Flower Festival Parade 2013

LOMPOC, Calif. -- Members of the Vandenberg Honor Guard team march through the city of Lompoc during the city's 61st annual Flower Festival Parade on Saturday, June 29. The team was selected to lead the procession for the parade which was themed "A Salute to the Red, White and Blue". (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Flower Festival Parade 2013

LOMPOC, Calif. -- Members of the Vandenberg Honor Guard team march through the city of Lompoc during the city's 61st annual Flower Festival Parade on Saturday, June 29. The team was selected to lead the procession for the parade which was themed "A Salute to the Red, White and Blue". (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Up, up and away Pegasus

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A L-1011 “Stargazer” carrier aircraft carrying an Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket flies off the base flightline here Thursday, June 27, 2013. The launch of a Pegasus XL rocket launched from the “Stargazer” carrier aircraft off the coast of Monterey Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Up, up and away Pegasus

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – An Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL rocket attached to the underbelly of an L-1011 “Stargazer” carrier aircraft takes off at the base flightline here Thursday, June 27, 2013. The launch of a Pegasus XL rocket launched from the “Stargazer” carrier aircraft off the coast of Monterey Bay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

30th Operations Group changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, passes the ceremonial guidon to Col. Marcelino Del Rosario, incoming 30th Operations Group commander, during a change of command here Tuesday, June 25. The passing of the guidon represents the transfer of authority and responsibility from one commander to the next. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

30th Operations Group changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Marcelino Del Rosario, incoming 30th Operations Group commander, addresses the guests and 30 OG members after assuming command during a change of command here Tuesday, June 25. Del Rosario previously was the Chief, Assessments and Analyses, Cooperative Threat Reduction Department, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

30th Operations Group changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. David Hook, departing 30th Operations Group commander, addresses 30 OG members and guests during a change of command ceremony here Tuesday, June 25. Hook commanded the 30 OG from June 2011 to June 2013 and is retiring from the Air Force after his command is complete. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

30th Operations Group changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, addresses 30th Operations Group members and guests during the 30 OG change of command ceremony here Tuesday, June 25. The 30 OG commands and controls the Western Range and directs range resources in support of space launches, missile test launches and aeronautical and space surveillance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

30th Operations Group changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Guests and family members stand as a Vandenberg color guard team prepares to post the colors during the 30th Operations Group change of command ceremony here Tuesday, June 25. The 30 OG commands and controls the Western Range and directs range resources in support of space launches, missile test launches and aeronautical and space surveillance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

ALS Graduation 13-E

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ryan Peterson, 30th Space Wing command chief, join the graduating members of Airman Leadership School Class 13-E for a group photo during a ceremony here Thursday, 20 June. ALS is a five week-long United States Air Force program designed to develop airmen into effective front-line supervisors, focusing on the development of leadership abilities as well as effective communication. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

ALS Graduation 13-E

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Master Sgt. Cecil Tonguet, 30th Security Forces Squadron first sergeant and guest speaker, presents Senior Airman Timothy Cram, 30th Comptroller Squadron lead defense travel administrator, with the distinguished John Levitow Award during an Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony here Thursday, 20 June. The John Levitow Award is the highest honor presented to a graduate of Air Force Enlisted Professional Military Education (PME), including Airman Leadership School, NCO Academy, and the Senior NCO Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

ALS Graduation 13-E

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Guests stand as a color guard team prepares to post the colors during an Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony for class 13-E here Thursday, 20 June. ALS is a five week-long United States Air Force program designed to develop airmen into effective front-line supervisors, focusing on the development of leadership abilities as well as effective communication. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)