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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Allen Price, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics planner, performs a dead-hang task while U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, left, spectates during the Guardian Arena regional tryout at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 28, 2025. Price represented Vandenberg at the Guardian Arena 2024 competition at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Guardian Arena is an annual United States Space Force event designed to challenge competitors in the skills of problem solving, knowledge, and physical strength, with a goal of improving camaraderie, instilling esprit de corps, and providing an opportunity to operationalize the Guardian Ideal and Guardian Spirit in a healthy competition. The 2025 Guardian Arena, hosted at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, December 8-9, 2025, will test Guardians, Airmen, and civilians from across the force to identify a single team as the best unit in the USSF. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Hernandez)