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CFSCC hosts SAF/IA-sponsored tour for Foreign Air Attachés

By Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman, Combined Force Space Component Command Public Affairs / Published May 04, 2023

Mr. William P. Thompson, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) deputy chief of staff, leads a CFSCC mission brief to Foreign Air Attachés at the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by CFSCC, the group was part of a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour for D.C.-based Foreign Air Attachés from 15 different countries. Led by U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under SAF/IA, this DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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Mr. William P. Thompson, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) deputy chief of staff, leads a CFSCC mission brief to Foreign Air Attachés at the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by CFSCC, the group was part of a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour for D.C.-based Foreign Air Attachés from 15 different countries. Led by U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under SAF/IA, this DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Col. Anibal Rodriguez, Space Delta 5 deputy commander, mission brief to Foreign Air Attachés at the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by CFSCC, the group was part of a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour for D.C.-based Foreign Air Attachés from 15 different countries. Led by U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under SAF/IA, this DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Space Force Col. Anibal Rodriguez, Space Delta 5 deputy commander, mission brief to Foreign Air Attachés at the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by CFSCC, the group was part of a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour for D.C.-based Foreign Air Attachés from 15 different countries. Led by U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under SAF/IA, this DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) commander, right, discusses space-related topics with 15 senior-ranking Foreign Air Attachés during a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour 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 DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) commander, right, discusses space-related topics with 15 senior-ranking Foreign Air Attachés during a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour 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 DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Senior ranking Foreign Air Attachés of a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour listen in during a Combined Force Space Component Command mission brief from U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, CFSCC commander, right, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by CFSCC, the group consisted of 15 Foreign Air Attachés, all from different countries, who participated in space-related discussions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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Senior ranking Foreign Air Attachés of a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour listen in during a Combined Force Space Component Command mission brief from U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, CFSCC commander, right, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by CFSCC, the group consisted of 15 Foreign Air Attachés, all from different countries, who participated in space-related discussions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Senior ranking Foreign Air Attachés of a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour listen in during a Combined Space Operations Center mission brief at the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by the Combined Force Space Component Command, the group consisted of 15 Foreign Air Attachés, all from different countries, who participated in space-related discussions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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Senior ranking Foreign Air Attachés of a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour listen in during a Combined Space Operations Center mission brief at the Pacific Coast Club on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by the Combined Force Space Component Command, the group consisted of 15 Foreign Air Attachés, all from different countries, who participated in space-related discussions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, middle, listens to a question from Royal Air Force Air Commodore Jez Attridge, U.K. Air and Space Attaché, left, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA), during a Schiess’ SAF/IA-sponsored tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by CFSCC, the group consisted of 15 Foreign Air Attachés, all from different countries, who participated in space-related discussions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, middle, listens to a question from Royal Air Force Air Commodore Jez Attridge, U.K. Air and Space Attaché, left, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA), during a Schiess’ SAF/IA-sponsored tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Hosted by CFSCC, the group consisted of 15 Foreign Air Attachés, all from different countries, who participated in space-related discussions. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, left, and Brig. Gen. Dr. László Szegő, Head of the Military Attaché’s Bureau and the specialized diplomatic staff of the Hungarian embassy, share a laugh during a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Led by Cheater, this DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, left, and Brig. Gen. Dr. László Szegő, Head of the Military Attaché’s Bureau and the specialized diplomatic staff of the Hungarian embassy, share a laugh during a Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA)-sponsored tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. Led by Cheater, this DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) commander, center, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA), center right, stand for a group photo with participants of a SAF/IA-sponsored tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. This DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) commander, center, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Julian C. Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA), center right, stand for a group photo with participants of a SAF/IA-sponsored tour at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 3, 2023. This DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provide strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., --

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 DoD-level program aims to orient Attachés to DoD organizations and provides strategic messaging to senior foreign leaders, and is executed on behalf of the USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown.
 
Starting off the day, CFSCC and CSpOC mission briefs were led by Mr. William P. Thompson, CFSCC Deputy Chief of Staff, and U.S. Space Force Col. Anibal Rodriguez, Space Delta 5 Deputy Commander, respectively. U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, CFSCC commander, also gave his final remarks and answered any questions before the group received a Western Range Operations Control Center tour.