Commander visits Northstar Exercise training session

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Nina Armagno, 30th Space Wing commander, speaks with Lt. Col. Nicholas Petrone, 30th Medical Support Squadron chief nurse, about the Self-Aid and Buddy Care training stations for the Northstar exercise participants here at Cocheo Park, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. The Northstar exercise is designed to test the deployment capabilities and combat survival skills of Vandenberg Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Commander visits Northstar Exercise training session

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg Airmen consult their Airmen’s Manuals during a weapons check station at Cocheo Park to practice for a Northstar exercise here Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. The Northstar exercise is designed to test the deployment capabilities and combat survival skills of Vandenberg Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team Vandenberg Promotion Ceremony

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Nina Armagno, 30th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ryan Peterson, 30th Space Wing command chief, pose with the most recent group of enlisted promotees during a promotion ceremony at the Pacific Coast Club here Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. 15 Team Vandenberg members were recognized and promoted to the next enlisted rank during the ceremony. More photos from the event are available on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/30thSpaceWing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

2012 Year in Review - June

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Joint Functional Component Command for Space and 14th Air Force held their annual picnic here Friday, June 29, 2012. Attendees were treated to various activities including competitions in corn-hole, tug-o-war and an obstacle course as well as arts and crafts and a car show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

2012 Year in Review - June

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members from Team V, the Army and Air Force Pararescue, walk to an Army C-23 Sherpa during a tandem jump training exercise at the flightline here Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The training held certifies the pararescuemen to maintain their jump qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - June

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Brent McArther, 30th Space Wing vice commander, and his family wave to parade watchers during the city of Lompoc's 60th Annual Flower Festival Saturday, June 23, 2012. The parade is part of a five day celebration of Lompoc’s flower fields and culture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

2012 Year in Review - June

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Elijah and Caleb Marshall, ages 11 and 13, run in a hula-hoop race at Vacation Bible School hosted by the 30th Space Wing Chapel staff here Friday, June 15, 2012. The school is in their tenth year of operation, help 140 students in five different classes with the help of more than 50 base volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

2012 Year in Review - June

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Army Sgt. Daniel Pineda, a Joint Space Operation Center space communications technician, and Maj. Craig Blando, a Joint Function Component Command Space plans officer, cut the cake during the 237th Army Birthday Celebration at the Pacific Coast Club here Thursday, June 14, 2012. Founded in 1775, the U.S. Army has grown from an amateur force of colonial freedom fighters to a professional force of more than one million solders fighting terrorism worldwide and providing support for international operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

2012 Year in Review - May

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team V emergency personnel respond to a staged drunk driving accident in front of the Base Fitness Center here Thursday, May 24, 2012. Airmen Against Drunk Driving teamed up with Vandenberg first responders to give base personnel a firsthand experience with the immediate consequences of impaired driving. This event concluded a week of outreach activities to raise awareness on the importance of safety during the Critical Days of Summer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

2012 Year in Review - May

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lexie Korby and her older sister, Allie Korby, both daughters of Maj. Jennifer Korby, the 614th Air Operations Center director of staff, play with Cristina Powell, a Child Development Center program assistant, before Lexie is left at the new CDC here Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The new CDC opened for business Monday and has the capacity to provide care for 172 children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

2012 Year in Review - May

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Team V and Los Angeles Air Force Base Airmen salute at a Reveille Ceremony during the 53rd Annual Armed Forces Day here Saturday, May 19, 2012. More than 150 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen attended the ceremony at the military exhibits area in the Del Amo parking lot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

2012 Year in Review - May

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- 30th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructors talk to a local child about weapons used by the U.S. Air Force during a police display event at the Albertsons parking lot in Lompoc, Wednesday, May 16th, 2012. The display was held in conjunction with National Police Week, an annual celebration that recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

2012 Year in Review - May

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Katelyn Lowder, a Space and Sea Girl Scout, high fives Smokey Bear during a Vandenberg Hot Shot fire safety awareness class at the parade grounds here Wednesday, May 9, 2012. The Vandenberg Hot Shots explained their role in fighting wilderness fires and showed the tools they use to fight fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - May

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Dr. Ken Faulk, Crestview Elementary School principal, speaks about earning the California Distinguished School Award during an interview with a local news videographer at Crestview Elementary School here Wednesday, May 9, 2012. The school is one of seven elementary schools to earn this award in Santa Barbara County and will hold the award for four years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - March

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- David Ybarra, a member of the Vandenberg chapter of the Green Knights, leads a group of bikers from Vandenberg to Hearst Castle here Saturday, April 21, 2012. Organized rides help familiarize bikers with how to ride safely in a group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

2012 Year in Review - March

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Patrick Del Real, a Special Olympics athlete, crosses the finish line during the Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympics event at Pioneer Valley High School, Santa Maria Saturday, April 21, 2012. Team V members have volunteered with the Northern Santa Barbara County Special Olympics for more than 30 years. More than 145 base volunteers from 19 organizations participated in the event this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - March

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Bob Peterson, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron archaeologist, shows Jackson and Heather Smith, Air Force dependents, how he digs for artifacts on base during an Earth Day event here Wednesday, April 18, 2012. More than 25 base and local organizations participated in this environmental awareness campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - March

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Larry Hill, 30th Space Wing Public Affairs Office community relations chief, briefs participants during the base public tour here Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Base tours are scheduled for the second Wednesday of every month. To participate in a tour visit www.vandenberg.af.mil and click on the "Public Tour Application" link. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - March

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Reading a prayer together, Team V members and local Jewish community members take part in a Passover Seder at the Pacific Coast Club here Friday, Apr. 6, 2012. Passover traditions derive from the biblical story told in Exodus of the freeing of Israelites from Egypt. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - March

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team Vandenberg launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium+ (5,2) from Space Launch Complex-6 here at 4:12 p.m. PDT Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The launch was the Department of Defense’s first-ever Delta IV Medium launch vehicle configured with a 5-meter payload fairing and two solid rocket motors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rodney Jones)

2012 Year in Review - February

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Roy Champion, 30th Medical Operations Squadron NCO in charge of community health, Senior Airman Barry Jones, a 30th MDOS public health technician, and Airman 1st Class Charles Bryant, a 30th MDOS public health technician, dig up sea mussels for testing at Minuteman Beach Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. The sea mussels are tested for paralytic shellfish poisoning and domoic acid to ensure the oceanic wildlife is safe for consumption. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - February

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Nina Armagno, 30th Space Wing commander, and 30th Medical Group personnel cut the ribbon for a Script Center kiosk at the Base Exchange here Feb. 17, 2012. The kiosk allows customers to pick up prescriptions after normal pharmacy hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

2012 Year in Review - February

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Personnel from White Sands Missile Range, N.M., remove Vandenberg’s decommissioned AN/MPS-39 Multiple Object Tracking Radar from the rooftop of Building 175 on Tranquillian Peak here Feb. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steve Bauer)

2012 Year in Review - February

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Christopher Baltazar, 30th Security Forces Squadron trainer, observes the trainee's tactics during an active shooter training course here Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The 30th SFS use their experience to show a spectrum of incidents that can occur and how to operate effectively in any environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)