Three cheers for these athletes

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A tri-athlete begins the second leg of a triathlon outside the base pool here Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. After completing the 400 meter swim, competitors don their biking attire for the 20 kilometer bike route. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Base visited by Korean Air Force leadership

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Lt. Gen. Larry James, the 14th Air Force commander, gives a gift to Korean Air Force Maj. Gen. Sin-Kyu Park, after visiting here Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. General Park and his interpreter, Korean Air Force Lt. Col. Hak Chang Kim, came to see the Joint Space Operations Center, Space Launch Complex-6 and to learn about the Joint Functional Component Command for Space. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Base visited by Korean Air Force leadership

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Korean Air Force Maj. Gen. Sin-Kyu Park is briefed on the role of the Joint Functional Component Command for Space here Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. General Park, and his translator Korean Air Force Lt. Col. Hak Chang Kim, visited the base to learn about the Joint Space Operations Center, Space Launch Complex-6 and to learn about JFCC Space. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Commander, command chief tackle dirty jobs

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Col. Richard Boltz, the 30th Space Wing commander, and Staff Sgt. Brian Flynn a 30th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle and equipment technician, direct an overhead crane into position to prep a dump truck for inserting a hydraulic cylinder here Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Colonel Boltz and Chief Master Sgt. Angelica Johnson, the 30th Space Wing command chief, will be partaking monthly in activities within Team V's work centers.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Antoinette Gibson)

576th FLTS changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Col. David Bliesner, the incoming 576th Flight Test Squadron commander, assumes command as he accepts the guidon flag from Brig. Gen. Timothy Ray, the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, during a change of command ceremony here Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Antoinette Gibson)

576th FLTS changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Members of the 576th Flight Test Squadron honor their new commander, Col. David Bliesner, with a salute during the change of command ceremony here Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Antoinette Gibson)

Vandenberg welcomes 21st SOPS, new facility

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif.-- Lt. Gen. Larry D. James, the 14th Air Force commander, Col. Wayne Monteith, the 50th Space Wing commander, Lt. Col. Robert Pavelko, 21st Space Operations commander, and Lorna Onizuka, the widow of Col. Ellison Onizuka, an astronaut who perished aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster cuts a ribbon at the Ellison Onizuka Satellite Operations Facility dedication ceremony here Friday, July 30, 2010. Onizuka Air Force Station, previously located in Sunnyvale, officially closed July 28. The 21st Space Operations Squadron transferred here as part of an effort to consolidate satellite command and control operations while reducing excess infrastructure. Onizuka AFS was selected for closure by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in 2005 (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Bryan Boyette)

Vandenberg welcomes 21st SOPS, new facility

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif.-- Lt. Gen. Larry D. James, the 14th Air Force commander, delivers a speech during the Ellison Onizuka Satellite Operations Facility dedication ceremony here Friday, July 30, 2010. Onizuka Air Force Station, previously located in Sunnyvale, officially closed July 28. The 21st Space Operations Squadron transferred here as part of an effort to consolidate satellite command and control operations while reducing excess infrastructure. Onizuka AFS was selected for closure by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in 2005 (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Bryan Boyette)

Onizuka AFS closes, operations move to Vandenberg

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Mayor Melinda Hamilton delivers a speech during the Onizuka Air Force Station closure ceremony here July 28, 2010. Built in 1960, Onizuka AFS was originally known as the Air Force Satellite Test Center. It was selected for closure by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in 2005, with the recommendation to move operations to Vandenberg Air Force Base, in order to consolidate satellite command and control operations while reducing excess infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Bryan Boyette)

Onizuka AFS closes, operations move to Vandenberg

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Lt. Gen. John T. Sheridan, commander of the Space and Missile Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Col. Wayne Monteith, the 50th Space Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Robert Pavelko, 21st Space Operations Squadron commander, present a commemorative plaque to Mayor Melinda Hamilton here, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Built in 1960, Onizuka AFS was originally known as the Air Force Satellite Test Center. It was selected for closure by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in 2005, with the recommendation to move operations to Vandenberg Air Force Base, in order to consolidate satellite command and control operations while reducing excess infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Bryan Boyette)

Onizuka AFS closes, operations move to Vandenberg

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Lt. Gen. John T. Sheridan, commander of the Space and Missile Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, presents Lorna Onizuka, widow of Col. Ellison Onizuka, astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, with a commemorative plaque during a closure ceremony for Onizuka Air Force Station here, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Built in 1960, Onizuka AFS was originally known as the Air Force Satellite Test Center. It was selected for closure by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in 2005, with the recommendation to move operations to Vandenberg Air Force Base, in order to consolidate satellite command and control operations while reducing excess infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Bryan Boyette)

Onizuka AFS closes, operations move to Vandenberg

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Lorna Onizuka, widow of Col. Ellison Onizuka, an astronaut who died aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on Jan 28, 1986, delivers a speech during the Onizuka Air Force Station closing ceremony here, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Built in 1960, Onizuka AFS was originally known as the Air Force Satellite Test Center. It was selected for closure by the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in 2005, with the recommendation to move operations to Vandenberg Air Force Base, in order to consolidate satellite command and control operations while reducing excess infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Bryan Boyette)