As the lead planner for AEWest JV, a joint venture entity created to support an as-needed contract with the US Air Force, RNT worked closely with Vandenberg Space Force Base and key stakeholders to create the Vandenberg Space Force Base South Base District Plan. Located in Lompoc, California, this District Plan is part of the Space Force’s overall initiative to develop the Range of the Future (2028 ROF) for the East and West Coasts.

The District Plan serves as a foundational planning element for the South Base planning area of Vandenberg SFB, covering a 33,510-acre area. The planning area comprises three districts - South Mission, Arguello, and the Mission Development Zone located in the Santa Ynez District. The District Plan integrates mission goals, asset management principles, constraints assessment, requirements analysis, regulating plans to guide development, preparation of alternative planning concepts, and the development of a preferred plan.

• The goals of the District Plan were to:

• Bridge the gap between installation-wide planning and site-plans

• Focus attention on areas where mission requirements or command priorities emerge

• Be consistent with Vandenberg’s Installation’s Vision Plan

• Complement base-wide plans (transportation, utility systems) linking districts together