Vandenberg Space Force Base Is Not Just a Name Change
Santa Barbara Supervisors Learn of a Massive Military-Commercial Development Scheme
Vandenberg Air Force Base | Credit: Paul Wellman (file)
SPACE IS THE PLACE: Maybe I’ve grown too old for my skin. When Vandenberg Air Force Base — located just a scenic hop up the coast–changed its name a month ago, it seriously creeped me out. For those missing the memo, it’s now called “Vandenberg Space Force Base.”
That’s right — a space force.
This reflects, I suppose, our growing need to dominate all of existence — into the infinity of space itself — so you and I can sleep peacefully in our beds at night. I’d suggest a sleeping pill instead. They’re cheaper. But they’re also habit-forming. And in the morning, you can never remember who you email-blasted the night before or why.
