4/27/2012 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing vice commander; Staff Sgt. Anthony Montano, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter; Sylvia Boynton, Lompoc Elks exalted ruler; Staff Sgt. Isaac Lotero, a 30th Security Forces Squadron patrolman and Col. Kelly Kirts, 30th Mission Support Group commander, pose for a photo Thursday, April 19, 2012. Montano won an Outstanding Performance Award and Lotero won the Elks Valor Award at the Lompoc Elks Lodge Public Employees Safety Night. (Courtesy Photo)

4/27/2012 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Brandon Johnson, a 30th Security Forces Squadron crime prevention officer and Lt. Col. Michelle Stringer, 30th SFS commander, pose for a photo during the Elks annual Public Employees Safety Night at the Lompoc Elks Lodge Thursday, April 19, 2012. Johnson won an Outstanding Performance Award from the Lompoc Elks. (Courtesy Photo)