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.)