page_title: Vandenberg Air Force Base
section_title: Vandenberg Air Force Base
hierarchical_section_title: Vandenberg Air Force Base / History / United States Air Force / Vandenberg Air Force Base
caption_attribution_description: English: Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor in launch silo. Русский: Противоракета комплекса GMD в шахтной пусковой установке. База Ванденберг, Калифорния.
context_page_description: Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Space Force Base located 9.2 miles northwest of Lompoc, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Air Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's 30th Space Wing serves as the host wing for the base. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Air Force Base also performs space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA.
context_section_description: On 4 October 1958, Cooke AFB was renamed Vandenberg AFB, in honor of General Hoyt Vandenberg, the Air Force's second Chief of Staff.
caption: Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor in launch silo at Vandenberg
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