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30th CES receives DOD level award

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Vandenberg archeologists uncover a fossilized horse skull in a cliff by the ocean here. Archeologists have identified more than 1,600 prehistoric archaeological sites on Vandenberg. (Courtesy photo)
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14th Air Force AFSPC outstanding Airman of the Year nominee

Master Sgt. Charles Shurchay, 14th Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force official photo)
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30th Space Wing AFSPC outstanding Airman of the Year nominee

Tech. Sgt. Ian Perry, National Reconnaissance Office at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force official photo)
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Vandenberg’s flying mission

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Fay, 30th Security Forces Squadron Noncommissioned officer in charge of Raven operations, operates the Raven during a test flight here Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. While other bases use this system for training, Vandenberg is the only stateside base that uses this system for its day-to-day mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Green-Lanchoney)
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Vandenberg’s flying mission

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Staff St. Brandon Johnson, 30th Security Forces Squadron Raven operator and crime prevention officer, launches the Raven into flight here Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The Raven is an unmanned aerial system used to protect base assets and aid 30th SFS members in drug prohibition and environmental studies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Green-Lanchoney)
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Vandenberg’s flying mission

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Fay, from the 30th Security Forces Squadron, inspects the Raven before conducting a test run here Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The Raven is an unmanned aerial system that is operated by Airmen here at the 30th SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Green-Lanchoney)
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A unit that is truly one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Cole Whitney, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, along with Trooper, his horse, and Staff Sgt. Lauren Daniels, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, with her horse, Scout, head out for a five-hour patrol here Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Vandenberg’s Mounted Horse Patrol unit plays a vital role in base operations to include search and rescue operations; patrols into base territory that even all terrain vehicles cannot access; consequence management for protests; maintaining a security forces and conservation presence during hunting season; pre-launch sweeps; and beach patrols. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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A unit that is truly one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tech. Sgt. Sean Yargus, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, and his horse, Gunner, performs a lunging training session here Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. When lunging a horse, the handler can watch him from the ground to monitor his movement, soundness and natural frame. Yargus is the NCO in charge of the only Mounted Horse Patrol unit in the entire Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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A unit that is truly one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tech. Sgt. Sean Yargus, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, and his partner for the day, Six Eagle, practice rescue training with the assistance of Airman 1st Class Zachary Baldenegro, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, here Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Vandenberg’s Mounted Horse Patrol unit plays a vital role in base operations to include search and rescue operations and patrols on the base’s property that even all terrain vehicles cannot access. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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A unit that is truly one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tech. Sgt. Sean Yargus, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, and his partner for the day, Six Eagle, practice rescue training with the assistance of Airman 1st Class Zachary Baldenegro, also a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer. The Mounted Horse Patrol unit plays a vital role in base operations to include search and rescue operations and patrols into base territory that even all terrain vehicles cannot access. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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A unit that is truly one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tech. Sgt. Sean Yargus, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, trains and exercises with Six Eagle in the arena When not on patrol, the horses perform exercises and training consisting of arena work and lunging. Yargus is the NCO in charge of the only Mounted Horse Patrol unit in the entire Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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A unit that is truly one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Tech. Sgt. Sean Yargus, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, prepares Six Eagle for his daily exercise routine in the arena. When not on patrol, the horses perform exercises and training consisting of arena work and lunging. Yargus is the NCO in charge of the only Mounted Horse Patrol unit in the entire Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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Vandenberg office, reps prepare to offer free tax-filing assistance

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Ernest Feliciano, a Franchise Tax Board military coordinator, and Ann Fox, the Vandenberg Tax Office coordinator, instruct a class of new Volunteer Income Tax Assistance representatives from Vandenberg at one of the Education Center’s computer labs here Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2012. VITA reps will help assist the Vandenberg Tax Office’s workload during tax season by providing free tax preparation services to all active-duty members, their dependents and retirees at the representatives’ place of work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steve Bauer)
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A unit that is truely one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Airman 1st Class Zachary Baldenegro, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, checks the saddle on Six Eagle before taking him out for his daily exercise and training. When not on patrol, the horses exercise and training consists of arena work and lunging. The Mounted Horse Patrol unit plays a vital role in base operations to include search and rescue operations; patrols into base territory that even all terrain vehicles cannot access; consequence management for protests; maintaining a security forces and conservation presence during hunting season; pre-launch sweeps; and beach patrols. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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A unit that is truely one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Senior Airman Aaron Brown, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, uses a grooming block to remove dirt and condition the hair of Trooper here Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Performing daily grooming allows Brown to bond with his four-legged co-worker Trooper, who is a part of the only Mounted Horse Patrol unit in the entire Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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A unit that is truely one of a kind

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Airman 1st Class Zachary Baldenegro, a 30th Security Forces Squadron conservation officer, cleans the horseshoe of Six Eagle during a daily regimen here Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. The horseshoe is made of a rubber composite that prevents severe cuts, reduces fatigue and provides adequate protection for the horse’s foot. Six Eagle is one of the horses assigned to the Mounted Horse Patrol unit here. It is the only one of its kind in the entire Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)
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Bod Pod Open House

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Jonathan Low, the Health and Wellness Center’s health promotion program manager, Col. Keith Balts, 30th Space Wing vice commander, and Lt. Col. Peter D. Reinhardt, 30th Medical Group deputy commander, officially launch the Bod Pod located at the 30th Medical Group here Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Scottie McCord)
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Bod Pod Open House

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Jonathan Low, the Health and Wellness Center’s health promotion program manager, briefs wing leadership on the new Bod Pod located at the 30th Medical Group here Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. A BOD POD is an egg-shaped chamber used to determine a person’s lean body mass and with average test and retest variation within 2 percent body fat. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Scottie McCord)
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Vandenberg's Combat Arms recieves new combat simulator

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. Richard Boltz, the 30th Space Wing commander, tries to talk down an aggressive suspect while testing out the 30th Security Forces Squadron's new firearms training simulator at Combat Arms here Thursday, Dec. 15th, 2011. The new simulator provides a virtual training environment for Vandenberg members to practice real world combat tactics and train with firearms qualification scenarios. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)
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Vandenberg's Combat Arms demos new combat simulator

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Wing leadership review a training scenario they just completed on the 30th Security Forces Squadron's new firearms training simulator at Combat Arms here Thursday, Dec. 15th, 2011. The new simulator provides a virtual training environment for Vandenberg to can practice real world combat tactics and train with firearms qualification scenarios. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau)
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