Schiess Participates in 2024 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade

Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, middle-right, speaks to the crowd during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. Shoemaker, and U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, accompanied by their senior enlisted leaders, opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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Schiess Participates in 2024 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade

Two rodeo participants wrangle a horse during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Space Launch Delta 30 leadership opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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Schiess Participates in 2024 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade

A rodeo event coordinator listens to U.S. National Anthem by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shields during the start of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Space Launch Delta 30 leadership opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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Schiess Participates in 2024 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, left, speaks to the crowd at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. Schiess and Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, accompanied by their senior enlisted leaders, opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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Schiess Participates in 2024 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade

A young rodeo participant greets a horse during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Space Launch Delta 30 leadership opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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Schiess Participates in 2024 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, speaks to the crowd during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. Schiess and Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, accompanied by their senior enlisted leaders, opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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Schiess Participates in 2024 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Grange S. Coffin, S4S Senior Enlisted Leader, middle-left, wave to the crowd with Space Launch Delta 30 leadership during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. Schiess, Coffin and SLD 30 leadership opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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Schiess Participates in 2024 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and Parade

Published June 1, 2024
By Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman
Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs

SANTA MARIA, Calif. --

On June 1, United States Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, commander of Space Launch Delta 30, Lt. Gen. Douglass Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space and United States Space Command's Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jay Harris, SLD 30 senior enlisted leader, participated in the Annual Santa Maria Elk's Rodeo.