Building a better V

VANDENEBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Sections of the Vandenberg Car Care Center are fenced off during construction here Thursday, April 8, 2010. The construction will upgrade the current gas pump storage tank. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Building a better V

VANDENEBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Traffic is redirected from the left lane to the right lane at the end of the construction zone on Utah Avenue here Thursday, April 8, 2010. The construction will replace aging water pipes to improve quality of life in base housing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)

Team prepares for Guardian Challenge

VANDENEBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparing to compete in the Guardian Challenge, 1st Lt. David Shaffer, the 30th Operations Group team range operations commander, works in some extra practice before the competition begins here Friday, April 9, 2010. Guardian Challenge is an Air Force Space Command competition, held every other year between March and May, featuring teams from 10 AFSPC wings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

April Awareness Month proclamation signing

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Steven Winters, the 30th Space Wing vice commander, signs the April Awareness Month proclamation here Wednesday, March 31, 2010. (From left to right) Capt. Jodi Smith, from the 30th Medical Operations Squadron, Ms. Pauline Chui, Vandenberg's Family Advocacy outreach manager, Ms. Sally Galligan, the Airman and Family Readiness Center chief, and Ms. Donna Rathbun, the Sexual Assault Response coordinator, stand behind Colonel Winters as he signs the proclamation. During the month of April, Vandenberg has pledged to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month, Sexual Assualt Prevention Month and Alcohol Awareness Month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

Unit Focus: 576th Flight Test Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Reaching into the portable air conditioner, Staff Sgt. Randy Nepomuceno, of the 576th Flight Test Squadron, examines the working conditions of the engine here Thursday, March 11, 2010. The PAC is specifically designed to be used when the missile is in the missile well and some piece of equipment needs further testing in a cooler environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

Unit Focus: 576th Flight Test Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Replacing the battery cables, Staff Sgt. Randy Nepomuceno, of the 576th Flight Test Squadron, makes sure there is enough battery power to service the portable air conditioner while in field conditions here Thursday, March 11, 2010. What cannot be done in the confines of a bay is done in the field, thus the PAC is utilized when the missile is undergoing malfunctions and is in need of additional testing under cooler conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)