Avian vs. predator

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A hawk eats a meaty treat at the landfill here Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. Falconers from Safari Depredation Company visit the landfill daily to help prevent animals, like seagulls and other birds, from moving the refuse to other areas of the base and to help keep landfill workers safe. While the hawks are intimidating to many of the small animals in the area, they still have to be careful for local territorial predators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Richard Boltz)

Safety office provides free vehicle safety inspections

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – During a free vehicle safety check inspection provided by the 30th Space Wing Safety Office, Senior Airman Chanel Little, a 30th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, is shown how to check the fluid levels in her automobile by Michael Trudeau, a 30th SW safety specialist, at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Car Care Center’s parking lot here Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steve Bauer)

30th Launch Group holds annual pumpkin toss event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The 1st Air and Space Test Squadron team readies a hydraulic pumpkin launcher at Cocheo Park here Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. The team was participating in the 30th Launch Group’s annual pumpkin toss event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

30th Launch Group holds annual pumpkin toss event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A spectator records a pumpkin toss during the 30th Launch Group’s annual pumpkin toss event at Cocheo Park here Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. The team was participating in the 30th Launch Group’s annual pumpkin toss event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team V goes fishing

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A family from Vandenberg fish at Lower Pine Canyon Lake here Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. The fishing event was part of the Take Me Fishing campaign, which is a nation wide program that encourages people to get out and go fishing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Team V goes fishing

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Jacqueline Oliver helps Wyatt Oliver, age 3, fish at Lower Pine Canyon Lake here Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. The fishing event was part of the Take Me Fishing campaign, which is a nation wide program that encourages people to get out and go fishing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Crestview Elementary holds flagpole dedication ceremony

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Vandenberg's Crestview Elementary School students listen as Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing vice commander, talks about the symbolism of the American flag at the school’s flagpole dedication ceremony here Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. The new flagpole replaced the school’s old one, which was in poor shape. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Austin Fallin)

Crestview Elementary holds flagpole dedication ceremony

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Master Sgt. John Peters, of the 30th Space Wing, watches the flagpole dedication ceremony at Crestview Elementary School here Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Various organizations, both on and off Vandenberg, raised funds for the flagpole. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Austin Fallin)

Vandenberg’s Official Mail Center reopens

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman Nicholas Reardon places a letter in a bulk mailbag here Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The Official Mail Center is collocated with the Vandenberg Post Office at 100 Community Loop, Building 10373. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Vandenberg’s Official Mail Center reopens

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Taylor Lacey places a letter in a mailbox here Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The Official Mail Center is collocated with the Vandenberg Post Office at 100 Community Loop, Building 10373. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

30th Space Communications Squadron hosts expo

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Officers from the 30th Space Communications Squadron listen to a vendor's information at the annual Technology Exposition at the Pacific Coast Club here Monday, Nov. 14th, 2011. More than 20 companies showcased their latest technologies at the event, which was open to all base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

30th Space Communications Squadron hosts expo

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Col. Michael Anderson, 14th Air Force deputy director of communications, logistics and security, speaks with a vendor at the annual Technology Exposition at the Pacific Coast Club here Monday, Nov. 14th, 2011. More than 20 companies showcased their latest technologies at the event, which was open to all base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Senior Airman Daniel J. Johnson Memorial Blvd. dedicated

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Kristen Johnson speaks during the Senior Airman Daniel J. Johnson Memorial Blvd. dedication ceremony here Nov. 11. California Blvd. from Vandenberg’s main gate to Missile V was dedicated in honor of Senior Airman Johnson, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, who died Oct. 5, 2010, while conducting EOD operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Senior Airman Daniel J. Johnson Memorial Blvd. dedicated

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Family members and Team Vandenberg members listen during the Senior Airman Daniel J. Johnson Memorial Blvd. dedication ceremony here Nov. 11. California Blvd. from Vandenberg’s main gate to Missile V was dedicated in honor of Senior Airman Johnson, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, who died Oct. 5, 2010, while conducting EOD operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Team V represents during Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Col. Richard Boltz, 30th Space Wing commander, and Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara County first district supervisor, wave to pedestrians during the Veterans Day Parade on State Street in Santa Barbara Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. First proclaimed on Nov. 11, 1919, as Armistice Day to celebrate the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I, it was expanded in 1954 to include veterans of all wars and has been known as Veterans Day ever since. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Team V represents during Santa Barbara Veterans Day Parade

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Vandenberg Honor Guard marches during the Veterans Day Parade on State Street in Santa Barbara Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. First proclaimed on Nov. 11, 1919, as Armistice Day to celebrate thesigning of the Armistice that ended World War I, it was expanded in 1954 to include veterans of all wars and has been known as Veterans Day ever since. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

A Run to Remember

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Col. Richard Boltz, the 30th Space Wing commander, Col. Keith Balts, the 30th SW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Suzanne Talbert, the 30th SW command chief, lead the way in a formation run during the Run to Remember closing ceremony here Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. A Run to Remember began Oct. 20, and more than 12,000 miles were run by Team V members in honor of the 6,249 military members who lost their lives in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

A Run to Remember

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Richard Boltz, the 30th Space Wing commander, speaks at the Run to Remember closing ceremony at the base track Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. A Run to Remember began Oct. 20, and more than 12,000 miles were run by Team V members in honor of the 6,249 military members who lost their lives in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

A Run to Remember

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Capt. Andrew Ferguson, a 30th Security Forces Squadron logistics officer, reads the names of fallen military members during the Run to Remember closing ceremony at the base track Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. The 36 names were of those members who lost their lives after Oct. 20, 2011, which was the beginning date of this year’s Run to Remember. The run was held in honor of the 6,249 military members who lost their lives in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

A Run to Remember

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A fallen heroes memorial is displayed during the Run to Remember closing ceremony here Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. A Run to Remember, which began Oct. 20, was held in honor of the 6,249 military members who lost their lives in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

A Run to Remember

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Brig. Gen. Thomas Gould, 14th Air Force vice commander, speaks during the Run to Remember closing ceremony here Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. A Run to Remember, which began Oct. 20, was held in honor of the 6,249 military members who lost their lives in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

A Run to Remember

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Brig. Gen. Thomas Gould, 14th Air Force vice commander, speaks during the Run to Remember closing ceremony here Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. A Run to Remember, which began Oct. 20, was held in honor of the 6,249 military members who lost their lives in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Happy 236th Birthday U.S. Marine Corps

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Marine Corps Maj. Adrian Armold, one of four Marines assigned to the Joint Space Operations Center here, cuts the cake for the celebration of the 236th U.S. Marine Corps birthday Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Formed in 1775, the USMC has served in every American armed conflict and has the unique ability to rapidly deploy a combined-arms task force to almost anywhere in the world within days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Happy 236th Birthday U.S. Marine Corps

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Members of the Joint Space Operations Center here attend the 236th U.S. Marine Corps birthday celebration to support the four Marines they have on staff Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. Formed in 1775, the USMC has served in every American armed conflict and has the unique ability to rapidly deploy a combined-arms task force to almost anywhere in the world within days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)