German Air Force Brig. Gen. Burkhard Pototzky, Air and Space Operations Division Chief, Air Operations Command, (center) visited the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 22, 2018. The visit allowed Pototzky to see CSpOC operations with Lt. Col. Lothar Pichler, German liaison officer for space, (third from right) and gain insight into national defense operations and initiatives at Vandenberg. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vivian Estes-Jefferson)