CES constructs new EOD building

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A member of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron chips concrete from a hole in the new Explosive Ordinance Disposal Flight building here Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. A team consisting of members from every unit in the 30th CES came 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)

CES constructs new EOD building

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airman 1st Class James Thietz, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, sizes up support beams in the new 30th CES Explosive Ordinance Disposal Flight building here Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. The Cape Town, South Africa, 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)

Unit makes waves during end of summer training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Richard Boltz, 30th Space Wing commander, rides a watercraft during a training session with Vandenberg’s water rescue team at Wall Beach here Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. The team trains to handle a variety of incidents and safety hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Unit makes waves during end of summer training

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Members of Vandenberg’s water rescue team, Col. Richard Boltz, 30th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Michelle Sobel, 30th SW acting command chief, pose for a photo at Wall Beach here Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Satran)

Vandenberg goes "green"

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A contractor works to install solar panels to a building on base here Monday July 11, 2011. This project marks the initial push for Vandenberg to become compliant with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which requires federal agencies to reduce energy intensity 30 percent by 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Green-Lanchoney)

Vandenberg hosts Cops for Kids event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Chad Atchley, and Tech. Sgt. Jerome Vahalik, 30th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainers, demonstrate a takedown at Vandenberg Middle School during a National Police Week event Monday, May 16, 2011. National Police Week, which occurs annually during the week of May 15, recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Vandenberg hosts Cops for Kids event

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Sean Yargus, a 30th Security Forces Squadron mounted horse patrolman, explains to Vandenberg Middle School students what he and his horse, Trooper, do at a National Police Week event Monday, May 16, 2011. National Police Week, which occurs annually during the week of May 15, recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Three minors injured in vehicle accident on north Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Three people were injured in a one-vehicle accident near the intersection of El Rancho and Antenna Roads on north Vandenberg at about 4 p.m Sunday, April 24, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Jerry E. Clemens Jr.)

TF Paladin holds memorial for EOD comrades who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice over past 12 months

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – A Soldier pauses at a photo of one of 20 fallen servicemembers upon entering the Combined Joint Task Force Paladin 6th Annual Fallen Comrade Memorial here April 5. Friends and members of CJTF Paladin, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, honored the 20 fallen comrades who had died in combat over the past 12 months. (Photo by U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Syner, Task Force Falcon PAO)

Diablo Canyon sends boric acid to Japan from Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Tech. Sgt. William H. Charles, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Transportation Management Office, speaks with a McCord Air Force Base C-17 Loadmaster about the loading of boric acid for shipment to Japan on Thursday, March 17, 2011. Approximately 34,000 pounds of boric acid from the Diablo Canyon Power Plant is being sent to aid in the cooling of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Complex. Boric acid is used in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of uranium. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

Diablo Canyon sends boric acid to Japan from Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Tech. Sgt. Christopher M. Quezada and other members of the 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron Transportation Management Office, prepare a pallet of boric acid for shipment to Japan on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Approximately 34,000 pounds of boric acid from the Diablo Canyon Power Plant is being sent to aid in the cooling of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Complex. Boric acid is used in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of uranium. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)

AFSPC command chief visits Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Chief Master Sgt. Richard T. Small, the Air Force Space Command command chief, speaks with Airmen during a breakfast at the Breakers Dining Facility here Friday, Feb. 25, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Jerry E. Clemens, Jr.)