Vandenberg Space Force Base breaks ground on $113 million Sentinel training facility

Vandenberg breaks ground on Sentinel Training Facility: 'We are preparing to train the force that will lead us into the Sentinel era'

Vandenberg Space Force Base marked the start of construction Monday on a new training facility that will support the U.S. Air Force's transition to the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system.

Vandenberg Space Force Base breaks ground on $113 million Sentinel training facility

Construction is underway on a new 160,000-square-foot training facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base that will support the next generation of missile operators and maintainers.The Air Education and Training Commands Sentinel Formal Training Unit is expected to train an estimated 300 to 400 students in nuclear missile operations and maintenance for the Sentinel program.The Sentinel program is designed to replace the Minuteman III, which has bee…