7th SWS preps for Challenge
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- (Left to right) Capt. Anthony Raphael, 7th Space Warning Squadron crew commander, Senior Airman Eric Escobar, 7th SWS space console operator, and 1st Lt. Lance McPeak, 7th SWS crew chief, pose for a photo prior to a training ride on the 7th SWS Solid State Phased Array Radar Trainer at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., March 4. The 7th SWS is a geographically separated unit of the 21st Space Wing and guards the U.S. West Coast against sea-launched ballistic missiles. The training ride was part of the unit’s preparation for the 2010 Guardian Challenge space competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Brady)