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Jan. 4, 2023
DEL 5 ISRD operations superintendent wins William O. Studeman award

A Space Delta 5 (DEL 5) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division (ISRD) operations superintendent recently was notified of their accomplishment of winning the William O. Studeman award early this month.
Nov. 15, 2022
CSpOC conducts mission analysis with coalition partners

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) conducted a mission analysis with representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States from Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.
Oct. 24, 2022
18 SDS, France’s COSMOS integrate SDA knowledge during ‘Operator Exchange’

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) hosted five French space operators from the Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS) to integrate Space Domain Awareness (SDA) expertise during an ‘Operator Exchange’ here Oct. 3-6, 2022.
Oct. 6, 2022
Space Tacticians Course broadens participants, welcomes French Space Operators

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Space Operators from the French Space Command, locally known as Commandment de l’space (CDE) in Paris, underwent the Space Tacticians Course here, Sept. 26 – 30, 2022, to enhance space mission planning with the U.S. at the tactical level.
Oct. 6, 2022
Meet the CFSCC Command family

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – On Aug. 22, 2022, the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) welcomed Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess and his wife, Mrs. Debbie Schiess, as the general took command of the unit. Since taking command, the two have been busy settling into their new role,
Sept. 15, 2022
‘Always Be Prepared’ - 65 CYS Guardians perform life-saving treatment during PT test

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — On the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 16, two Guardians from the 65th Cyberspace Squadron performed life-saving treatment on a military member during a physical training test at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Aug. 23, 2022
CFSCC says farewell to Burt, welcomes Schiess

Members of the base Honor Guard team march past audience members and the official party for the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) change of command ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022. U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, was the
Aug. 16, 2022
UNARMED MINUTEMAN III TEST LAUNCH FROM VANDENBERG

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 12:49 a.m. PDT.
July 27, 2022
Peru, Colombia among USSOUTHCOM delegation during CFSCC integration

Members from the Combined Force Space Component Command hosted a U.S. Southern Command delegation of Space Situational Awareness experts from U.S. Space Command, Peru and Colombia at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 21, 2022. The visit fostered information sharing, interoperability and
July 13, 2022
Space Tacticians Course incorporates FVEY members to enhance global space operations

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Members from the Five Eyes (FVEY) alliance collaborated during a Space Tacticians Course here, June 21 – 30, 2022, aimed at enhancing current global space operations through effective planning.