Week in Photos - 532nd Training Squadron focus

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class David Reynolds, a technical school student at the 532nd Training Squadron here, conducts hands-on training for the environmental control system of a missile launch facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

Vandenberg defenders answer national call

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members from the 30th Security Forces Squadron lined up to salute their departing fellow servicemember leaving for a deployment Feb. 6. The 30th SFS sent a 13 member team on a six-month deployment to a forward operating base in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Steve Bauer)

Realistic exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- 30th Medical Operations Squadron Airman, applies moulage makeup for a simulated neck injury, on volunteer Technical Sgt. David Rice, 30th Space Wing Space Communication Squadron, for the Medical Emergency Response Capability Assessment and Training exercise, here Jan 29. The MERCAT is a training and exercise program designed to enhance the ability of Air Force Space Command Home Station Medical Response Teams to respond to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

Gentle touch

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Capt. Erik Baker, a flight surgeon with the 30th Medical Operations Squadron, fits a neck brace on an injured patient during a Medical Emergency Response Capabilities Assessment and Training exercise Jan. 29 here. The MERCAT is a training and exercise program designed to enhance the ability of Air Force Space Command Home Station Medical Response Teams to respond to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear events. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

CDC

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Verna Brown, director of the Child Development Center, recieves a certificate for the CDC's accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children from the 30th Space Wing commander Col. David Buck. (Air Force courtesy photo)

Vandenberg completes Foggy Shores Exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Members of 30th Medical Group emergency response team treats a patient for a neck injury by stabilizing the neck before transporting her to a hospital Jan. 22. The scenario was part of a Foggy Shores Exercise terrorist attack. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Longoria)

Vandenberg completes Foggy Shores Exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron's fire department go through the decontamination process after putting out flames for an exercise C-17 Globemaster III crash Jan. 22. The crash was part of a Foggy Shores Exercise that prepares and evaluates the base's performance and response to a real world crisis situation. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Longoria)

Vandenberg completes Foggy Shores Exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members of 30th Security Forces Squadron respond to an exercise terrorist attack Jan. 22. A vehicle-borne impulsive explosive device detonated at the Solvang Gate and dispersed a secondary device. Security forces secured and performed self-Aid and buddy care to casualties until the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Emergency Response team responded. The terrorist attack was part of a Foggy Shores Exercise that prepares and evaluates the base's performance and response to a real world crisis situation. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Longoria)

LRS vehicle maintainers at work

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Bob Manning, a vehicle mechanic with the 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks through his tool box while performing routine maintenance on a vehicle Jan. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

LRS vehicle maintainers at work

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Francisco Avila, a vehicle mechanic with the 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron, replaces the O-rings on a leaking fuel line on a type-three fire engine Jan. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

Capturing the needed image

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. William Buster, diagnostic imaging technician with the 30th Medical Support Squadron, reviews X-ray images for quality before they are sent to a doctor on Jan. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

Keeping our air clean

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fictum, a bioenvironmental technician with the 30th Medical Operations Squadron, sets up and calibrates a radeco high volume air sampler on Jan. 9. The sampler captures concentrations of radiation in the air on a filter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

A perfect fit

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Robert Thompson, a dental lab technician with the 30th Medical Operations Squadron, carves anatomy into dentures on Jan. 8. Whether it's blood pressure checks or dental work, staying fit to fight is every Airman's responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

Warrior of the Week - Jan. 15

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Glenda Rose is the budget analyst for the 30th Space Communications Squadron and alternate for the 30th Operations Group. Besides managing the daily budget activities of the 30th SCS, she ensures the 14th Air Force, 30th Space Wing and Western Range missions continue by ensuring the monthly communication infrastructure invoices are paid in a timely manner. Ms. Rose's credibility, integrity and work ethics has earned the trust of her peers and leaders. As the unit's Government Purchase Card functional area manager, she has completed surveillance reports for seven approving officials and rebuilt the GPC Continuity Binder. Glenda spends her off duty time with her three children and two grandchildren. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Extreme Makeover: Vandenberg Edition

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Life guards at the base pool vaccum the debri at the bottom of the pool Jan. 6. The base pool is projected to be open by mid-January. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Antoinette Lyons)

Extreme Makeover: Vandenberg Edition

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Abraham Gonzales, a construction worker with Framing Lathing and Plaster, lathes the roof of the new base housing project Jan. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)

Team V encouraged to avoid Lompoc Gate

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Amanda Andrews, a gate guard with Chenega Integrated Systems, performs a vehicle inspection at the Lompoc Gate on Tuesday. Security forces and 30th Space Wing leadership are asking Team V members to avoid using the Lompoc Gate for non-commercial base access, due to increased commercial traffic at the gate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Olds)

Cookie Express

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members of the Vandenberg Spouses club prepare packages of cookies to be delivered to unaccompanied Airmen who reside in the dorms. The event, which is called “Cookie Express”, will distribute more than 290 bags containing a dozen cookies each to Vandenberg Airmen. This is the 22nd year the “Cookie Express” has be operational. (Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Heather Shaw)

2008 at a glance

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An Atlas V stands on Space Launch Complex-3 during its mobile servicing tower rollback on March 12. This was the first Atlas V launched from Vandenberg and the west coast, as well as the first launch of the year. This milestone for Team Vandenberg was the product of the combined efforts of the 30th Space Wing, the National Reconnaissance Office, United Launch Alliance, the Space and Missile Systems Center, the Aerospace Corporation and more. SLC-3 was significantly modified to get ready for the next generation of space launch vehicles. The pad received significant upgrades to accommodate the larger and more powerful booster. The tower was made taller, the overhang was extended with a much bigger crane, and the entire pad deck was reconfigured. The pad also featured a brand new fixed launch platform. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Satran)

Marine excercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit evacuate civilians during a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation Sunday. An MEU in recent events successfully pulled out American citizens during a conflict in Lebanon. The team’s effort in Lebanon has increased the awareness of the military to be ready for the need of non-combatant evacuations in foreign countries when they become unsafe for Americans and our allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew Plew)

OKC

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 392nd Training Squadron wins the Vandenberg 2008 Intramural Football Championship. ( U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Antoinette Lyons)

OKC

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Dallas Cole prays with Ana Ventura from Santa Maria at Operation Kids Christmas held at the Pacific Coast Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Antoinette Lyons)

Vandenberg at a Glance

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Vandenberg firefighters scrub and rinse possible contamination off of airman at the decontamination station during an exercise at Cocheo Park. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Antoinette Lyons)

Vandenberg at a Glance

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Senior Airman Patrick Mckee and Senior Airman Samiel McIntyre read the results from a litmus paper testing strip during an intial assesment at a RECON exercise in Cocheo Park. (U S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Antoinette Lyons)