGM-25C Titan II missile is launched

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A Titan II missile is launched - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

A Titan II missile is launched - U.S. National Archives Public Domain ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

Earth Science. NASA public domain image colelction.

Earth Science. NASA public domain image colelction.

The LAGEOS I (Laser Geodynamics Satellite) was developed and launched by the Marshall Space Flight Center on May 4, 1976 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California . The two-foot diameter satellite orbited the ... More

Laser Geodynamics Satellite I. NASA public domain image colelction.

Laser Geodynamics Satellite I. NASA public domain image colelction.

Full Description: The LAGEOS I (Laser Geodynamics Satellite) was developed and launched by the Marshall Space Flight Center on May 4, 1976 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California . The two-foot diameter sate... More

A Scout launch vehicle lifts off from the pad

A Scout launch vehicle lifts off from the pad

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A Scout launch vehicle on the pad prior to liftoff

A Scout launch vehicle on the pad prior to liftoff

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A Scout launch vehicle lifts off from the pad

A Scout launch vehicle lifts off from the pad

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson deplanes for a visit to the base

Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson deplanes for a visit to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John R. Kauffman Release St... More

Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson is greeted by BGEN Stuart H. Sherman Jr., commander of the 1ST Strategic Aerospace Division, upon his arrival for a visit to the base

Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson is greeted by BGEN Stuart H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John R. Kauffman Release St... More

A Bomarc target drone moments before lift off from its launch pad

A Bomarc target drone moments before lift off from its launch pad

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A Bomarc target drone lifts off from its launch pad

A Bomarc target drone lifts off from its launch pad

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A Bomarc target drone lifts off from its launch pad

A Bomarc target drone lifts off from its launch pad

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An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Survival Satellite. No. 1 of 4 views

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Surviva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Survival Satellite. No. 1 of 3 views

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Surviva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Survival Satellite. No. 2 of 4 views

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Surviva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Survival Satellite. No. 4 of 4 views

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Surviva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Survival Satellite. (No. 3 of 3 views)

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Surviva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Survival Satellite. No. 3 of 4 views

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Surviva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Survival Satellite. No. 2 of 3 views

An Atlas-F launch vehicle lifts off carrying the Navy Orbiting Surviva...

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Artist's Concept of Seasat-A. NASA public domain image colelction.

Artist's Concept of Seasat-A. NASA public domain image colelction.

An artist's concept of Seasat A, the first spacecraft dedicated for oceanographic studies. Seasat A was designed for monitoring the Earth's oceans with active microwave instruments. The scientific objectives we... More

An Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle carrying the Pioneer Venus-2 space probe lifts off from the launch pad

An Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle carrying the Pioneer Venus-2 space pro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle carrying the Pioneer Venus-2 space probe lifts off from the launch pad

An Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle carrying the Pioneer Venus-2 space pro...

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A UGM-96A Trident I submarine launched ballistic missile lifts off on the 14th test launch of the system

A UGM-96A Trident I submarine launched ballistic missile lifts off on ...

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A Delta 144 launch vehicle carrying the NASA/European Space Agency International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE) 3 satellite lifts off from the launch pad

A Delta 144 launch vehicle carrying the NASA/European Space Agency Int...

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A Delta 144 launch vehicle carrying the NASA/European Space Agency International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE) 3 satellite lifts off from the launch pad

A Delta 144 launch vehicle carrying the NASA/European Space Agency Int...

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A view of Space Launch Complex 6 facilities under construction at the base

A view of Space Launch Complex 6 facilities under construction at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Tommy L. Viada Release Statu... More

A view of Space Launch Complex 6 facilities under construction at the base

A view of Space Launch Complex 6 facilities under construction at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sgt Tommy L. Viada Release Statu... More

A view of Space Launch Complex 6 facilities under construction at the base

A view of Space Launch Complex 6 facilities under construction at the ...

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General (GEN) Alton D. Slay, commander, Air Force Systems Command, and his entourage tour Space Launch Complex 6 during a visit to the base. Behind them is the mobile service tower (MST)

General (GEN) Alton D. Slay, commander, Air Force Systems Command, and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Gregory C. Merritt Release ... More

A team of firefighters from Vandenberg Air Force Base prepares a 6-foot by 6-foot trench in the roof of the Lockheed site during a fire training exercise

A team of firefighters from Vandenberg Air Force Base prepares a 6-foo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Burbank State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael Harrington Release Status: Released t... More

An airman from Vandenberg Air Force Base uses a fog spray on a structure at the Lockheed site during a fire training exercise

An airman from Vandenberg Air Force Base uses a fog spray on a structu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Burbank State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John Reed Release Status: Released to Public ... More

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is in flight during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is in flight...

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A Delta launch vehicle lifts off with a NATO III satellite aboard

A Delta launch vehicle lifts off with a NATO III satellite aboard

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An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is in flight during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is in flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is in flight during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is in flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

A Delta launch vehicle lifts off with a NATO III satellite aboard

A Delta launch vehicle lifts off with a NATO III satellite aboard

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is launched ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is in flight during a test

An LGM-30B Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile is in flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An aerial view of the launch of a Minuteman missile from Launch Facility 08 ( LF-08). A Minuteman missile launched from LF-09 is visible in the top of the frame

An aerial view of the launch of a Minuteman missile from Launch Facili...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Arvan Washington Release St... More

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is test fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, during exercise Global Shield

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is test fire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

A ripple launch of Minuteman missiles takes place

A ripple launch of Minuteman missiles takes place

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Robert Loree Release ... More

A ground view of the space shuttle, Columbia, as it sits atop the mother ship, a 747 aircraft (May 1980 PHOTO Contest entry)

A ground view of the space shuttle, Columbia, as it sits atop the moth...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT William J. Milton Release St... More

Two Minuteman III, intercontinental ballistic missiles are launched twelve seconds apart. This launching is part of the Strategic Air Command readiness Exercise, Global Shield 79

Two Minuteman III, intercontinental ballistic missiles are launched tw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD 79 Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Air Force firemen refuel their engine during aircraft crash fire training. The exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Air Force firemen refuel their engine during aircraft crash fire train...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Henry D. Hitchcock Release S... More

Lompoc City firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire as Air Force firemen watch during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Lompoc City firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire as Air Force firem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Patricia A. White Release St... More

Santa Maria City firemen arrive to extinguish an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Santa Maria City firemen arrive to extinguish an "aircraft crash" fire...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Larry Orr Release Status: R... More

Air Force firemen spray foam to extinguish an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Air Force firemen spray foam to extinguish an "aircraft crash" fire du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Henry D. Hitchcock Release S... More

Air Force firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Air Force firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. Thi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Larry Orr Release Status: R... More

Santa Barbara County firemen spray foam to extinguish an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Santa Barbara County firemen spray foam to extinguish an "aircraft cra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Patricia A. White Release St... More

Air Force firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Air Force firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. Thi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gregory C. Merritt Release ... More

Air Force firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Air Force firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. Thi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mark D. Winkleman Release St... More

Air Force (siler gear) and Santa Barbara County firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Air Force (siler gear) and Santa Barbara County firemen battle an "air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Henry D. Hitchcock Release S... More

Air Force firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Air Force firemen battle an "aircraft crash" fire during training. Thi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Henry D. Hitchcock Release S... More

Santa Barbara County firemen remove a foam hose from their engine during aircraft crash fire training. This exercise is part of joint-community wilderness, structure and oil field fire training

Santa Barbara County firemen remove a foam hose from their engine duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Patricia A. White Release St... More

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is launched by the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing Activities

A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is launched by the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

An Atlas missile is launched from Complex 3E

An Atlas missile is launched from Complex 3E

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

AN LGM-30G Minuteman III missile is being launched at dawn as a photographer in the foreground operates motion picture equipment to document the launch. Bi-monthly Aerospace Audio Visual Service photo contest, color entry, July 1980, "Minuteman Launch at Dawn."

AN LGM-30G Minuteman III missile is being launched at dawn as a photog...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Henry D. Hitchcock Release S... More

From left to right: MGEN Coy, COL Rusk, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold, COL Hall and MGEN Marshal participate in the ground breaking ceremony for the MX Integrated Test Facility

From left to right: MGEN Coy, COL Rusk, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold, COL Hall ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mark Winkelman Release Statu... More

A view, looking south, of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A view, looking south, of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under constr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SMGT A. Washington Release Statu... More

An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is erected after assembly

An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is erected after assembly

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stephen N. Eide Release Stat... More

A view of the hydraulic fuel storage tank, part of Space Launch Complex Six under construction

A view of the hydraulic fuel storage tank, part of Space Launch Comple...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Robert B. Dashiell Release ... More

A view of damages on the orbiter maintenance checkout facility cable tunnel, part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A view of damages on the orbiter maintenance checkout facility cable t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C P.A. Woods Release Status: R... More

A view, looking north, of the solid rocket booster duct, electrical tunnel and conduit during construction of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6)

A view, looking north, of the solid rocket booster duct, electrical tu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C E.C. Baker Release Status: R... More

A view of the payload preparation room (PPR), part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A view of the payload preparation room (PPR), part of Space Launch Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Gerald Currington Release St... More

The meter for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is installed during assembly

The meter for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is installe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stephen N. Eide Release Stat... More

A rear view of the completed flame bucket, a part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A rear view of the completed flame bucket, a part of Space Launch Comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C P.A. Woods Release Status: R... More

A view, looking north, of the payload servicing pit, part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A view, looking north, of the payload servicing pit, part of Space Lau...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C P.A. Woods Release Status: R... More

A view of the payload preparation room duct work, during construction of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6)

A view of the payload preparation room duct work, during construction ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C E.C. Baker Release Status: R... More

A view, looking north, of the flame bucket, a part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6) under construction

A view, looking north, of the flame bucket, a part of Space Launch Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C P.A. Woods Release Status: R... More

An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is set on trailer jacks after assembly

An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is set on trailer jacks a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stephen N. Eide Release Stat... More

The screw jack on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is removed during assembly

The screw jack on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is remo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Stephen N. Eide Release Stat... More

A view of the payload preparation room checkout cell no. 1, platforms 1 and 2, during construction of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6)

A view of the payload preparation room checkout cell no. 1, platforms ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C E.C. Baker Release Status: R... More

A aerial view of the receipt and storage area, part of Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6), under construction

A aerial view of the receipt and storage area, part of Space Launch Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mark Comerford Release Stat... More

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