Honda Point disaster not forgotten at Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Twenty-three Sailors lost their lives as seven U.S. Navy destroyers wrecked against the rocks near the Vandenberg shores here in 1923. This tragedy was later referred to as the Honda Point disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Honda Point disaster not forgotten at Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Twenty-three Sailors lost their lives as seven U.S. Navy destroyers wrecked against the rocks near the Vandenberg shores here in 1923. This tragedy was later referred to as the Honda Point disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Play to win

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tossing a lay-up, Lee Smith, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron team member, throws the ball over his opponents during the over 30 intramural basketball league finals at the base fitness center here Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The championship game is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

Play to win

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members from the 30th Launch Group and 30th Civil Engineer Squadron reach for the ball during the over 30 intramural basketball league finals at the base fitness center here Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The 30th LCG team won 49-39. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

Play to win

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Leaping over his opponent, Anthoney Kilgore, a 30th Launch Group team member, reaches for the basket during the over 30 intramural basketball league finals at the base fitness center here Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The 30th LCG team won 49-39. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

Play to win

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Leaping to shoot the ball, David Reedy, a 30th Launch Group team member, takes his shot during the over 30 intramural basketball league finals at the base fitness center here Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The 30th LCG team won 49-39. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

Play to win

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Pushing through his opponents, Rod Denson, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron team member, leaps to throw a lay-up during the over 30 intramural basketball league finals at the base fitness center here Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The 30th LCG team play in the championship game against the 30th CES team on September 2nd, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

Play to win

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Leaping above his opponents, Anthoney Kilgore, a 30th Launch Group team member, positions to shoot the basketball during the over 30 intramural basketball league finals at the base fitness center here Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The 30th LCG team won 49-39. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

SFS hosts National Night Out event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Looking shocked, Airman Basic Anthony Lobue, a 30th Security Forces Squadron member, does not resist during the aser demonstration here Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. The 30th SFS members safely demonstrated a non-lethal way to subdue a subject. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

SFS hosts National Night Out event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Attacking a subject, Kota, a California State Park K-9, demonstrates capturing a felon here Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Staff Sgt. Eduardo Rojas, a 30th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, and Nathan Smith, a California State Park K-9 handler, showed the crowd at the National Night Out Against Crime event the proper techniques for dog handling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

SFS hosts National Night Out event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members from the 30th Security Forces Squadron show the stopping power of a taser during the National Night Out Against Crime event here Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. The taser, K-9 units and other demonstrations were performed for deterrence and crime prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

SFS hosts National Night Out event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Justin Wells pretends to stop criminals in a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department patrol vehicle during the National Night Out Against Crime event here Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Many law enforcement agencies from the local area and from the base participated in the event to educate people on deterrence and crime prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)