The 14th Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., has been renamed Space Operations Command, or SPOC, Military.com reported.
It’s the first of several installation or unit name changes expected to be announced in the coming months as the Space Force gets off the ground.
“We do have a plan to rename the principal Air Force bases that house space units to be space bases,” said Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, commander of U.S. Space Command and chief of space operations, according to Space News.
Others that may be on the list for new names include Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., and Patrick Air Force Base., Fla.
Air Force photo from Vandenberg Air Force Base by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie
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