The WR also supports aeronautical flight testing. The WR is a composite of all the resources and assets necessary to support space and missile launches, and other test activities, from the California coast to the Indian Ocean. WR instrumentation sites are located along the Pacific coast at VAFB, Pillar Point AFS, Anderson Peak, and Santa Ynez Peak.
Midrange instrumentation is located on the Hawaiian Islands.
Operates the Vandenberg Tracking Station to command, track, record and process on-orbit satellite data in support of DoD and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Provides the 30 SW with a single point of contact for Space and Missile Center support. Responsible for development test and evaluation of new ICBM and space systems, as well as their supporting infrastructure. Vandenberg AFB Strong Points VAFB is the west coast equivalent to Cape Canaveral, Florida. Due to unique geography, VAFB is the only location in the continental United States capable of launching polar orbit spacecraft without overflight of any land mass.