boathouse

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Col. Steve Tanous, the 30th Space Wing commander, speaks to volunteers pf the importance of preserving and maintaining our heritage. The boathouse offers both cultural and natural resources. (U.S. Air Force/Michael Peterson)

Boathouse

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Volunteers huddle around to prepare for work to be done on the boathouse during National Public Lands Day Sept. 29. The boathouse has been part of the military since 1936, when it was used as a rescue station for the U.S. Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force/Michael Peterson)

POW/MIA Ceremony

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Guest speaker Mrs. Carol Ray of Orcutt, Calif., whose father, Col. Hubert Nichols, Jr., was listed as a POW/MIA for nearly twelve years during the Vietnam War, receives a commemorative 30th Space Wing coin and flowers from Col. Steve Tanous, 30th Space Wing commander, for speaking at the POW/MIA Ceremony on Sep. 21. Vandenberg gathered for the remembrance ceremony to honor fallen Airmen, Soldiers, Seamen and Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cole Presley)

POW/MIA Ceremony

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.--Guest speaker Mrs. Carol Ray of Orcutt, Calif., whose father, Col. Hubert Nichols, Jr., was listed as a POW/MIA for nearly twelve years during the Vietnam War, describes how it was going through life losing her dad to the war at the POW/MIA Ceremony on Sep. 21. Vandenberg gathered for the remembrance ceremony to honor fallen Airmen, Soldiers, Seamen and Marines. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Cole Presley)

Watch the burn

Three Vandenberg fire fighters put out a blaze in east base housing here. Four Vandenberg fire fighters put out a training fire in east base housing here. The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Protection Flight have five live training fires planned from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. between Sept. 14 and Oct. 1. The training will consist of live fire training inside a residential structure and will give the firefighters the opportunity to get first-hand knowledge of fire behavior as well as the specific stages of fire growth in safer, controlled environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

Analyze this

Four Vandenberg fire fighters put out a training fire in east base housing here. The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Protection Flight have five live training fires planned from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. between Sept. 14 and Oct. 1. The training will consist of live fire training inside a residential structure and will give the firefighters the opportunity to get first-hand knowledge of fire behavior as well as the specific stages of fire growth in safer, controlled environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)