The 30th Launch Group is a United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 unit. It is assigned to the 30th Space Wing

30th Space Wing

The 30th Space Wing is an air force wing forming a subordinate unit of the Fourteenth Air Force of the Air Force Space Command of the United States Air Force...

, Vandenberg AFB, California.

Overview

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.

Units

• 2d Space Launch Squadron
  2d Space Launch Squadron
  The United States Air Force's 2d Space Launch Squadron was a space lift unit located at Vandenberg AFB, California. It was deactivated after the last Titan IV launch in 2005.-History:...
  
  , 1 Dec 2003-31 Oct 2005
• 4th Space Launch Squadron
  4th Space Launch Squadron
  The United States Air Force's 4th Space Launch Squadron is a space launch unit located at Vandenberg AFB, California.-History:Launched surveillance and meteorological satellites into polar earth orbit, 1994-1998...
  
  , 1 Dec 2003-Present
• 1st Air and Space Test Squadron
  1st Air and Space Test Squadron
  The 1st Air and Space Test Squadron is a division of the 30th Space Wing of the United States Air Force, responsible for spacelift and test operations....
  
  , 1 Dec 2003-Present

Missiles

• Titan II, 2003
• Atlas II, 2003
• Titan IV, 2003-2005
• Delta II, 2003-2009
• Minotaur, 2003-Present
• Pegasus, 2003-Present
• Atlas V, 2003-Present
• Delta IV, 2003-Present