EOD prepares for FBI post-blast investigator training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Steve Hennigan and Steven Johnson conceal a secondary explosive device with dirt prior the detonation of 500 pounds of explosives used to demolish an ambulance during Federal Bureau of Investigations post-blast investigator training on Nov. 6. Mr. Hennigan is with the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad and Mr. Johnson is with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bomb Squad. Federal, state and local law enforcement officers involved in bomb crime-scene investigations participate in this one-week course which places an emphasis on the identification and collection of fragmented and mutilated bomb components. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)

EOD prepares for FBI post-blast investigator training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Ron Capra, with the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad, conceals a secondary explosive device with dirt prior the detonation of 500 pounds of explosives used to demolish an ambulance during Federal Bureau of Investigations post-blast investigator training on Nov. 6. Federal, state and local law enforcement officers involved in bomb crime-scene investigations participate in this one-week course which places an emphasis on the identification and collection of fragmented and mutilated bomb components. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)

EOD prepares for FBI post-blast investigator training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Michael Chamberlain lists information and material on an ambulance prior to its detonation by 500 pounds of explosives for use in the Federal Bureau of Investigations post-blast investigator training on Nov. 6. Sergeant Chamberlain is an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron. Federal, state and local law enforcement officers involved in bomb crime-scene investigations participate in this one-week course which places an emphasis on the identification and collection of fragmented and mutilated bomb components. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)

EOD prepares for FBI post-blast investigator training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Ron Capra, with the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad, explains how the initiation device will trigger the detonation of 500 pounds of explosives that will demolish an ambulance during Federal Bureau of Investigations post-blast investigator training on Nov. 6. Federal, state and local law enforcement officers involved in bomb crime-scene investigations participate in this one-week course which places an emphasis on the identification and collection of fragmented and mutilated bomb components. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)

Emotional speech.

Kelli Watkins, a breast cancer patient, tells the story of her journey with coping with breast cancer during the Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar on Oct. 24 held at Chapel One on Vandenberg. The Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar was created to help educate and inform the population about breast cancer. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Reed)

Emotional speech.

Shaun Skerbitz, a mammography technician, sheds a tear while listening to a breast cancer survivor's story of coping with breast cancer during the Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar on Oct. 24 held at Chapel One on Vandenberg. The Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar was created to help educate and inform the population about breast cancer. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Reed)

Birdie!

Lt Col. Steve Behrens, 30th Launch Control Group Vice commander, measures the distance before putting during the Big V golf tournament at the Village Country Club in Vandenberg Village on Oct. 19. The Tournament was hosted and paid for by the local community to support the military troops. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Tyler)

Birdie!

Dick Dewees, Mayor of Lompoc, California, is putting while Michael Forntey, 30th Space Wing Vice Commander, watches during the Big V golf tournament on Oct. 19. at the Village Country Club in Vandenberg Village, Calif. The event was hosted and paid for by the local community to support the military troops. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Tyler)

Good-Bye, Emilie!

Emilie Acklen, former Vandenberg AFB housekeeping room attendant, recieves the applause of Col. Benjamin Huff, 30th Mission Support Group commander, and other 30th MSG members, at her retirement ceremony here on Oct. 19. Ms. Acklen has been a room attendant at Vandenberg since 1969.

Very gracious!

Emilie Acklen, former Vandenberg AFB housekeeping room attendant, shakes the hand of Col. Benjamin Huff, 30th Mission Support Group commander, at her retirement ceremony here on Oct. 19. Ms. Acklen has been a room attendant at Vandenberg since 1969.

MCAS Miramar Air Show 2007

MIRAMAR, Calif. -- The Thunderbirds soar through the skies of Southern California during their performance at the 2007 Miramar Air Show on Oct. 13. The show was in commemoration of the Air Force's 60th anniversary. It was the first time in 35 years that the Thunderbirds have taken center stage at Miramar, which is traditionally filled by the U.S. Navy's official air demonstration team the Blue Angels. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew)

MCAS Miramar Air Show 2007

MIRAMAR, Calif. -- The Thunderbirds soar through the skies of southern California during their performance at the 2007 Miramar Air Show on Oct. 13.The show was in commemoration of the Air Force's 60th anniversary. It was the first time in 35 years that the Thunderbirds have taken center stage at Miramar, which is traditionally filled by the U.S. Navy's official air demonstration team the Blue Angels. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew)