Team V readies for mock deployment

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Tammi Aronce, a 30th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, processes deployers during the Personnel Deployment Function line during an exercise here Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The PDF line was held as part of a Consolidated Unit Inspection, a biannual inspection used to measure the base's discipline, readiness and war fighting capability through exercises, inspection and evaluations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Team V readies for mock deployment

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Brittany Spoutz, the 30th Force Support Squadron readiness NCO, processes deployers during the Personnel Deployment Function line during an exercise here Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The PDF line was held as part of a Consolidated Unit Inspection, a biannual inspection used to measure the base's discipline, readiness and war fighting capability through exercises, inspection and evaluations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Team V readies for mock deployment

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Crystale Samuel, a 30th Force Support Squadron member, briefs deployers before they process through the Personnel Deployment Function line during an exercise here Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The PDF line was held as part of a Consolidated Unit Inspection, a biannual inspection used to measure the base's discipline, readiness and war fighting capability through exercises, inspection and evaluations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Team V readies for mock deployment

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- 30th Security Force Squadron members walk to a briefing area before processing through the Personnel Deployment Function line during an exercise here Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The PDF line was held as part of a Consolidated Unit Inspection, a biannual inspection used to measure the base's discipline, readiness and war fighting capability through exercises, inspection and evaluations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Team V participates in first time mass inoculation

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – After a quick medical records screening, Team V members proceed to the inoculation area at the Point of Distribution (POD) in the Installation Deployment Readiness Cell here Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. Active duty Airmen reported to the POD in an exercise simulating mass immunization against anthrax, and base authorities used the opportunity to distribute this year’s real world influenza vaccine. The POD distributed Skittles candy representing the anthrax prophylaxis to over 1,900 Airmen and then vaccinated over 1,500 Airmen for influenza, raising the wing’s flu vaccination rate to over 90%. The purpose of the exercise was toevaluate the wing’s response to a public health emergency by testing the 30th Medical Group’s ability to stand up a POD and rapidly distribute countermeasures. Mass inoculation of this scale was a first for Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team V participates in first time mass inoculation

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – 30th Medical Group technicians rapidly process Team Vandenberg Airmen at the Point of Distribution (POD) in the Installation Deployment Readiness Cell here Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. Active duty Airmen reported to the POD in an exercise simulating mass immunization against anthrax, and base authorities used the opportunity to distribute this year’s real world influenza vaccine. The POD distributed Skittles candy representing the anthrax prophylaxis to over 1,900 Airmen and then vaccinated over 1,500 Airmen for influenza, raising the wing’s flu vaccination rate to over 90%. The purpose of the exercise was toevaluate the wing’s response to a public health emergency by testing the 30th Medical Group’s ability to stand up a POD and rapidly distribute countermeasures. Mass inoculation of this scale was a first for Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team V participates in first time mass inoculation

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – – A 30th Medical Group technician administers the flu vaccine to an active duty Airman at the Point of Distribution (POD) in the Installation Deployment Readiness Cell here Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. Active duty Airmen reported to the POD in an exercise simulating mass immunization against anthrax, and base authorities used the opportunity to distribute this year’s real world influenza vaccine. The POD distributed Skittles candy representing the anthrax prophylaxis to over 1,900 Airmen and then vaccinated over 1,500 Airmen for influenza, raising the wing’s flu vaccination rate to over 90%. The purpose of the exercise was toevaluate the wing’s response to a public health emergency by testing the 30th Medical Group’s ability to stand up a POD and rapidly distribute countermeasures. Mass inoculation of this scale was a first for Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team V participates in first time mass inoculation

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Maj. Dawn Hinckley, 30th Medical Group healthcare integrator, prepares to administer the flu vaccine to an active duty Airman at the Point of Distribution (POD) in the Installation Deployment Readiness Cell here Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. Active duty Airmen reported to the POD in an exercise simulating mass immunization against anthrax, and base authorities used the opportunity to distribute this year’s real world influenza vaccine. The POD distributed Skittles candy representing the anthrax prophylaxis to over 1,900 Airmen and then vaccinated over 1,500 Airmen for influenza, raising the wing’s flu vaccination rate to over 90%. The purpose of the exercise was toevaluate the wing’s response to a public health emergency by testing the 30th Medical Group’s ability to stand up a POD and rapidly distribute countermeasures. Mass inoculation of this scale was a first for Vandenberg Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Vandenberg welcomes new command chief

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Chief Master Sgt. Ryan Peterson, 30th Space Wing command chief, speaks about his vision for Vandenberg and background here Monday, August 27, 2012. The native of Granite Falls, Minn. has had extensive experience in leadership, having been stationed stateside, overseas and on multiple contingency deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

Vandenberg welcomes new command chief

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Chief Master Sgt. Ryan Peterson, 30th Space Wing command chief, speaks about his vision for Vandenberg and background here Monday, August 27, 2012. The native of Granite Falls, Minn. has had extensive experience in leadership, having been stationed stateside, overseas and on multiple contingency deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

Northstar Exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Stephen Kwak, a 30th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, and Senior Airman Alexander Leik, a 30th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, mark the location of an unexploded ordnance during a Northstar deployment exercise here Thursday, August 9, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Northstar Exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Maj. Christopher Black, a 30th Medical Operations Squadron flight surgeon, helps carry an injured airman on a stretcher as the medical personnel evacuate the wounded during a Northstar deployment exercise here Thursday, August 9, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Northstar Exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- 30th Security Forces members remain vigilant while guarding the entry control point of a simulated deployment base during a Northstar exercise here Thursday, August 9, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Northstar Exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Sean Harris, a 30th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, watches for signs of enemy fighters and provides perimeter surveillance for the base's entry control point during a Northstar deployment exercise here Thursday, August 9, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Hot Shots part duex!

The final eight members of Vandenberg's Hot Shots crew and their families pose with Col. Nina Armagno, 30th Space Wing commander, and other members of Vandenberg's Fire Department, after returning to base Friday, July 13. The Vandenberg Hot Shot crew spent more than two weeks fighting the wildland fires that devastated Colorado and Wyoming. On their return home, this Hot Shots crew also witnessed a United Parcel Service truck lose control and flip off of the highway. First on scene, the Hot Shots provided first aid and controlled the scene until the California Highway Patrol could respond. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Hot Shots deploy

The Vandenberg Hot Shots climbs into a C-17 Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., on the flightline here Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Eighteen members of the Hot Shots are traveling on a military aircraft for the first time in support of a wildland fire in Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

Hot Shots deploy

A Vandenberg Hot Shots vehicle backs into the belly of a C-17 Globemaster here from March Air Reserve Base June 27. Eighteen members of the Vandenberg Hot Shot crew, along with two hot shots crew carrier vehicles, one superintendant support vehicle and one all terrain vehicle deployed to Colorado to support the wildland fire fighting efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Rich Dibuo, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Hot Shots instructor, teaches students an important technique on how to properly attack a fire along a road here Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This mobile attack provides a path for other firefighters to assist in extinguishing the fire. Vandenberg AFB is the only Department of Defense installation that provides wildland firefighter training.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Evan Bolles and Michelle Birchfield, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Hot Shots instructors, walk a group of firefighting students up a firebreak teaching progressive hose lay techniques here Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The Hot Shots tackle tough terrain and extinguish flames while armed with chain saws, axes, shovels and rakes.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Michelle Birchfield, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Hot Shots instructor, provides training on fire hose maintenance to a group of students and new Airmen Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Vandenberg AFB is the only Department of Defense installation that provides wildland firefighter training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)

30th CES receives DOD level award

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Vandenberg archeologists and Mission La Purisma state park personnel help build a traditional Chumash Tule Hut at the La Purisma State Park. Vandenberg is home to more than 15 historic Native American villages. (Courtesy photo)

30th CES receives DOD level award

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A reconstructed traditional Chumash Tule Hut stands for visitors to see in Mission La Purisma State Park near Vandenberg. Vandenberg archaeologists and mission personnel collaborated to procure the materials and construct the hut. (Courtesy photo)

30th CES receives DOD level award

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Col. Richard Boltz, former 30th Space Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Angelica Johnson, former 30th SW command chief, help Vandenberg archaeologists and Chumash Tribal members excavate a site here. Vandenberg is home to more than 118 historical archeological sites. (Courtesy photo)

30th CES receives DOD level award

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Vandenberg archeologists uncover a fossilized horse skull in a cliff by the ocean here. Archeologists have identified more than 1,600 prehistoric archaeological sites on Vandenberg. (Courtesy photo)