Stopping the fire with dirt and steel

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Dozer Academy training, practice creating fire breaks here Thursday, April 28, 2011. Members of the team learn how to properly create fire breaks, which help impede the spread of brush fires. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

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. -- Two bulldozers wait to be used during the Fire Dozer Academy training here Thursday, April 28, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Best offense is a good defense

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Debi Brown, of the 30th Launch Group, takes down Mike Myers, a fourth degree Jiu-Jitsu black belt sensei, after receiving an aggressive bear hug during a self defense workshop at the base fitness center here Friday, April 22, 2011. The workship was held in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month to teach participants how to safely remove themselves from an attacker. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

30th Space Wing artist is omnipresent at VAFB

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Jan Kays, a 30th Space Wing Public Affairs graphic artist, works on a project at her desk here Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

30th Space Wing artist is omnipresent at VAFB

(U.S. Air Force graphic/ Jan Kays)

Three minors injured in vehicle accident on north Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Three people were injured in a one-vehicle accident near the intersection of El Rancho and Antenna Roads on north Vandenberg at about 4 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

Vandenberg adopts bike patrol system

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Brandon Johnson, a 30th Security Forces Squadron Bike Patrol instructor, demonstrates a restraining technique on Senior Airman Steven Koster, 30th SFS patrolman, during a training course here on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff. Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Linking education to prevention

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Writing an inspirational phrase, Capt. Jake Malone, a 1st Air and Space Test Squadron member, donates his link to spread the message for Sexual Assault Awareness month at the base fitness center Thursday, April 14, 2011. The goal of the 30th Space Wing sexual assault response coordinator office for Sexual Assault Awareness month is sending the message of sexual assault prevention to all age groups and ranks on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Linking education to prevention

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Sharing the message, Donna Rathbun, the 30th Space Wing sexual assault response coordinator, gives Staff Sgt. George Solis, a 30th Space Wing combat correspondent, educational material on sexual assault awareness at the base fitness center Thursday, April 14, 2011. Members from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office promote sexual assault awareness every day to keep the base community safe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Riding a proactive approach to crime prevention

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Carefully riding down the stairs, Airman 1st Class David Trevino, a 30th Security Forces Squadron response force member, practices riding on different terrain during the bike patrol training here Tuesday, April 19, 2011. The trainees practiced figure eight turns, dodging objects and detaining on the bicycle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Riding a proactive approach to crime prevention

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 30th Security Forces Squadron Bike Patrol training begins here Tuesday, April 19, 2011. The 30th SFS Bike Patrol training class is the first time in seven years to begin training bike patrolmen for the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)