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)