Airfield Management keeps mission flying

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Senior Airman Christopher McComus, a 30th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, notes a crack in the taxiway during the morning flightline inspection here Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. The Airfield Management team reviews broken equipment and cracks in the flightline to ensure that the airfield is ready to support operations at all times. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Airfield Management keeps mission flying

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Senior Airman Christopher McComus, a 30th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, drives around the flightline performing the morning inspection here Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. The Airfield Management team documents wildlife and works closely with the base conservation office to ensure the animals stay off of the runway. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Vandenberg’s Official Mail Center reopens

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman Nicholas Reardon places a letter in a bulk mailbag here Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The Official Mail Center is collocated with the Vandenberg Post Office at 100 Community Loop, Building 10373. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Vandenberg’s Official Mail Center reopens

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class Taylor Lacey places a letter in a mailbox here Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The Official Mail Center is collocated with the Vandenberg Post Office at 100 Community Loop, Building 10373. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Team V hones skills in North Star exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Samon, a 30th Security Forces Squadron working dog, scans the area through a drainage hole in a concrete defensive post during a simulated fire fight with opposition forces during a North Star event here Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. The exercise trained Airmen during a simulated deployed environment in which they practiced deployment training and response time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team V hones skills in North Star exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Robert Ford, a 30th Security Forces Squadron dog handler, walks to meet a convoy approaching the gate during a North Star exercise here Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. The exercise trained Airmen during a simulated deployed environment in which they practiced deployment training and response time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team V hones skills in North Star exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team V members participating in a North Star exercise gathered for a safety briefing upon arrival and camp set up here Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Team V members practiced the skills that they will use in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Team V hones skills in North Star exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team members from the 30th Security Forces Squadron take a surrendering enemy into custody during an exercise at the North Star training area here Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Team V hones skills in North Star exercise

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Team members from the 30th Security Forces Squadron prepare to travel outside-the-wire to recover a downed pilot during an exercise at the North Star training area here Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Vandenberg gets new command chief

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Chief Master Sgt. Suzanne Talbert, 30th Space Wing command chief, speaks about her vision for Vandenberg and past assignments here Wednesday, Sept 21, 2011. The Syracuse, N. Y., native spent her last assignment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and is looking forward to getting started with the next chapter of her career here at Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Vandenberg gets new command chief

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Chief Master Sgt. Suzanne Talbert, 30th Space Wing command chief, speaks about her vision for Vandenberg and past assignments here Wednesday, Sept 21, 2011. The Syracuse, N. Y., native spent her last assignment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, and is looking forward to getting started with the next chapter of her career here at Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

CES constructs new EOD building

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Alex Escalante, from the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron horizontal shop, cuts a hole in the concrete floor for a door in the new Explosive Ordinance Disposal Flight building here Friday, Sept. 2nd, 2011. The San Luis Obispo native was part of a team consisting of members from every unit in the 30th CES coming together to not only construct a building for a fellow CES unit, but to also train and prepare for future deployments. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)