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Starting the 'Challenge'

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- (From left) Staff Sgts. Matthew Tussey, Jon Blackmon and Airman 1st Class Thanongsack Phanda attack opposing forces during the security forces competition at Guardian Challenge here May 4. The Airmen are assigned to the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Guardian Challenge, the world's premier space and missile competition, is a four-day event held annually. It tests the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command's Airmen in spacelift, ICBM operations, communications, maintenance, helicopter operations, security forces and chef food preparation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edmund K. Gibbons III)

PHOTO BY: Airman st Class Edmund K. Gibbons III
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