Extinguishing flames for safety

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lori Redhair, a 30th Space Wing contractor, puts out flames with the help of fire inspector Scott Balatgek on a fire extinguisher simulator July 1. The 30th SW Safety Office held the 2009 Safety Day Event at Cocheo Park here with safety displays, static display emergency vehicles and hands-on fire safety training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

ATV safety

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Airman 1st Class Alfred Esposito of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron displays safety gear for riding all-terrain vehicles on and off base at the Safety Day Event in Cocheo Park here July 1. The event provides a variety of summer safety information with this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer message, "Play to Live, Live to Play." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

Mud does not stop these warriors

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members of Team V take part in the Vandenberg Warrior Challenge Mud Run on June 30 here. Approximately 1,200 runners took on the five-mile course, which covered paved roads, off-road vehicle trails and the base obstacle course. Sixty teams participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

Mud doesn't stop 'em

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members of Team V take part in the Vandenberg Warrior Challenge Mud Run on June 30 here. Approximately 1,200 runners ran the five-mile course, which covered paved roads, off-road vehicle trails and the base obstacle course. Sixty teams participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

Mud run

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --Taking on the warrior role, members of Team V take part in the Vandenberg Warrior Challenge Mud Run on June 30 at Cocheo Park here. “The course was designed to test the physical and mental toughness needed to build warrior ethos, which is the foundation of what it means to be an Airman," said Master Sgt. Patrick Dutkevitch, the Vandenberg Mud Run coordinator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kerelin Molina)

Vandenberg opens renovated medical clinic

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. -- 30th Medical Group Commander Colonel Janice Wallace greets Doctor. Anthony W. Orlandella who was a stationed at Vandenberg AFB in 1962-1963 when the constructed first began. The 30th Medical Group cut the ribbon to the hospital after completing its renovations. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Antoinette Lyons)