Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

30th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters deploy an emergency tarp during an emergency response exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024. The training focused on readiness and the installation’s ability to respond to a crisis with scenarios including base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and Force Protection Conditions Level changes. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

Space Launch Delta 30 personnel participate in an emergency response exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024. The training focused on readiness and the installation’s ability to respond to a crisis with scenarios including base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and Force Protection Conditions Level changes. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

Jeffrey Bastanchury, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, checks the vitals of a simulated casualty during an emergency response exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024. The training focused on readiness and the installation’s ability to respond to a crisis with scenarios including base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and Force Protection Conditions Level changes. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

30th Security Forces Squadron members conduct Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on a simulated casualty during an emergency response exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024. The training focused on readiness and the installation’s ability to respond to a crisis with scenarios including base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and Force Protection Conditions Level changes. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jake Chlebek, 30th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, checks the vitals of a simulated casualty during an emergency response exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024. The training focused on readiness and the installation’s ability to respond to a crisis with scenarios including base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and Force Protection Conditions Level changes. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

An investigator collects evidence from the scene of an active shooter exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024. The semi-annual exercise focused on the installation’s management crisis and included scenarios such as base-wide announcements, and emergency vehicle activity. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amari McNeil, 30th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, cordon off an area with police barricade tape during an active shooter exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024. The exercise involved numerous base and community first responders that worked together to neutralize the simulated active shooter during this joint exercise. The semi-annual exercise focused on the installation’s management crisis and included scenarios such as base-wide announcements, and emergency vehicle activity. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaime Yohance, 30th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, apprehends a simulated active shooter during an active shooter exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024. The exercise involved numerous base and community first responders that worked together to neutralize the simulated active shooter during this joint exercise. The semi-annual exercise focused on the installation’s management crisis and included scenarios such as base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and temporary street closures. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaime Yohance, 30th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, apprehends a simulated active shooter during an active shooter exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024. The semi-annual exercise focused on the installation’s management crisis and included scenarios such as base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and temporary street closures. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

A 30th Security Forces Squadron military working dog (MWD) and his handler take part in an emergency response exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024. The training focused on readiness and the installation’s ability to respond to a crisis with scenarios including base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and Force Protection Conditions Level changes. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)

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Mission Ready: Vandenberg Base Exercise

Published Nov. 25, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

Space Launch Delta 30 personnel participate in an emergency response exercise at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 19-20, 2024. The training focused on readiness and the installation’s ability to respond to a crisis with scenarios including base-wide announcements, emergency vehicle activity, and Force Protection Conditions Level changes.