New Digital Transformation Office opens at Vandenberg Space Force Base

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. - Vandenberg Space Force Base is opening a new digital transformation office.

“The Crucible” is a shared lab, designed for base branches to collaborate on digital projects.

Here, crews will work on developing military technologies for war-fighting and mission support. 

“The way it works right now is you identify a problem and you have to work through a hierarchy to get funding and approvals to solve that problem," says Bryan Davis, The Crucible’s director.

Converted from an old gardening shack, the lab serves as a "maker-space" for problem-solving.

"But with this lab folks who come in and one identify if there's already an existing solution in other units using and two, if that's not something that exists, then they can collaborate,” says Davis.

Lab leaders plan to use AI coding and 3D printing for core missions with team Vandenberg.

"We're really thankful for the leadership at Team Vandenberg to really invest time and energy into making this a reality and the quality of life improvements that it will bring," says Davis.