Vandenberg prepares for ECSS

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Operations Support Flight, Chris Puckett, Director of Instillations and Logistics at the Air Force Space Command, and Lefty Pakulski, the 30th CES mission engineer chief, analyze a map of the base here Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Ms. Puckett visited the installation to inform base leadership of a new tracking system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Vandenberg prepares for ECSS

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Chris Puckett, Director of Instillations and Logistics at the Air Force Space Command, speaks during a briefing at the base theater here Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Ms. Puckett visited from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., to inform base leadership here about a new tracking system that will fundamentally change business processes, personnel roles and jobs across the spectrum of the Air Force Logistics community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Honda Point disaster not forgotten at Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A weathered plaque resting on top of a cliff here overlooks the Pacific Ocean at the location known as Honda Point. This memorial site was enacted to remember the 23 Sailors who lost their lives when seven U.S. Navy destroyers crashed in 1923 off of the shore here. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Heather Shaw)

Honda Point disaster not forgotten at Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Hoping to capture the interest of the community, Bryan Walton, a photographer for the Santa Maria Times, photographs wreckage from the crash of U.S.S. Chauncey on the coast of Vandenberg here Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. The crash, which happened in 1923, involved seven Navy destroyers and resulted in 23 deaths. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Heather Shaw)

Play to win

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Leaping to take his shot, James Badua, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron team member, aims 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. -- Lee Smith, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron team member, leans on his opponent, Anthoney Kilgore, a 30th Launch Group team member, to rest 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)