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March 12, 2020
Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command senior leaders visit Thule Air Base

Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Space Operations Command, and CMSgt John Bentivegna, Senior Enlister Leader, CFSCC, and Command Chief, SpOC, visited Thule Air Base, March 5, 2020. During the visit Shaw and Bentivegna met with personnel at the 821st Air Base
Feb. 11, 2020
German Delegation Visits Vandenberg, Discusses Future Space Cooperation

German Air Force Lt. Gen. Klaus Habersetzer, Commander, Air Operations Command, German Federal Intelligence Service Maj. Gen. Werner Sczesny, Vice-President for Military Affairs, and German Air Force Brig. Gen. Burkhard Pototzky, Director for Space Operations, visited space operators and facilities
Feb. 10, 2020
Global Lightning 20 Concludes with Greatest Commercial Participation to Date

Exercise Global Lightning 20 successfully concluded with the most commercial partnership participation to date at the Combined Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base Jan. 30.
Nov. 21, 2019
Shaw and Whiting trade places, both Space Commands win big

Air Force Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw took command of Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) and 14th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Space Operations Center, Nov. 20.
Aug. 30, 2019
Combined Force Space Component Command Established at Vandenberg AFB

Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), ordered the establishment of two subordinate commands to support the warfighting efforts of the command -- Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC), and Joint Task Force Space Defense (JTF-SD), immediately following the
July 11, 2019
Vice President Pence visits VAFB

Vice President Mike Pence and Mrs. Karen Pence met with base leadership, Airmen and their families during a visit July 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
May 17, 2019
Vandenberg hosts NATO space working group

NATO officials from 15 nations attended a NATO Bi-Strategic Command Space Working Group at Vandenberg AFB, May 14-17. During the working group officials discussed space programs, partnerships, and initiatives; and toured Space Launch Complex-6, and the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC)
April 18, 2019
Japanese Air Staff College Commandant Visits Vandenberg

Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) Lt. Gen. Jun Nagashima, Commandant, Air Staff College, and JASDF officials visited the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., April 13, 2019.During the visit Nagashima and JASDF officials received briefings about the Joint Force Space
Feb. 22, 2019
Team Vandenberg Hosts Combined Space Operations Coalition Summit

The Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC) hosted a Combined Space Operation Coalition Summit with more than 120 defense personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Feb. 19 - 22, 2019. The primary objective for the
Jan. 25, 2019
Canadian space operators certified, awarded space wings in CSpOC

For the first time ever, three Canadian space operators assigned to Vandenberg AFB, Calif., were certified and formally awarded the U.S. Air Force Space Operations Badge in the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) 25 Jan. 2019. The newly certified space operators, along with one senior space