U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Macias, member of the Vandenberg Space Force Base Honor Guard team and assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, covers the 18th Space Defense Squadron’s previous unit flag behind the unit’s new flag during a re-designation ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 13, 2022. The 18 SDS, previously 18th Space Control Squadron, will continue to be U.S. Space Command’s premier provider of continuous, comprehensive and combat-relevant space domain awareness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Operators from the German Space Situational Awareness Centre explore the Astrodynamics Support Workstation (ASW) during an ‘Operator Exchange’ event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 6, 2022. The ASW was first adopted as an operational system in 1998 and currently maintains the Special Perturbations Catalog used for launch detection and tracking, conjunction assessment and collision avoidance, human spaceflight support, maneuver detection, breakup identification, and reentry assessment. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Combined Force Space Component Command commander Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt (fourth from right) stands with Australian Defence Force air and space attaché Air Commodore John Haly (fifth from right), along with other members of Australia’s Defence Space Command and leaders from CFSCC and the Combined Space Operations Center, in front of the CFSCC headquarters building on Apr. 11, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Haly spent part of the day with CFSCC leadership and toured the CSpOC to become more familiar with the organizations’ space command and control mission. Haly’s visit offered a valuable opportunity to grow the U.S-Australia partnership in the space domain. Australia’s Defence Space Command officially launched on Mar. 22, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Lt. Col. Charles Hansen, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, pins a Bronze Star Medal on MSgt. Roy Campos, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron readiness division chief on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 31, 2022. Campos’ actions contributed to more than 300 successful rescue missions that evacuated more than 124,000 personnel, making it the largest human airlift in history. (U.S. Space photo by Airman 1st Class Tiarra Sibley)

Members of the Air War College group together for a photo in front of Space Launch Complex 6 on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 14, 2022. Officers from 21 different nations visited Vandenberg to get familiarized with combined space operations and what challenges, concerns, and opportunities they bring. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Quijas)

The Combined Force Space Component Command Operations Directorate team stands in front of the CFSCC headquarters building April 7, 2022, at Vandenberg SFB, Calif. Coordinating with various operations centers, allies, and commercial space partners, the team planned and hosted CFSCC’s first “Rapid Tiger” advanced training event from Mar. 28-31, 2022. Rapid Tiger 22-1 focused on commercial satellite communication, completing four vignettes that tested CFSCC’s capabilities to support and maintain satellite communications to the warfighter across the globe despite disruptions to the system. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lt. Col. Mae-Li Allison)

Members of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit, assist in Operation Turning Point, featuring Navy Seabees and Marine Corps EOD on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 8, 2022. This exercise ensured Seabees were ready to repair runways in a shortened period of time, should an adversary attempt to destroy them.

The Cates family and neighbors gather together to pose for a photo Jan. 29, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The family and their neighbors posed for photos towards the end of a parade that celebrated their son, Grayson, coming home from seven months of treatment for brain cancer. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tiarra Sibley)