Vandenberg Air Force Base - Units

Units

The host unit at Vandenberg AFB is the 30th Space Wing. The 30th SW is home to the Western Range, manages Department of Defense space and missile testing, and places satellites into near-polar orbits from the West Coast. Wing personnel also support the Air Force's Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force Development Test and Evaluation program. The Western Range begins at the coastal boundaries of Vandenberg and extends westward from the California coast to the Western Pacific, including sites in Hawaii. Operations involve dozens of federal and commercial interests.

The wing is organized into operations, launch, mission support and medical groups, along with several directly assigned staff agencies.

  • 30th Launch Group
The 30th Launch Group is responsible for booster and satellite technical oversight and launch processing activities to include launch, integration and test operations. The group consists of an integrated military, civilian and contractor team with more than 250 personnel directly supporting operations from the Western Range.
1st Air and Space Test Squadron
4th Space Launch Squadron
  • 30th Operations Group
The 30th Operations Group provides the core capability for West Coast spacelift and range operations. Operations professionals are responsible for operating and maintaining the Western Range for spacelift, missile test launch, aeronautical and space surveillance missions.
  • 30th Mission Support Group
The 30th Mission Support Group supports the third largest Air Force Base in the United States. It is also responsible for quality-of-life needs, housing, personnel, services, civil engineering, contracting and security.
  • 30th Medical Group
The 30th Medical Group provides medical, dental, bio-environmental and public health services for people assigned to Vandenberg Air Force Base, their families and retirees.

Tenant organizations assigned to Vandenberg are:

  • Fourteenth Air Force
  • Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC SPACE)
  • 9th Space Operations Squadron
  • 21st Space Operations Squadron (GSU, 50th Space Wing)
  • 576th Flight Test Squadron
  • 381st Training Group
  • 148th Space Operations Squadron (California ANG)
  • 216th Operations Support Squadron (California ANG)
  • NASA Resident Office
  • Air Force Office of Special Investigations

  • Fourteenth Air Force

  • Joint Functional Component Command for Space

  • 30th Launch Group

  • 30th Operations Group

  • 1st Air and Space Test Squadron

  • 4th Space Launch Squadron

  • 9th Space Operations Squadron

  • 21st Space Operations Squadron

  • 576th Flight Test Squadron

  • 381st Training Group

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