STAFF Sergeant Rusty Mardi, USAF, (right), mascot for the Frontiersmen of the 341st SW (Space Wing) from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, gives a high five to his arriving teammates as they arrive at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, for GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the nds warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant Rusty Mardi, USAF, (right), mascot for the Frontiersmen of the 341st SW (Space Wing) from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, gives a high five to his arriving teammates as they arrive at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, for GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA "to recognize the best and demonstrate the commands warfighting skills. GUARDIAN CHALLENGE creates competition-tough crews; improves readiness and combat capabilities through preparation, innovation and sharing; enhances esprit de corps and strengthens teamwork across all mission areas in the command."
Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2001
Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Timothy Haase, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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