Deployment Readiness Training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Tiffany Bobbitt, 30th Medical Support Squadron medical administrator, teaches Self-Aid and Buddy Care during a hands-on training here Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Self-Aid and Buddy Care is part of the Northstar exercise training which provides Vandenberg Airmen the opportunity to test their combat readiness skills in a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Yvonne Morales)

Deployment Readiness Training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airmen practice breaking down M-16 weapons at Cocheo Park here Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Northstar exercises provide Vandenberg Airmen the opportunity to test their combat readiness skills in a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Pillar Point supports 2013 Mavericks Invitational

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Peter Mel, Santa Cruz professional surfer, hugs his surfboard during the 2013 Mavericks Invitational just north of Half Moon Bay here Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Mavericks are waves that can crest up to 50 feet with tremendously strong currents, dangerous rocks and shallow reefs coupled with frigid water temperatures, which attract attention from surfers world-wide. Peter Mel would eventually go on to win the Invitational, at the age of 43, after tackling the biggest wave ever ridden on the West Coast in 1999. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Pillar Point supports 2013 Mavericks Invitational

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Yachts, jet skis, motor boats, schooners, etc. circle to observe the surfers in the 2013 Mavericks Invitational off the California coastline here Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Mavericks are waves that can crest up to 50 feet with tremendously strong currents, dangerous rocks and shallow reefs coupled with frigid water temperatures, which attract attention from surfers world-wide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Pillar Point supports 2013 Mavericks Invitational

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Alex Martins, a Brazilian surfer, darts down a wave during the 2013 Mavericks Invitational just north of Half Moon Bay here Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Mavericks are world-renowned big wave breaks one and a half miles off the California coastline with waves cresting up to 50 feet, which attract the attention of 24 surfers near and far. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Pillar Point supports 2013 Mavericks Invitational

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – A seaplane flies over the six surfers as they wait for the next set of waves for the semi-final heat during the 2013 Mavericks Invitational just north of Half Moon Bay here Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Mavericks are waves that can crest up to 50 feet with tremendously strong currents, dangerous rocks and shallow reefs coupled with frigid water temperatures, which attract attention from surfers world-wide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)