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Unit focus: 1st Air and Space Test Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Tech. Sgt. Billy Nolan and Staff Sgts. Neal Paris and Robert Ritchey, all with the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron, go over transportation handling technical orders with their team leader, Master Sgt. David Grimes. The 1st ASTS is the only full-service Air Force organization capable of launch and integration of several launch vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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Unit focus: 1st Air and Space Test Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Staff Sgt. Robert Ritchey, who works in the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron, operates a 50-ton overhead gantry crane used to lift Minotaur IV rocket motors. The motors are processed and put together by the 1st ASTS. Airmen in the 1st ASTS maintenance flight are the only maintainers in the entire Air Force providing capabilities to launch satellites into space by providing the transportation handling for decommissioned intercontinental ballistic missile boosters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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Unit Focus: 1st Air and Space Test Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Tech. Sgts. Jose Estampador and Billy Nolan, and Staff Sgts. Neal Paris and Robert Ritchey, all with the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron maintenance flight, examine the Stage 3 assembly of the Minotaur IV Space Launch Vehicle. The Minotaur IV SLV is one of three missions of the 1st ASTS that will provide an additional launch solution for U.S. government-sponsored spacecraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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Airman donates blood for others

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Airman William Ochsenbauer, a 532nd Training Squadron student, donates a pint of blood June 9 at the Pacific Coast Club’s parking lot here. The blood drive was in response to President Obama's call for public service. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Kerelin Molina)

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Signing up to save lives

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Staff Sgt. William Kaelber, a 30th Launch Support Squadron unit training manager, and 2nd Lt. Michael Petrelli, a 392nd Training Squadron student, fill out a questionnaire prior to donating blood June 9 at the Pacific Coast Club here. The blood drive recruited approximately 38 donors and collected 25 units of blood. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Kerelin Molina)

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Donating for a cause

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Maj. Santos Munoz, Joint Functional Component Command chief of space operations plans branch, donates a pint of blood June 9 at the Pacific Coast Club’s parking lot here. Major Santos volunteered to give blood because statistics show that blood supply shortages frequently occur during the months of summer. (U.S. Air Force photos/Airman 1st Class Kerelin Molina)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Using a celestial sphere, Staff Sgt. Dallin Skelton, left, a 533rd Training Squadron student, shows Tech. Sgt. Cory Beebe, a 533rd TRS enlisted Space 100 instructor, a point used to see the apparent path the sun takes through the stars. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counter-drug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Studying as a group, students from the 533rd Training Squadron review how to keep track of satellites orbiting the Earth, otherwise known as space situational awareness, May 27. Space fundamentals must be learned before their satellite specific initial qualification training. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counter-drug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Using computer based training, Senior Master Sgt. James Hardy, a 533rd Training Squadron student, learns about satellite systems fundamentals May 27. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provide Initial Qualification Training for attack warning, space surveillance, and counter-drug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Using a mock emergency scenario, Tech. Sgt. Cody Nolen, a 533rd Training Squadron global positioning system instructor, trains early orbit determination for paused array warning systems using several computer monitors while talking to students on a phone May 28. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counter-drug missions. Sergeant Nolen has been an instructor for a year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Working as a team, Senior Airman Phillip Martin, left, and Capt. Aron Pertner, 533rd Training Squadron students, learn how to track high priority space objects such as the resulting debris of satellite collissions. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counter-drug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Going through a series of slides, Maj. Nathanael White (at the front left), a 533rd Training Squadron Space Based Infared Systems instructor, teaches students about geography and missiles May 28. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counter-drug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Dan St. James, a 533rd Training Squadron Space Based Infared Systems instructor, explains the sub systems of defense support program satellites to students May 28. The students must understand the inner workings of a satellite in order to provide better understanding of how they get their mission data. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counterdrug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Thomas Johnson, a 533rd Training Squadron student, takes notes on how ground based radars track satellites May 27. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counterdrug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Tech. Sgt. Cory Beebe, a 533rd Training Squadron enlisted Space 100 instructor, explains to Airman 1st Class Andrew Cadwallader, a 533rd TRS student, how ground based radars track satellites May 27. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counterdrug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Dan St. James and Maj. Nathanael White, 533rd Training Squadron Space Based Infared Systems instructors, set up a lesson plan for their students using a computer system May 28. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counterdrug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Working with multiple sources of input, Tech. Sgt Cody Nolen, a 533rd Training Squadron global positioning system instructor, trains early orbit determination for paused array warning systems using several computer monitors May 28. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counter-drug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Working as a team during a training scenario, Airman 1st Class Jojuan Green makes a phone call while Lt. Col. Luciano Amutan and Staff Sgt. Sumira Smith use computer consoles and displays on May 28. They are all 533rd Training Squadron students. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counter-drug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Unit Focus: 533rd Training Squadron

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Staff Sgt. Matthew Davis, a 533rd Training Squadron satellite systems fundamentals instructor, teaches Airman 1st Class Ann Melendez-Martinez, a 533rd TRS student, about the architectural evolution plan and global positioning systems May 27. The 533rd TRS, an original missile squadron and a training detachment at Schriever AFB, Colo., provides initial qualification training for attack warning, space surveillance and counter-drug missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christian Thomas)

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Service before self

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Fallen Navy Cmdr. Duane Wolfe arrived at the airport here May 31. Commander Wolfe, a member of the Navy Reserves, was the civilian deputy commander of the 30th Mission Support Group at Vandenberg. Members of the Vandenberg community, including the base honor guard, waited on the runway to pay tribute to the fallen Seaman and fellow Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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