Housekeeping Hero

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lt. Col. Gregory Marty, 30th Force Support Squadron commander, congratulates Adriana Quintero, 30 FSS lodging housekeeper, and awards her with a commander's coin during an award presentation ceremony here Tuesday, Jun. 18. Quintero was honored for her heroic response in helping rescue a baby that choked on an object and stopped breathing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

Housekeeping Hero

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Daniel Becker, 30th Force Support Squadron lodging manager, presents Adriana Quintero, 30 FSS lodging housekeeper, with an on-the-spot cash award during a ceremony here Tuesday, Jun. 18. Quintero was honored for her heroic response in helping rescue a baby that choked on an object and stopped breathing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Peterson)

U.S. Army celebrates 238th birthday

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Aaron Luck’s, Joint Functional Component Command for Space chief of force enhancement, sword is placed near the U.S. Army birthday cake during a birthday party ceremony here Friday, June 14, 2013. The U.S. Army was born on June 14, 1775 and from that auspicious start has become a major fighting force built upon professional men and women ready and willing to serve their country and its people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

U.S. Army celebrates 238th birthday

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tradition dictates that the oldest soldier Lt. Col. Aaron Luck, Joint Functional Component Command for Space chief of force enhancement, and the youngest, Staff Sgt. Daniel Pineda, 614th Air and Space Operation Center member, cuts the U.S. Army birthday cake here Friday, June 14, 2013. The U.S. Army was born on June 14, 1775, was leaderless until July 3, 1775 and since then has grown to become a major fighting force built upon professional men and women ready and willing to serve their country and its people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Welcome home defenders

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—Tech. Sgt. Eric Bergery, 30th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, hugs his son and daughter immediately after stepping off of a bus outside the 30th Security Forces Squadron building here June 7, 2013. Bergery and 10 other defenders returned from a six-month deployment in an undisclosed location in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Kaylee Ausbun)

Welcome home defenders

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.— Members of the 30th Security Forces Squadron step off a bus at the 30 SFS building here June 7, 2013. Eleven defenders returned from a six-month deployment in an undisclosed location in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Kaylee Ausbun)