Vandenberg hosts Cops for Kids event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Zach Baldenegro, a 30th Security Forces Squadron mounted horse patrolman, explains to Vandenberg Middle School students what he and his horse, Snickers, do at a National Police Week event Monday, May 16, 2011. National Police Week, which occurs annually during the week of May 15, recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Vandenberg hosts Cops for Kids event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Terri Messina, a 30th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, helps a Vandenberg Middle School student try on a bite jacket at a National Police Week event Monday, May 16, 2011. National Police Week, which occurs annually during the week of May 15, recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Dental clinic drills wing leadership during another dirty job

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Chief Master Sgt. Angelica Johnson, 30th Space Wing command chief, inserts a dental impression tray into the mouth of Col. Richard Boltz, 30th SW commander, during a visit to the 30th Medical Operations Squadron Dental Flight here Monday, May 9, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Michael Stonecypher)

Simulator to provide students with hands-on ICBM training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Col. Michael Lutton, the 381st Training Group commander, operates a new training tool to the schoolhouse’s curriculum called the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Virtual Maintenance Trainer, which mimics the day-to-day mission of an operational missile wing. (Courtesy photo)

Vandenberg opens new Community Center

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Dan Savoia, the Balfour Beatty Community project development manager, speaks during at the new base housing Community Center during the ribbon cutting ceremony here Friday, May 6, 2011. The Center is equipped with a pool, dog park, grilling pavilion, and the Balfour Beatty housing center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Safety first to Team V motorcycle riders

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Performing a safety inspection, Staff Sgt. Michael Ferguson, a 30th Space Wing ground safety specialist, checks a motorcycle during the motorcycle safety briefing at the base theater Friday, May 6, 2011. This annual safety briefing provides riders with insight and new information about regulations for riding their motorcycles safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Safety first to Team V motorcycle riders

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Delivering a motorcycle safety briefing, Staff Sgt. Michael Ferguson, a 30th Space Wing ground safety specialist, sends his message to base motorcycle riders during the motorcycle safety briefing at the base theater Friday, May 6, 2011. This annual safety briefing provides riders with insight and new information about regulations for riding their motorcycles safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Students learn the law

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Tyler Frueh, a 7th grader enrolled at the Vandenberg Middle School, closes the defense argument during a mock trial at the VMS here Friday, April 29, 2011. The mock trial is a tool used to teach children about the processes of the American legal system for Public Law Day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Students learn the law

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Tess Leach, an 8th grader at the Vandenberg Middle School, and Tech Sgt. Michael Weinrich, a 30th Space Wing judge advocate paralegal, laugh during a cross examination during a mock trial for Public Law Day at the VMS here Friday, April 29, 2011. The mock trial is a tool used to teach children about the processes of the American legal system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Students learn the law

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Landon Trigueiro, a 7th grader at the Vandenberg Middle School, cross examines the first witness Tess Leach, an 8th grader at the VMS, during a mock trial for Public Law Day at Vandenberg Middle School here Friday, April 29, 2011. The mock trial is a tool used to teach children about the processes of the American legal system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Stopping the fire with dirt and steel

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Checking for road hazards, Senior Airman Brayan Rosales, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron fire dozer team member, trains with Airman 1st Class Ian Packahm, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron bulldozer operator, during the Fire Dozer Academy training here Thursday, April 28, 2011. Both members work together to safely make a fire break to impeded potential brush fires from spreading. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Stopping the fire with dirt and steel

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Dozer Academy training pose for a photo here Thursday, April 28, 2011. The 30th CES fire dozer team works with the 30th CES fire fighters to stop the spread of brush fires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)