Hawks ready for weekend’s basketball matches

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Phillip Gellentien, a 30th Force Support Squadron graphic designer and Vandenberg Hawk team member, battles for the game ball with a Camp Pendleton varsity team member during tipoff at a league game here Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. (Courtesy photo)

Local community donates holiday trees to Vandenberg Airmen

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Saying a few words of appreciation, Chief Master Sgt. Suzanne Talbert, 30th Space Wing command chief, speaks to a crowd of people at the Santa Barbara Bank and Trust in Lompoc during a ceremony in which holiday trees were donated to Vandenberg Airmen Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Donations by the local community contributed to the Trees for Troops program which provides holiday trees to active U.S. military families around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steve Bauer)

Local community donates holiday trees to Vandenberg Airmen

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Airman 1st Class Oliver Preciado, a 30th Security Forces Squadron member, holds his 4-year-old daughter, Arlette, at the Santa Barbara Bank and Trust in Lompoc Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Donations by the local community contributed to the Trees for Troops program which provides holiday trees to active U.S. military families around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steve Bauer)

30th OG superintendent promoted to chief

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Lusson, the 30th Operations Group superintendent, speaks to guests during his promotion ceremony here Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. The rank of chief master sergeant is limited by federal law to only one percent of the Air Force enlisted force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Team V decorates for the holidays

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg Airmen work to decorate the giant holiday tree at the intersection of California Boulevard and Utah Avenue here Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Team Vandenberg personnel and their families are invited to attend the tree-lighting ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at 4 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. John Peters)

Team V decorates for the holidays

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Colorful glass bulbs adorn the lawn while Team V Airmen decorate the tree in front of building 11777 here Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Team Vandenberg personnel and their families are invited to attend the tree-lighting ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at 4 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. John Peters)