30th Operations Group changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. David Hook, departing 30th Operations Group commander, addresses 30 OG members and guests during a change of command ceremony here Tuesday, June 25. Hook commanded the 30 OG from June 2011 to June 2013 and is retiring from the Air Force after his command is complete. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

30th Operations Group changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, addresses 30th Operations Group members and guests during the 30 OG change of command ceremony here Tuesday, June 25. The 30 OG commands and controls the Western Range and directs range resources in support of space launches, missile test launches and aeronautical and space surveillance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

30th Operations Group changes command

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Guests and family members stand as a Vandenberg color guard team prepares to post the colors during the 30th Operations Group change of command ceremony here Tuesday, June 25. The 30 OG commands and controls the Western Range and directs range resources in support of space launches, missile test launches and aeronautical and space surveillance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

ALS Graduation 13-E

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ryan Peterson, 30th Space Wing command chief, join the graduating members of Airman Leadership School Class 13-E for a group photo during a ceremony here Thursday, 20 June. ALS is a five week-long United States Air Force program designed to develop airmen into effective front-line supervisors, focusing on the development of leadership abilities as well as effective communication. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

ALS Graduation 13-E

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Master Sgt. Cecil Tonguet, 30th Security Forces Squadron first sergeant and guest speaker, presents Senior Airman Timothy Cram, 30th Comptroller Squadron lead defense travel administrator, with the distinguished John Levitow Award during an Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony here Thursday, 20 June. The John Levitow Award is the highest honor presented to a graduate of Air Force Enlisted Professional Military Education (PME), including Airman Leadership School, NCO Academy, and the Senior NCO Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

ALS Graduation 13-E

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Guests stand as a color guard team prepares to post the colors during an Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony for class 13-E here Thursday, 20 June. ALS is a five week-long United States Air Force program designed to develop airmen into effective front-line supervisors, focusing on the development of leadership abilities as well as effective communication. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)