Lompoc hosts 59th Annual Flower Festival

Lompoc, Calif. – Chief Master Sgt. James Mackinley, 14th Air Force command chief, represents the 14th AF in the 2011 Flower Festival parade here Saturday, June 25, 2011. The city of Lompoc is known as “the city of arts and flowers” because of its downtown murals and its flower industry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

576th FLTS changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Lt. Col. David W. Lair, the 576th Flight Test Squadron commander, accepts the guidon from Brig. Gen. Timothy M. Ray, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command director of operations, at the Pacific Coast Club here Friday, June 24, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

Vandenberg’s decontamination team gets training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tom Bocek, a DECON, LLC, training manager, uses M-9 chemical detection paper to identify the contamination level of a simulated victim of a chemical attack at the 30th Medical Group clinic here Thursday, June 16, 2011. Members of the 30th Medical Group race the clock during an In Place Patient Decontamination training skills test conducted by Mr. Bocek. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Vandenberg’s decontamination team gets training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Airmen conduct decontamination procedures during an In Place Patient Decontamination training at the 30th Medical Group clinic here Thursday, June 16, 2011. The training is designed to prepare Airmen to provide care during a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

30th OG changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Col. David Hook, the 30th Operations Group commander, accepts the guidon from Col. Richard Boltz, the 30th Space Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony here Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The change of command ceremony historically has provided a way for the soldiers to visually recognize their incoming commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

30th OG changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Col. Richard Boltz, the 30th Space Wing commander, presided over the 30th Operations Group change of command ceremony in which Col. Todd Gossett, the 30th OG former commander, relinquishes command to by Col. David Hook, the 30th OG commander here Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

NASA Press Conference

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Members from NASA, the United Launch Alliance, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Team V address questions from local and international media during the news conference for the Delta II launch at the NASA Vandenberg resident office Tuesday, June 6, 2011. The launch of the Aquarius/SAC-D observatory aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Thursday, June 9. Liftoff will be from NASA’s Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg. Liftoff is targeted to occur during a five-minute launch window that opens at 7:20 a.m. PDT. The spacecraft’s final circular polar orbit will be 408 statute miles (657 kilometers) at an inclination of 98 degrees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

30th WS inactivates

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team V members sing the Air Force Song during the 30th WS Inactivation Ceremony at the 381st Training Group Auditorium here Friday, June 3, 2011.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

30th WS inactivates

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Col. Diana Hajek, the 30th Weather Squadron commander, speaks during the 30th WS Inactivation Ceremony at the 381st Training Group Auditorium here Friday, June 3, 2011. Colonel Hajek is the 52nd commander of the 30th WS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

The 30th Weather Squadron leads the charge

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team V members begin to run during the Wing Run at the parade grounds here Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The 30th WS led the Wing Run before the squadron inactivates on Friday, June 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

The 30th Weather Squadron leads the charge

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team V members stretch during the Wing Run at the parade grounds here Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The 30th WS led the Wing Run before the squadron inactivates on Friday, June 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Armed Forces Day

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Viewers of the Armed Forces Day parade watch military members and locals in the parade here Saturday, May 21, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)