Lt. Gen. Kowalski visits Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, runs through a procedural checklist during a launch simulation at the 532nd Training Squadron test simulator here Thursday, 6 Dec., 2012. Kowalski was visiting Vandenberg AFB as a special guest speaker for a 532 TRS graduation ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Lt. Gen. Kowalski visits Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Brig. Gen. Linda Marchione, mobilization assistant to the Commander 14th Air Force/Joint Functional Component Command for Space, and Vandenberg senior leaders welcome Lt. Gen. James Kowalski, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, to Vandenberg AFB. Kowalski was visiting Vandenberg as a special guest speaker for a 532nd Training Squadron graduation ceremony Thursday, 6 Dec., 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Experiencing our heritage

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Edwin 'Doc' Pepping, a World War II veteran and Bronze Star recipient, addresses the audience about the importance of teamwork and camaraderie during the Chief's Induction Ceremony April 9 at the Pacific Coast Club here. The ceremony welcomed Vandenberg's two newest chief master sergeants, Senior Master Sgt. Joe Coble, the 595th Space Group Location Alpha quality assurance superintendent, and Chief Master Sgt. Carey Allen, the 576th Flight Test Squadron superintendent, to the highest enlisted grade in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Antoinette Lyons)

AFSPC chief makes first visit to Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard Small, the command chief of Air Force Space Command, answers the questions of Airmen stationed at Vandenberg during a enlisted call on March 19. This is Chief Small's first visit to a base since being appointed as Chief of AFSPC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Thomas)

NATO Visits Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- NATO delegates await their departure from Vandenberg on their way to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., in a U.S. Air Force KC-135, after finishing a tour of Vandenberg and learning about missile defense on Nov. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cole Presley)

NATO Visits Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- NATO members receive a power point presentation about the missile defense ability of Vandenberg at the Pacific Coast Club before their tour of the base on Nov. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cole Presley)