Vandenberg Airman conquers Sahara Desert

SAHARA DESERT, Egypt - Capt. Carrie Zederkof, a 533rd Training Squadron space-based infrared system mission instructor, her father, Ted Lowe, and brother, Matt Lowe, competed in the 2010 Sahara Race in Egypt from Oct. 3 – 9, 2010. The Sahara Race is a seven-day, six-stage, 250-kilometer/155-mile footrace across the Sahara Desert. (Courtesy photo)

Vandenberg Airman conquers Sahara Desert

SAHARA DESERT, Egypt - Crossing the finish line, Capt. Carrie Zederkof, a 533rd Training Squadron space-based infrared system mission instructor, completed the 155-mile Sahara Race at the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. Captain Zederkof was the seventh female and the 39th person out of 156 people to cross the finish line. (Courtesy photo)

Memorial services held for Airman Johnson

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Airmen salute a hearse carrying a fallen Vandenberg Airman as it passes by on Utah Avenue here in route to Chapel 1 for a memorial service on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Senior Airman Daniel Johnson, 23, was conducting explosive ordnance disposal operations in Hendu, Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, when an improvised explosive device detonated, taking his life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Memorial services held for Airman Johnson

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Airmen from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Disposal Ordnance Flight here carry the flag covered casket of Senior Airman Daniel Johnson into Chapel 1 here for a memorial service held for the fallen Vandenberg Airman on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Airman Johnson was conducting explosive ordnance disposal operations in Hendu, Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, when an improvised explosive device detonated, taking his life. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Memorial services held for Airman Johnson

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Family and friends of Senior Airman Daniel Johnson escort his remains into the First Christian Church in Santa Maria on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Airman Johnson, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight technician, was killed in the line of duty Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, in Hendu, Kandahar, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Luke Thelen)

Fifth graders tour Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Brig. Gen. Jane Rohr, the 14th Air Force acting vice commander, answers questions from the 5th graders from May Grisham School, Santa Maria, about space operations here Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. The 5th graders were given the opportunity to tour many areas of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ashley Reed)