Reporters and military duo held at gunpoint by security at US space force base
The Vandenberg space force base near Santa Barbara, California. Photograph: Matt Hartman/APView image in fullscreenThe Vandenberg space force base near Santa Barbara, California. “Every potential unauthorized presence must be treated as a legitimate threat until proven otherwise.
- ▪The Vandenberg space force base near Santa Barbara, California.
- ▪Photograph: Matt Hartman/APView image in fullscreenThe Vandenberg space force base near Santa Barbara, California.
- ▪“Every potential unauthorized presence must be treated as a legitimate threat until proven otherwise.
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| Original publisher | World news | The Guardian |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/reporters-held-gunpoint-california-space-force-base |
| Publication time | Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:41:12 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-20T02:58:24.171Z |
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The Vandenberg space force base near Santa Barbara, California. Photograph: Matt Hartman/APView image in fullscreenThe Vandenberg space force base near Santa Barbara, California. Photograph: Matt Hartman/APCaliforniaReporters and military duo held at gunpoint by security at US space force baseOfficers reportedly believed invitees were trying to make unauthorized entry on to Vandenberg base in CaliforniaAssociated PressWed 19 Aug 2026 20.41 EDTLast modified on Wed 19 Aug 2026 20.44 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFive news reporters and two members of the military who were invited to an event at Vandenberg space force base in California were briefly detained at gunpoint by security officers who thought they were gatecrashers, according to local news reports.The incident happened…
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