CSpOC offers opportunity for deeper understanding of allied partners
Group Capt. Darren Whiteley, CSpOC deputy commander, answers a question from the audience during a “Coalition All Call” Oct. 15 at Vandenberg SFB, Calif. Whitely and two other exchange officers to the Combined Space Operations Center, including Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Adam Tooth, deputy of the plans branch at the CSpOC, and Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Col. Justin Boileau, the commander of the Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command Space Detachment, discussed topics like officer rank structure and career progression in their respective militaries, a snapshot of their military assignments, and the space operations capabilities of their respective countries. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lt. Col. Mae-Li Allison)