STAFF Sergeant Barton Bosarge, USAF, as Iron Mike, mascot for the 21st Space Wing Knights of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, amidst a cordon of honor guard, 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."
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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: SSGT Jennifer C. Wallis, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
06/05/2001
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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