Vandenberg Air Force Base present . Today, Vandenberg stands as the third-largest Air Force base after Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, and Edwards Air Force Base in California. On 4 October 1958, Cooke AFB was renamed Vandenberg AFB, in honor of General Vandenberg, the Air Force's second Chief of Staff. The transition from Army camp to missile base solidified on 15 December 1958 when Vandenberg AFB successfully launched its first missile, a PGM-17 Thor IRBM (Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile) The launch from Vandenberg inaugurated the intermediate-range ballistic missile portion of the Pacific Missile Range and was fired by a crew from the 1st
Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force Passenger Services"). The following units are based at Galeão Air Force Base: Subordinated to the command of the 5th Air Force (V FAe), which is dedicated to Transport Aviation: Subordinated to the command of the 3rd Regional Air Force Command (III COMAR): Additionally, the "Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial do Galeão" (BINFAE-GL), an Infantry Battalion of the Brazilian Air Force that guards the Base, is also based at Galeão Air Force Base. The base is located 20 km from Rio de Janeiro downtown in the district of Governador Island. Galeão Air Force Base Galeão