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)