| World / USA / California / Vandenberg Air Force Base, 10 km from center | Coordinates: 34°40'54"N 120°35'57"W |
www.militarymuseum.org/VandenbergAFB.html --
"Vandenberg Air Force Base is located on the Central Coast of California about 150 miles northwest of Los Angeles. It 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 and 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."
www.vandenberg.af.mil/
www.militarymuseum.org/CpCooke.html
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