Vandenberg Air Force Base to be renamed Space Force Base VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — California's Vandenberg Air Force Base was renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base on Friday. The name was to be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during an afternoon ceremony on the parade field at the sprawling base on the state's Central Coast, which tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes.