Japanese Vice Minister of Defense visits Vandenberg
Col. Scott Brodeur, Commander, Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), speaks with Keitaro Ohno, Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense, prior to a meeting with defense officials at the CSpOC at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Aug. 28, 2018. During the visit Ohno met with space operators and leaders from Joint Force Space Component Command, 14th Air Force, Combined Space Operations Center and 18th Space Control Squadron. Ohno traveled with Japanese Defense Policy officials to Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and Vandenberg AFB Aug. 27-28 to discuss space-related initiatives and ways to further strengthen space security collaboration between the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Cody Chiles)