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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Airmen in the 30th Space Wing participate in the 5k Wing Run at Vandenberg May 3. Units can chose to use this time to run in formation as a form of group PT.(United States Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam Z Guy)

Training for the combat zone an order of business for unit

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Patrollers from the 30th Security Forces Squadron defend a training base during Air Base Defense Training at Vandenberg. The 30th SFS Airmen train to improve tactics and weapons familiarization. Airmen hone their war fighting skills through participating in Air Base Defense Training. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Edmund Gibbons)

Vandenberg volunteer awarded AF services youth of the year

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Austin Camblin, chosen as Air Force Services Youth of the Year, runs the Fit Factor youth program at the Vandenberg Youth Center. The award is provided to motivate 10- to 18-year-old children to stay involved in the Fit Factor program. The 15 year old is a Cabrillo High School sophomore and has volunteered with youth center for three years. He also participates in the Red Cross Program, the Southern California Special Olympics and the Wise Guys, which is a program that teaches financial and business tools to teens. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kristi Emler)

Familypractice

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Vandeneberg family practice clinic works hard to keep Vandenberg healthy and deployable. To make an appointment call (805)606-CARE

Operation Warrior Comfort

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Master Sgt. Angela Fernandez, 1st Sgt. for the 30th Medical Group, along with Master Sgt. Mark Guerin, 1st Sgt. for the 30th Logistic Readiness Squadron, and Master Sgt. Michael Jones, 1st Sgt. for the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron, prepare boxes on July 19 to be shipped to Iraq, part of Operation Warrior Comfort at the Logistic Readiness Squadron's Building. Operation Warrior Comfort provides support for the Contingency Air Staging Facility, or CSAF, that cares for sick and wounded Airmen and Soldiers transiting through on their way to Germany for care. The donations that have been fundraised through Operation Warrior Comfort will provide some of the wounded troops with clothes since most of them arrive to the CASF with nothing but the clothes on their backs. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kristi Emler)

First sergeants' Operation Warrior Comfort sends care to Iraq

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Master Sgt. Angela Fernandez, 1st Sgt. for the 30th Medical Group, along with Master Sgt. Mark Guerin, 1st Sgt. for the 30th Logistic Readiness Squadron, and Master Sgt. Michael Jones, 1st Sgt. for the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron, prepare boxes on July 19 to be shipped to Iraq, part of Operation Warrior Comfort at the Logistic Readiness Squadron's Building. Operation Warrior Comfort provides support for the Contingency Air Staging Facility, or CSAF, that cares for sick and wounded Airmen and Soldiers transiting through on their way to Germany for care. The donations that have been fundraised through Operation Warrior Comfort will provide some of the wounded troops with clothes since most of them arrive to the CASF with nothing but the clothes on their backs. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kristi Emler)

First sergeants' Operation Warrior Comfort sends care to Iraq

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Master Sgt. Mark Guerin, 1st Sgt. for the 30th Logistic Readiness Squadron, along with Master Sgt. Angela Fernandez, 1st Sgt. for the 30th Medical Group, prepare boxes on July 19 to be shipped to Iraq, part of Operation Warrior Comfort at the Logistic Readiness Squadron's Building. Operation Warrior Comfort provides support for the Contingency Air Staging Facility, or CSAF, that cares for sick and wounded Airmen and Soldiers transiting through on their way to Germany for care. The donations that have been fundraised through Operation Warrior Comfort will provide some of the wounded troops with clothes since most of them arrive to the CASF with nothing but the clothes on their backs. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kristi Emler)

30th Space Wing announces Lance P. Sijan Award winners

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Maj. Christopher De Los Santos, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron, received the 2007 30th Space Wing Lance P. Sijan Award in the Senior Officer Category. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joann White)

30th Space Wing announces Lance P. Sijan Award winners

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Joshua Young, 30th Security Forces Squadron, received the 2007 30th Space Wing Lance P. Sijan Award in the Junior Enlisted Category. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joann White)

Heath

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff SSgt. Travis Heath reviews physicals to make sure Airmen are fit to serve. The Public Health Flight was able to approve 500 Airmen to deploy around the world in 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Wesley Carter)

START exercise preps Team V for inspector's visit

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Scott Strieby calls out the length measurement of a Minuteman III transporter/erector as part of a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty exercise June 11. The test facility intergration manager with the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron used the hanging weight as a guide to find the length of the missile vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Cadette)

START exercise preps Team V for inspector's visit

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airmen from the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron measure the length of a Minuteman III transporter/erector vehicle June 11. Their work supported the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty exercise by walking Airmen through steps the inspectors will take when they come to Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Cadette)

Success

Col. Joesph Anderson, flight surgeon, steps back into the Bell UH-1N Iroquois on July 8 after collaborating with the San Francisco County sheriff's department and emergency medical personnel during a rescue mission. Colonel Anderson and three other Vandenberg Airmen rescued a hiker who had fallen off a trail in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sean Roehrs)

Fly boys

A 4-person aircrew, consisting of Col. Joseph Anderson, flight surgeon; Capt. Sean Roehrs, the aircraft commander; 1st Lt. Devin Sperling, the co-pilot; and Airman 1st Class Erik McCarrick, flight engineer, lands in a Bell HU-1N Iroquois at San Francisco International Airport on July 8 to refuel during a rescue mission at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. These Vandenberg Airmen rescued a hiker who had fallen off a trail in the recreation area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Sean Roehrs)

Polish senators visit Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Vandenberg officials host three senators of the Republic of Poland who visited the base on June 29 as part of the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Robert Lewis)

Junior Enlisted Breakfast

Colonel Stephen Tanous, 30th Space Wing Commander, and Command Chief Master Sergeant Cari Kent speak with Airmen during a junior enlisted breakfast at Breakers Dining Facility, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, June 28, 2007. The Airmen were given the opportunity to voice their opinions and ask questions. This was Command Chief Master Sergeant Cari Kent's first junior enlisted breakfast since arriving Vandenberg AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Christian Thomas) (Released)

Firefighter Heroism Award

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Charles Brooks, a firefighter with the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, is a recipeint of the Fire and Emergency Services Firefighter Heroism Award for the Department of Defense. The Heroism Award is for outstanding firefighter performance that goes above and beyond the call of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)

Fire broaches base housing

Vandenberg firefighters survey the fire that swept through base housing in the evening June 27, and continued to burn into the morning. Four houses were evacuated and more than 10 acres burned in a brush fire behind base housing near Laurel Street and Korina Street. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corenthia Fennell)

30th Operations Group changes command

Col. Andre Lovett gives his first speech as the 30th Operations Group commander to more than 100 people during the change of command ceremony at the 76th Helicopter Squadron hangar June 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Johnathan Olds)

30th Operations Group changes command

30th Space Wing Commander Col. Stephen Tanous gives command of the 30th Operations Group to Col. Andre Lovett during a change of command ceremony at the 76th Helicopter Squadron hangar June 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Johnathan Olds)

Airborne laser balloon launched

The 30th Weather Squadron releases a helium filled balloon ring attached to a synoptic weather balloon, June 14. The balloon ring is equiped with antenna transmitters that measure atmospheric turbulence. The readings will help support the Airborne Laser Weapon System, which is still in the development stages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew)

Airborne laser balloon launched

Mike Schmeiser, Systems Director for the 30th Weather Squadron takes one last walk around to ensure everything is in order for launch, while Frank Eaton, Alistair Black, and Dr. Demos Kyrazis make final preperations on a helium filled balloon ring before it's launched with a weather balloon, June 14. The balloon ring is equiped with antenna transmitters that measure atmospheric turbulence. The readings will help support the Airborne Laser Weapon System, which is still in the development stages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew)

Airborne laser balloon launched

Dr. Demos Kyrazis, Mike Schmeiser, and Frank Eaton look on as Alistair Black releases a helium filled balloon ring with a weather balloon, June 14. The balloon ring is equiped with antenna transmitters that measure atmospheric turbulence. The readings will help support the Airborne Laser Weapon System, which is still in the development stages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew)

Command post: commander’s eyes and ears on call 24/7

The 30th Space Wing Command Post, led by Lt. Col. Pell Thompson, is the wing commander's operations center. Command post controllers serve in Vandenberg's crisis response and management, and they deploy to support operations around the world. The command post is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to fully support the needs of 14th Air Force, the 30th Space Wing and Vandenberg Air Force Base.