Posted 3 Minutes Ago Air Force Maj. Kelsey Tarver (left) administers the reenlistment oath to Master Sgt. Eric Burks (right) during a Feb. 22, 2025 launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Space Force photo. Share The Air Force has taken the lead in the friendly competition among the U.S. military branches about which service can produce the best reenlistment photo. Vandenberg Space Force Base in California shared a jaw-dropping photo on Saturday, showing Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Burks reenlisting as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from the launchpad. Burks currently serves as Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs superintendent, Vandenberg posted on Facebook. Air Force Maj. Kelsey Tarver, Space Launch Delta 30 Chief of Readiness, administered the reenlistment oath to Burks during Saturday’s launch. The two airmen are assigned to Vandenberg in support of the Space Force. Even though the photo was taken by the Space Force, most of the support structure at Vandenberg is provided by the Air Force. Both airmen and Space Force guardians supported Saturday’s mission to launch 22 Starlink satellites into low earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg, according to Vandenberg and SpaceX. The reenlistment photo, complete with an American flag in the background as the rocket heads toward the heavens, looks like a scene out of a Michael Bay film. In fact, the casual viewer could be forgiven for assuming that the purpose of the rocket launch was to transport a crew of rough-and-tumble oil drillers so they could destroy a meteor threatening Earth.