Michael Peterson / U.S. Space Force Over 20,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered throughout Santa Barbara County. VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg Air Force Base began its first round of COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday. The shots were administered by the 30th Medical Group and distributed by the Department of Defense as part of their Operation Warp Speed, a national initiative to "safely and efficiently vaccinate the American public.". U.S. Space Force photo by Michael Peterson “It’s a very exciting and historic day that we were able to get the COVID-19 vaccine here,” said Colonel Jessica Spitler, 30th Medical Group commander.