JFCC SPACE activates at Vandenberg

Marine General James Cartwright, USSTRATCOM commander, passes the flag to Maj. Gen. William Shelton, 14th Air Force commander, during the Joint Functional Component Command for Space Activation Ceremony here Tuesday. This signified the beginning of General Shelton's command of the JFCC SPACE.

Vandenberg remembers missing

Retired Lt. Col. Wrayn Stitch tells his story of being a prisoner of war in Germany during WWII.

2006 Air Force Golf Championship

Howard Hall, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., drives his ball off the tee in the second hole during the 2006 Air Force Golf Championship Aug. 4 at Marshallia Ranch Golf Course.

2006 Air Force Golf Championship

Geoffrey Mann, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., watches his ball come within inches of the cup on the second hole at Marshallia Ranch Golf Course Aug. 4. Mann tapped in his next shot to clinch the win over Howard Hall at the 2006 Air Force Golf Championship.

Vandenberg holds Foggy Shores exercise

Staff Sgt. Daniel Sarandos, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron, is secured to a stretcher and prepared for transport by personnel from the 30th Medical Operations Squadron and Vandenberg Fire Department during a base-wide Foggy Shores exercise Tuesday. Sergeant Sarandos suffered simulated injuries during a major accident scenario. (Photo by Airman 1st Class David Sherman)

Vandenberg Airmen put eyes in the sky

Master Sgt. Timothy Griggs (left) and Senior Airman Mirandy Mazzuca, both unmanned aerial vehicle pilots with the 30th Security Forces Squadron, pilot and conduct light checks on a Raven, one of Vandenberg’s UAVs. The Raven provides security, reconnaisance, surveillance capabilities and more. (Courtesy photo)

Welcome home

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Caitlin Moses eagerly awaits her father’s return from a deployment in Iraq. The daughter of Tech. Sgt. Wayne Moses, 30th Security Forces Squadron, watches as his plane lands at Santa Maria Airport July 31. (Photo by Senior Airman Jamie Lessard)

Operation gets "KUDOs" from Vandenberg families

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Donté White, 4, is checked for hazardous materials with a chemical agent monitor by Airman 1st Class Amber Scott, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron readiness specialist, during the Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event held here Saturday. The event was held to give military children and spouses a first-hand experience of what their loved ones go through during deployments. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Allen Puckett)

Ride with a backup plan

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – Senior Airman Jason Elmore, 381st Training Group functional assistant administrator, holds the leather jacket and helmet that protected him during a recent motorcycle accident. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Cadette)

Air Force wrestlers compete in Las Vegas tourney

Senior Airman Jared Moreland performs a lift and toss on his opponent and fellow teammate Capt. Anthony Brooker at the USA National Senior Men's and Women's Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 15, 2006. Captain Brooker recovered and went on to win the match and finish seventh overall. He is stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., and Airman Moreland is at Cannon AFB, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca)

Weather reports

ORCUTT, Calif. -- Airmen 1st Class Eric Hanes (left) and Janina Kowalski make adjustments to the azimuth housing on the next generation weather radar located on New Love Hill here. Proper maintenance of the NEXRAD provides accurate data of the weather in the local area. Both Airmen are ground radar systems maintenance technicians assigned to the 30th Space Communications Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Haas)

Sweet victory

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- 2nd Lt. Jesse Goens takes a breath after finishing the obstacle course at Guardian Challenge here May 5. Guardian Challenge, the world's premier space and missile competition, is an annual four-day event. It tests the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command's Airmen in spacelift, ICBM operations, communications, maintenance, helicopter operations, security forces and food preparation. Lieutenant Goens is assigned to the 90th Space Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Craig R. Cisek)