Unit Focus: 30th MDOS Dental Clinic

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Patiently doing his job, Airman Aaron Jeffers, a dental lab apprentice from the 30th Medical Operations Squadron here, removes the imperfections from a cast of two rows of teeth to get it ready for a hard night guard here Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee)

JFCC-Space achieves flight safety miletsone

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- With the tracking system for the Iridium satellite constellation on screen, 1st Lt. Daniel S. Moomey, of the Joint Space Operations Center here, explains his knowledge of how the system works to his coworkers Capt. Amy Ianacone and Airman Patrick Adams Jr., also both with the JSpOC, here Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. The Joint Space Operations Center here recently reached a milestone Dec. 18, increasing the number of active satellites tracked from 120 to approximately 1,150. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Angelina Drake)

To the rescue

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Firefighters from Vandenberg and the local area practice search and rescue techniques in a simulated parking garage collapse during a mobility exercise here Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. The firefighters work together in three different scenarios learning new ways to safely rescue victims trapped in confined spaces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

To the rescue

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Firefighters from Vandenberg and the local area practice search and rescue techniques in a simulated parking garage collapse during a mobility exercise here Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. The firefighters worked together in three different scenarios learning new ways to safely rescue victims trapped in confined spaces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

To the rescue

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- A firefighter from the Santa Barbara County fire department moves equipment to aid his search for victims in a simulated parking garage collapse here Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Vandenberg and local firefighters practiced search and rescue techniques in a mobility exercise here, working together in three different scenarios to learn new ways to safely rescue victims trapped in confined spaces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)

To the rescue

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Will Howell, a Santa Maria firefighter, slices through a steel pipe with a petrogen torch during a simulated parking garage collapse Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Firefighters from Vandenberg and the local area worked together on three different scenarios learning new ways to safely rescue victims trapped in confined spaces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran)