Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) Cultural Resource Archive - Documents, Images, and other Data

Part of: Air Force - West

Collection of documents, data, and images generated from and/or related to archaeological resource and Cultural Resource Management investigations, studies, and reports at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The collection was created by tDAR under contract with the USAF and is intended to organize documents, images, and other data from Vandenberg AFB.

Some of the digital resources are organized under several sub-collections, which group together documents from particular investigations or related to certain sites or parts of the base. Other digital objects are included individually. Due to the potential sensitive information included in these documents, users that wish to access documents and images without redaction should contact the cultural resources office at the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Note: Originally named Vandenberg Air Force Base, the base was renamed to Vandenberg Space Force Base after the creation of the Space Force in 2019. Depending on the date of the resource, it will determine what name is used to refer to the installation.

Site Name Keywords
CA-SBA-503 • CA-SBA-793 • CA-SBA-209 • CA-SBA-550 • CA-SBA-609 • CA-SBA-210 • CA-SBA-1060 • CA-SBA-612 • CA-SBA-655 • CA-SBA-3575H

Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Midden • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Rock Art • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Non-Domestic Structures • Governmental Structure • Domestic Structures • Historic Governmental Structure

Other Keywords
Flake • Section 106 • National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) • Shovel Test Pits • Criterion D • No Adverse Effect • Eligible • California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) • National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) • Area of Potential effect (APE)

Culture Keywords
Chumash • Historic • Archaic • Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians • Purisimeno Chumash • Indigenous • Late Archaic • Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) • Middle Archaic • Historic Native American

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing • Consultation • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Archaeological Overview • Historic Background Research • Systematic Survey • Heritage Management • Data Recovery / Excavation • Architectural Survey

Material Types
Chipped Stone • Chert • Shell • Ground Stone • Glass • Fauna • Metal • Fire Cracked Rock • Building Materials • Monterey Chert

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric • Historic • Late Period • Middle Period • Historic Period • Early Period • Cold War • Protohistoric Period • Archaic • Middle–Late Transitional Period

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • Santa Barbara (County) • Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) • Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) • Vandenberg Air Force Base, California • United States of America (Country) • North America (Continent) • Vandenberg Air Force Base • California • USA (Country)

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1,201-1,300 of 1,515)

  • Documents (1,515)
Individual Resources
  1. SHPO-CON-406: Re: Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2021)
  2. SHPO-CON-408: Section 106 SHPO concurrence letter for Compliance for Demolition of Four ICBM Launch Facilities, Vandenberg Air Force Base (2012)
  3. SHPO-CON-416: Re: Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2021)
  4. SHPO-CON-426: Re: Section 106 Consultation for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program, Vandenberg AFB (2021)
  5. SHPO-CON-431: Re: Amendment to D1 Circuit Replacement Memorandum of Agreement and National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Determinations, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2022)
  6. SHPO-CON-432: Section 106 Consultation for Vegetation Removal for Maintenance of Sewer Line Behind Building 856 Project (2022)
  7. SHPO-CON-438: Re: Section 106 Consultation for Facility 1810 Sewer Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2022)
  8. SHPO-CON-441: Section 110 Evaluation, Lompoc Landing Site, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2022)
  9. SHPO-CON-443: Section 106 Consultation for Oak Mountain Feeder Electrical Line Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2022)
  10. SHPO-CON-452: Re: Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1988)
  11. SHPO-CON-453: Re: Continued Section 106 Consultation for Licensing Action for Narlon Bridge Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base (2014)
  12. SHPO-CON-457: Re: Section 106 Consultation for Repairs to Santa Ynez Ridge Road, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2022)
  13. SHPO-CON-45: Re: Request for Comments for the Proposed Demolition and Abandonment of Atlas and Titan Facilities on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2005)
  14. SHPO-CON-469: Re: (1) Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Areas, San Antonio Terrace; and (2) Determination of National Register Eligibility, Proposed San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (1988)
  15. SHPO-CON-471: Re: Section 106 Consultation for Site 32 Cluster Remediation Project, Vandenberg AFB (your letter of March 28, 2018 and e-mail of April 25, 2018) (2018)
  16. SHPO-CON-491: RE: Section 110 Evaluation, Chute Landing / Point Morrito Wharf Site, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2023)
  17. SHPO-CON-493: RE: Section 110 Evaluation, Hansen Homestead, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2023)
  18. [SHPO-CON-496] Re: Gaseous Natural Gas Pipeline for Space Transportation System Power Plant (1988)
  19. [SHPO-CON-497] Section 106 Consultation for the B7 and B9 Power Line Replacement Project, Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB Project ID: 2024-D) (2024)
  20. SHPO-CON-503: RE: Section 110 DeCosta Ranch (site CA-SBA-658H) Vandenberg SFB, Santa Barbara County (2024)
  21. SHPO-CON-50: SHPO Concurrence Letter for Reuse of Minuteman Silo LF-24 and the Construction of a Second RIDT (2007)
  22. SHPO-CON-522: Re: Section 106 Consultation for F-15E and F-15EX Beddown, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County (2024)
  23. SHPO-CON-523: RE: Section 110 Hall Ranch (site CA-SBA-3530H) Vandenberg SFB, Santa Barbara County (2024)
  24. SHPO-CON-526: Re: Section 106 Consultation for Replacement of Seven Divide Transmission Utility Poles, North Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County (813-24-053) (2024)
  25. SHPO-CON-68: SHPO Concurrence Letter for Land Mobile Radio Cable Along Umbra and El Rancho Roads (2002)
  26. SHPO-CON-69: SHPO Concurrence Letter for Construction of the El Rancho Road Missile Transport Bridge (2002)
  27. SHPO-CON-71: SHPO Concurrence Letter for Distinguished Visitor Quarters Rear Parking Lot Project (2002)
  28. SHPO-CON-99: North Base Fiber-Optic Cable System, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2000)
  29. VAFB-1969-01: Archaeological Survey of Sudden Flats and Associated Canyons, Vandenberg A.F.B (1969)
  30. VAFB-1970-01: ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA (1970)
  31. VAFB-1973-01: Excavations at the Barka Slough Site, SBA-1010, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, a Preliminary Report (1973)
  32. VAFB-1974-01: Air Force Space Transportation System, Vandenberg AFB, Santa Barbara County, California, Testing and Evaluation of Archaeological Sites: A Preliminary Report (1974)
  33. VAFB-1974-02: Archaeological Survey of Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California, 1971 to 1973 (1974)
  34. VAFB-1975-01: Letter Report: REF: Purchase Order No. F04684 76 31076; dated 09 Dec 75 for Archaeological Survey and Report (1975)
  35. VAFB-1975-02: Archaeological Impact Statement for the Proposed Construction of an Antenna Base Adjacent to Building 23251 (1975)
  36. VAFB-1976-01: Evaluation of Archaeological Sites On Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California: Final Report (1976)
  37. VAFB-1976-02: Archaeological Impact Statement In Fulfillment Of Purchase Order No. F 04684 76 31539 (1976)
  38. VAFB-1977-01: Final Report: An Intensive Archaeological Survey of Five Areas On Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (1977)
  39. VAFB-1978-01: An Inter-Tidal and Underwater Archeological Survey of the Point Arguello Boathouse Area, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1978)
  40. VAFB-1978-03: An Archaeological Survey of U.S. Coast Guard Property at Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California (1978)
  41. VAFB-1979-01: A Study of Subsurface Archaeological and Paleontological Sites: Occurrence and Probability of Discovery During Construction Periods (1979)
  42. VAFB-1980-01a: THE FORMER U.S. COAST GUARD LIFEBOAT RESCUE STATION AND LOOKOUT TOWER, POINT ARGUELLO, CALIFORNIA (1936-1941), A PUBLIC REPORT (1980)
  43. VAFB-1980-08: Cultural Resources Technical Report on the MAB-2 Construction Project, SBA-1176, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1980)
  44. VAFB-1980-10: RE: Report on the HDR V Project - SBA-1036 Archaeological Mitigation Definition of the Proposed Gatehouse on El Rancho Lateral Road Associated with the MX Project on Vandenberg Air Force Base (1980)
  45. VAFB-1980-12: Cultural Resources Technical Report, Site Delimitation and Testing for Proposed MX Missiles Systems at Vandenberg Air Force Base (1980)
  46. VAFB-1980-13: Cultural Resource Impact Evaluation and Mitigation Planning for the Mx Missile System Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1980)
  47. VAFB-1980-14: Comments Relative to Archaeological Sites SBa 1106, 1107 and 1149. GSSI Project- Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (1980)
  48. VAFB-1981-04: Union Oil Company of California, Geophysical Evaluation, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California, Environmental Resource Survey (1981)
  49. VAFB-1981-07: Historic Background of Red Roof Canyon (1981)
  50. VAFB-1981-08: Archaeological Salvage Excavations at SBa-534 and SBa-680 for STS 69 KV Transmission Line, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1981)
  51. VAFB-1981-09: Range Improvement Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1981)
  52. VAFB-1981-13: Prehistoric and Historic Land Use Strategies in the San Antonio Terrace: A Research Design to Guide Archaeological Studies in Support of the MX Missile Test Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1981)
  53. VAFB-1981-16: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SALVAGE EXCAVATIONS FOR V-33 (EXTERNAL TANK PROCESSING AND STORAGE FACILITY), VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (1986)
  54. VAFB-1981-18: Subject: Archaeological Evaluation of the Jesus Maria Oilfield San Antonio Terrace, Vandenberg Air Force Base. Ref: Your letter of December 3, 1980. (1981)
  55. VAFB-1981-19: Summary of HDR Archaeological Testing and Mitigation Excavation Programs in the San Antonio Terrace Dunes, Vandenberg Air Force Base (1981)
  56. VAFB-1982-05: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California 1982 Fuels Management Program Cultural Resources Survey/Evaluation (1982)
  57. VAFB-1982-06: An Addendum to Prehistoric and Historic Land Use Strategies in the San Antonio Terrace: A Research Design to Guide Archaeological Studies in Support of the MX Missile Test Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1982)
  58. VAFB-1982-07: Results of Archaeological Subsurface Testing at SBa-1149 (Prehistoric), for the GSSI Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1982)
  59. VAFB-1982-10: Union Oil Company of California, Seismic Test Monitoring Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California; Cultural and Biological Resources (1982)
  60. VAFB-1983-09: The Story of Marshallia Ranch, a History Dating Back to the Olivera Adobe Built in 1837 (1983)
  61. VAFB-1983-10: Results of Archaeological Monitoring at SBa-1149-P, in Connection with the GSSI Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. (1983)
  62. VAFB-1983-11: An Archaeological Survey of Proposed Road and Minuteman Launch Facility Modifications for the Peacekeeper in Minuteman Silos Testing Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1983)
  63. VAFB-1983-13: Unrecorded Historic Anglo and Hispanic Campsites on Vandenberg Air Force Base (1983)
  64. VAFB-1983-17: Letter report (testing) to Mr. Howard Watts, Cultural Resources Manager, Environmental Planning Division, U.S. Air Force Regional Civil Engineer dated August 16, 1983 (1983)
  65. VAFB-1983-18: Study of Shellfish Remains from Archaeological Sites on the San Antonio Terrace (1983)
  66. VAFB-1984-01: SUBJECT: Draft Final Report on Subsurface Testing at Archaeological Site CA-SBa-1686; GSSI Station Set Location V-33; Vandenberg AFB, Santa Barbara County California (1984)
  67. VAFB-1984-04: Letter Report to Stan Johnson, U.S. Prison Farm Office, Regarding Archaeological Survey For Fence Line Project on VAFB (1984)
  68. VAFB-1984-07: Archaeological Survey: Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Shuttle Range Support Project, Santa Barbara County (1984)
  69. VAFB-1984-08: Data Recovery Plan, SBa-1060, Peacekeeper Program, Roads and Utilities, Phase I, Vandenberg AFB, California (1984)
  70. VAFB-1984-12: Replacement Cable Project and Fibre Optic Cable Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County (1984)
  71. VAFB-1984-13: Results of Archaeological Subsurface Testing at SBa-775 for the V-17 Visual Landing Aids North 6500 Foot Papi Lights, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1984)
  72. VAFB-1984-14: Archaeological Test Excavation and Monitoring at SBa-939, SBa-512, and SBa-1853, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1984)
  73. VAFB-1984-15: Memorandum RE: Proposed San Antonio Creek Flood Control Project, VAFB, Initial Notes on a Preliminary Archaeological Assessment (1984)
  74. VAFB-1984-23: Archaeological Site Modification in Dunes (M.A. Thesis) (1984)
  75. VAFB-1984-25: Draft: Preliminary Case Report Peacekeeper Program, Fiber Optics Line Installation Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1984)
  76. VAFB-1984-26a: Archaeological Investigations on the San Antonio Terrace, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, In Connection with MX Facilities Construction (1984)
  77. VAFB-1984-26c:Archaeological Investigations on San Antonio Terrace, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, In Connection with MX Facilities Construction: Appendix II: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY AREA (1984)
  78. VAFB-1985-04: Peacekeeper Program, Cultural Resources Testing and Monitoring, Roads and Utilities, Phase I, Vandenberg AFB, California (1985)
  79. VAFB-1985-07: Results of Archaeological Testing at SBa-212 and SBa-1145, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. (1985)
  80. VAFB-1985-09: Environmental Surveillance Report, No. 20, October 1, 1984 through August 15, 1985 (1985)
  81. VAFB-1985-12: Archaeological Investigation: Northwest Lompoc / Jesus Maria Project, Union Oil Company of California, Vandenberg Air Force Base (1985)
  82. VAFB-1985-15: Results of Archaeological Monitoring and Limited Subsurface Testing for the V-23 Space Shuttle Launch Site Patrol Roads C and D, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (1985)
  83. VAFB-1985-17: Cultural Resources Along the Point Sal Grazing Area Fence Line, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1985)
  84. VAFB-1985-19: Archeological Investigation: Vandenberg AFB Communication Line #1976, Santa Barbara County, California (1985)
  85. VAFB-1985-20: Archaeological Investigations at the Temporary Storage Facilities (1985)
  86. VAFB-1985-21: Subject: Results and Recommendations of an Archaeological Survey of a Proposed Parking Lot Along the North Access Road (1985)
  87. VAFB-1985-22: Subject: Results of Archaeological Surface Survey for the V-33 Security Fence and Parking Lot Extension, Southern Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (1985)
  88. VAFB-1985-23: Archaeological and Geomorphological Investigations of SBA-1010 and Nearby Areas, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1985)
  89. VAFB-1985-27: Field Notes and Field Maps Compiled During the Union Oil Project Archaeological Surface Survey and Limited Subsurface Testing Done Along the Proposed Routes, Santa Barbara County, CA. (1985)
  90. VAFB-1986-01: Geomorphology of Spring Canyon, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (1986)
  91. VAFB-1986-02: Phase II Archaeological Investigations and Mitigation Planning, Union Oil Company of California, Santa Maria Basin Pipeline (Platform Irene Project), Northern Santa Barbara County, California (1986)
  92. VAFB-1986-05: Environmental Surveillance Report, No. 21, August 15, 1985 through May 15, 1986, CONTRACT NO. F04701-83-C-0032 (1986)
  93. VAFB-1986-08: RE: Archaeological Surface Survey for a Portion of the MPS36 Electrical Power Line Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (1986)
  94. VAFB-1986-12: Cultural Resources Survey, Proposed Airport Control Tower (P.N. 84014), Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1986)
  95. VAFB-1986-17: Appendix 2, Draft Historic Overview, Gaseous Nitrogen Pipeline Project, South Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1986)
  96. VAFB-1986-19: EXXON Lompoc Pipeline Project Supplemental EIR, Technical Appendix C, Cultural Resources (1986)
  97. VAFB-1987-04: Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Areas, San Antonio Terrace, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1987)
  98. VAFB-1987-05: Request for Determination of Eligibility: San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1987)
  99. VAFB-1987-10: Results of Archaeological Surface Survey and Limited Subsurface Testing for the Launch Support System Cable, Northern Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, CA (1987)
  100. VAFB-1987-14: Preliminary Case Report in Support of U.S. Air Force No Effect Determination, Gaseous Nitrogen Pipeline Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1987)