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)