Vandenberg Green Knights promote motorcycle safety

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- David Ybarra, a member of the Vandenberg chapter of the Green Knights, leads a group of bikers from Vandenberg to Hearst Castle here Saturday, April 21, 2012. Organized rides help familiarize bikers with how to ride safely in a group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Vandenberg Green Knights promote motorcycle safety

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- 30th Space Wing Chaplain Lt. Col. Warren Watties, and 2nd Lt. Todd Philipy, 30th Space Wing chaplain candidate, start a ride to Hearst Castle after finishing a safety check here Saturday, April 21, 2012. The Green Knights use the acronym T-Clock, which stands for: tires, chassis, lights, oil, controls and kickstand, as an inspection checklist for their motorcycles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Team V’s kids got talent

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Kylie McFarland, a Team V dependent, performs in the “U Got Talent” talent show at the Vandenberg Youth Center here Wednesday, April 25, 2012. The talent show is an annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Green-Lanchoney)

Team V’s kids got talent

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Team V dependents perform a dance routine in the “U Got Talent” talent show at the Vandenberg Youth Center here Wednesday, April 25, 2012. The talent show is an annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Green-Lanchoney)

Team of Excellence~ 30 OSS Weather Flight

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --The 30th Operations Support Squadron's Weather Flight has overcome numerous challenges this past year to win the 2011 Air Force Space Command Outstanding Weather Organization of the Year Award. They started last year as the 30th Weather Squadron and was later inactivated and moved into the 30 OSS as the weather flight. They shined during the Air Force weather evaluations by earning an ‘excellent’ rating and an ‘outstanding performer’. This 13-member flight supported 1,500 daily operations, won four group level, nine squadron quarterly awards, had one group annual award winner, operated 272 weather sensors and issued 2,291 weather products for the base. They've supported nine launches valued at $5.6 billion dollars which helped them win the 2011 AFSPC Outstanding Weather Organization of the Year award. Please join Col. Nina Armagno, the 30th Space Wing commander by congratulating this dynamic team, this Team of Excellence, the 30 OSS Weather Flight! (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

SARC sponsored self-defense class

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Valerie Pallani, a Jiu-Jitsu instructor, shows Jessica Sandstrom, a base dependent, how to escape the chokehold applied by SSgt Elena Sawyer, 533 TRS member, during a self-defense class at the Fitness Center here Friday, April 20, 2012. The class was sponsored by the 30th Space Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)