AFSPC Chief Scientist
Dr. Merri Sanchez, Air Force Space Command Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor, poses for a photo with Col. Fred Taylor, deputy director, Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., during a visit, here, May 1, 2015. In addition to the JSpOC, Sanchez visited facilities operated by Joint Functional Component Command for Space, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and the 30th Space Wing to gain insight into how AFSPC might better train and equip its personnel to accomplish vital space missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Nicholas Mercurio/Released)