U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the virtual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Unity Summit from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The White today said that the U.S. must defend open and safe sea lanes in the Arctic and South China Sea as nations including Russia and China seek to assert greater control over the maritime regions. Photographer: Jemal Countess/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Vice President Kamala Harris visited California Monday for a tour of Vandenberg Space Force Base before a fundraising stop.
Vandenberg Space Force Base is one of six possible locations for the U.S. Space Force's training and readiness command headquarters, known as "STARCOM." There is no timeline for a final decision.
The other candidates are Buckley SFB, Schriever SFB and Peterson SFB -- all of which are in Colorado -- and Florida's Patrick SFB. Site surveys are planned for late April and early May.
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STARCOM currently operates out of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Vice President Harris' visit comes a day after a SpaceX rocket lifted off from the Central Coast base carrying a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit.
Vice President Mike Pence visited the Vandenberg during a 2019 stop in California.
Harris, who has a home in Los Angeles' Brentwood area, flew into Los Angeles International Airport ahead of a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.
