Operation Inception 2025
Participants from the 147th Combat Communications Squadron and the 216th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron conduct equipment setup at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 14, 2025. Operation Inception, a three-day proof-of-concept event led by the 195th Wing, tested the ability to integrate and execute a Combined Effects Package in support of joint command, control, computing, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (C-C5ISRT) mission threads, enhancing air survivability and munitions effectiveness of long-range fires. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma)