TDDEC celebrates 50 years at Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lance Hainsworth, an electronics technician with the Training Device Development and Engineering Center here, works on a ballistic actuator model Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

Vandenberg welcomes new wing commander

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Gen. William Shelton, 14th Air Force commander (left), hands the guidon to Col. David Buck, 30th Space Wing commander, at a change of command ceremony here Friday. This ceremonial practice represents Colonel Buck's taking over command here. Colonel Buck is the former vice commander of the 50th Space Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Olds)

Vandenberg completes North Star exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Johnnie James of the 30th Security Forces Squadron hydrates while taking a knee during a foot patrol as part of the North Star exercise here June 18. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

Vandenberg completes North Star exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Capt. Scott Baker, a chaplain here, (background) and Staff Sgt. Jeremeaih Elam, his chaplain assistant speak with a mock casualty after a mock mortar attack during the North Star exercise here June 18. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Christopjher Hubenthal)

SFS goes unmanned over Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Jeff Knoll, 30th Security Forces Squadron, does a pre-flight check of the Raven, Vandenberg's un-manned aerial vehicle.The Raven weighs 4.5 pounds, has a five-foot wingspan and stretches only 38 inches in length. The Raven is equipped with an video camera which streams live feed to an operator on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Erica Stewart)

Future Air Force officers experience active duty life

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif -- Cadet Tech. Sgt. Lucy McMinn reviews a technical manual at teh 576th Flight Test Squadron. As a part of teh Operation Air Force program. Cadet McMinn is gaining vital experience and a better understanding of her future role as a leader in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo / Cadet Master Sgt. Rebecca Rasweiler-Richter)

Putting eyes in the sky

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Troy Simchak, 30th Security Forces Squadron, hand-launches the 30th SFS's unmanned areial vehicle. The Raven weighs 4.5 pounds, has a five-foot wingspan and stretches only 38 inches in length. The Raven is equipped with a video camera which streams live feed to an operator on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo / Senior Airman Erica Stewart)

orbital integration

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Stephen Whiting, 614th Air and Space Operations Center commander, and Lt. Col. Chance Saltzman, 1st Space Control Squadron commander, furl the flag during the 1st SPCS Inactivation Ceremony at Joint Space Operations Center high bay, June 9, 2008. The 1st SPCS deactivated after more than 45 years of service, and several name changes, tracking objects from their placement in space to their final orbit and re-entry back to earth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Olds)

Vandenberg NCOs join Armed Forces Inaugural Committee

WASHINGTON -- Staff Sgt. Mark Cornejo attends an all-hands meeting Fort McNair, D.C., May 21, 2008. Staff Sgt. Cornejo is a member of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee preparing for the 56th Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathrine McDowell)

Police Week BBQ

Lt. Col. Patrick Donely, 30th Security Forces Squadron commander, is "arrested" by Hawkman and thrown into a mock jail during the Vandenberg Police Week BBQ Friday at Cocheo Park. The day started with a parade and included a BBQ and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nicole Roberts)

Police Week BBQ

McGruff the Crime Dog waves from a Humvee during the Police Week Parade Friday. The parade ended at Cocheo Park with a BBQ and activities for Vandenberg families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Olds)

Police Week

Staff Sgt. Kevin Doak, a resource protection program manager with the 30th Security Forces Squadron, fingerprints a child during the Police Week BBQ Friday at Cocheo Park. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)