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In 1948, Alamogordo Air Field was renamed Holloman Air Force Base in honor of Colonel George Holloman who was a pioneer in rocket and pilotless aircraft research. Related research branched into the medical field with rocket sled tests and high altitude balloon ascents with animal and human subjects.
More than 1,700 launches have been conducted from VAFB since its first launch on 16 Dec 1958. Vandenberg AFB is named in honor of the late Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg, second Chief of Staff of the USAF. Previously named Camp Cooke and then Cooke AFB, the base received its present name on 4 Oct 1958.