30th SW changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, the Joint Functional Component Command for Space and 14th Air Force commander, hands off the 30th Space Wing guidon to Col. Nina Armagno, 30th SW commander, during the change of command ceremony at the base theater Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Armagno assumed command from Col. Richard Boltz upon his selection for reassignment to U.S. Strategic Command where he will serve as the battle watch commander in the Global Operations Center at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

A unit that is truly one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Cole Whitney, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, along with Trooper, his horse, and Staff Sgt. Lauren Daniels, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, with her horse, Scout, head out for a five-hour patrol here Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Vandenberg’s Mounted Horse Patrol unit plays a vital role in base operations to include search and rescue operations; patrols into base territory that even all terrain vehicles cannot access; consequence management for protests; maintaining a security forces and conservation presence during hunting season; pre-launch sweeps; and beach patrols. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)

ICBM instructor trains to compete against world’s best triathletes

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Capt. Sean Glas, a 392nd Training Squadron intercontinental ballistic missile operations training instructor, rides his bike in the 2011 Halfmax National Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. Glas is slated to compete in the International Triathlon Union’s 2012 Long Course Triathlon World Championships on July 29 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. (Courtesy Photo)

A unit that is truly one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tech. Sgt. Sean Yargus, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, and his partner for the day, Six Eagle, practice rescue training with the assistance of Airman 1st Class Zachary Baldenegro, also a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer. The Mounted Horse Patrol unit plays a vital role in base operations to include search and rescue operations and patrols into base territory that even all terrain vehicles cannot access. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)

Vandenberg office, reps prepare to offer free tax-filing assistance

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Ernest Feliciano, a Franchise Tax Board military coordinator, and Ann Fox, the Vandenberg Tax Office coordinator, instruct a class of new Volunteer Income Tax Assistance representatives from Vandenberg at one of the Education Center’s computer labs here Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2012. VITA reps will help assist the Vandenberg Tax Office’s workload during tax season by providing free tax preparation services to all active-duty members, their dependents and retirees at the representatives’ place of work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steve Bauer)

A unit that is truely one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Airman 1st Class Zachary Baldenegro, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, checks the saddle on Six Eagle before taking him out for his daily exercise and training. When not on patrol, the horses exercise and training consists of arena work and lunging. The Mounted Horse Patrol unit plays a vital role in base operations to include search and rescue operations; patrols into base territory that even all terrain vehicles cannot access; consequence management for protests; maintaining a security forces and conservation presence during hunting season; pre-launch sweeps; and beach patrols. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)