Five journalists and two military personnel were briefly detained at gunpoint by security police at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on August 20, 2026. The incident occurred when security officials mistakenly believed the group was attempting to enter the base without authorization. The journalists were attending an invitation-only groundbreaking ceremony for a new training facility.
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Journalists and Military Members Detained by Space Force Security at Vandenberg Base
On August 20, 2026, five journalists and two military members were detained at gunpoint by security at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The security personnel mistook them for unauthorized entrants ahead of a groundbreaking event for a new training facility.
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