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30th Space Wing

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The 30th Space Wing

Vision Our Nation’s Finest Airmen Delivering and Advancing

Space Power for America

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The 30th Space Wing

Mission To Defend the United States through

Exceptional Launch, Range, Expeditionary, and Installation Operations

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The 30th Space Wing

Military 1,475 Civilians 911 Contractors 2,835 Total 5,221

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Test Launch to the West Missile Defense ICBM Test Launches

Space Launch to the South First Land Overflight is South America or Antarctica Satellite Insertion into a Polar Orbit Coverage of the Entire Globe

Photography Reconnaissance Missile Detection Communications Earth Observation

7 MDA events – targets, intercept tests, and first KEI 4 Delta IIs, including COSMO-3 MM III backlog First Atlas V - NROL-28 Next Delta IV – NROL-25

Our Launch Mission

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The Western Range

Vandenberg AFB - Radar - Telemetry - Command - Optics - Communications - Data Processing - SATCOM - Weather - GPS

Hawaii - Telemetry - Communications

Reagan Test Site

- Radar - Telemetry - Optics - Communications - Impact Scoring - Weather - SATCOM

Mobile Assets - Telemetry - Impact Scoring

Ballistic

Spacelift

Pillar Point AFS - Radar - Telemetry - Command - Communications - GPS

NAWC Pt Mugu - Radar - Telemetry - Command - Communications - GPS

West Coast Offshore

Operating Area

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Vandenberg Installation 99,572+ Acres

15% Developed

42 Miles of Coastline

289 Miles of Paved Roads

45 Miles of Railroad Track

867 Homes under Privatization

1,328 Buildings

15,000 x 200 Foot Runway

100 Foot Wide Boat Dock

11,000+ Daytime Population

Service over 15,000 customers

Secondary Delegation Contracts $20B+

33 MWR Programs

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Associate Units

USSTRATCOM Joint Functional Component Command (JFCC) SPACE-14th Air Force 614th Air and Space Operations Center 155 Units at 44 Locations Worldwide

Missile Defense Agency Operations/Testing

595th Space Group 576th Flight Test Squadron Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Testing

381st Training Group Air Education and Training Command Space and Missile Operations/Maintenance

National Reconnaissance Office Launch Processing and Payload Integration

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Strategic Airmen

A Culture of Excellence - Someone who bent over backwards in the quest for excellence

Strategic Airmen - Someone who thinks big picture, and understands the impacts of their actions to Vandenberg and the Air Force, and acts accordingly

Wingmen - Someone who looks out for their fellow Airmen (regardless of uniform)

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Culture of Responsible Choices It’s All About Responsible Choices

Wingman: Airmen taking care of Airmen Foundation of all other CORC areas

Responsible Alcohol Use: The Standard is Simple No underage drinking, No DUI, No alc related incidents

Zero Drug Use: Zero Tolerance…Period

Suicide Prevention: Know the Signs and Actions

Sexual Assault: Airmen Don’t Prey on Other Airmen

http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/cultureofresponsiblechoices.asp

It’s Simply Doing the Right Thing!

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Local Area Safety

Unexploded Ordnance

Dangerous Roads Fog Speeding Deer Strikes

Cell Phones

Headphones/Safety Vests

Wingman Culture

Launch Safety

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Closing Comments

Delivering America’s Space Power!