Guardian Challenge champions announced

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) --  The scores are in. Teams from 21st Space Wing, 91st SW and 45th SW garnered top honors at Air Force Space Command's Guardian Challenge 2004.

Trophies were presented to AFSPC's top space and missile warriors during a ceremony here May 6.

The 21st SW at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., earned the Aldridge Trophy, which is awarded to the best space operations wing. The 91st SW at Minot AFB, N.D., took home the Blanchard Trophy for best intercontinental ballistic missile space wing. The 45th SW at Patrick AFB, Fla., captured the Schriever Trophy for best space-launch wing.

Other winners include:

-- Best code controllers: 341st SW at Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

-- Best chefs: 90th SW at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

-- Best helicopters: 341st SW.

-- Best space communications: 460th Air Base Wing at Buckley AFB, Colo.

-- Best missile communications: 91st SW.

-- Best security forces team: 91st SW.

-- Best space-launch maintenance team: 30th SW here.

-- Best missile maintenance team: 341st SW.

-- Best space-launch operations crew: 45th SW.

-- Best space operations crew: 20th Space Control Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla.

-- Best missile operations crew: S-261 from the 91st SW.

-- Best missile operations team: 91st SW.

-- Best space operations team: 21st SW.

Guardian Challenge assesses Air Force Space Command's mission readiness as teams from throughout the command challenge one another to determine which unit is the best of the best in their respective fields. The competition provides the testing ground for the combat capabilities key to America's space and missile professionals while investing in esprit de corps, said officials.

Complete score listings and additional information on the week's competition can be found at www.vandenberg.af.mil/guardian_challenge.