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July 18, 2023
18 SDS hosts Operator Exchange with French, German space operators

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – The 18th Space Defense Squadron hosted space operators from the German Space Situational Awareness Centre and the Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects during an operator exchange event here July 10-14, 2023.
July 11, 2023
USSPACECOM hosts Global Sentinel Mid-Planning Conference

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Over 20 partner nations attended the Global Sentinel 2024 (GS24) mid-planning conference (MPC) hosted by United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) on June 27-29, 2023, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.
June 30, 2023
DASD Miller, DCSOHC Kelley visit Vandenberg to support Guardians in Space Ops

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., – Ms. Stephanie Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Military Personnel Policy, and Ms. Katharine Kelley, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital, U.S. Space Force, visited the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC’s)
June 21, 2023
Change of Command: 18 SDS says farewell to Lintker, welcomes Mugg

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., — The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) held a Change of Command ceremony here, June 21, 2023.
May 30, 2023
Solvang Memorial Day Ceremony 2023

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, and Mrs. Debbie Schiess, attended the Memorial Day ceremony at Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall in Solvang, Calif., May 29, 2023. Schiess gave the keynote speech to over 200 attendees that included
May 18, 2023
CONNECTION: DEL 5 invests in its people, creates first-ever ‘Gemini’ resiliency program

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE Calif., -- In 1961, NASA created Project Gemini – inspired by the twin stars Castor and Pollux of the third constellation of the Zodiac – resulting in a seismic shift for human space flight by increasing a spacecraft’s capacity from a single astronaut to a two-astronaut
May 8, 2023
AF Guard, Reserve units welcome USSPACECOM CSEL Stalker, highlights units’ critical space capabilities

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott H. Stalker, U.S. Space Command (USPACECOM) command senior enlisted leader, left, listens to U.S. Air Force Col. Karen Slocum, 9th Combat Operations Squadron (9 COS) commander, at Space Delta 1’s auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 6,
May 4, 2023
CFSCC hosts SAF/IA-sponsored tour for Foreign Air Attachés

CFSCC hosted a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA) sponsored tour for D.C.-based Foreign Air Attachés from 15 different countries at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Led by U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under SAF/IA, this
April 26, 2023
Schiess leads keynote address at Cal Poly CubeSat Developer's Workshop

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) commander, speaks to audience members of the Cal Poly CubeSat Developer’s Workshop at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 25, 2023. During his keynote address, Schiess
April 26, 2023
Schiess, Coffin hold Key Leader Engagement with Romanian delegation

Leadership from the Romanian Communications and Information Command, Romanian Space Agency, Combined Force Space Component Command and the Alabama Air National Guard stand together for a group photo outside the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 25, 2023. Mr. Flaviu