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U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space commander and United States Space Command’s Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, right, and U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S senior enlisted leader, left, stand alongside selected Team Vandenberg 2025 Guardian Arena competitors from U.S. Space Forces – Space, a Vandenberg Space Force Base mission partner, during the Guardian Arena Release Party event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 3, 2025. Competitors will represent Vandenberg SFB at the 3rd Annual Guardian Arena Competition, which will be held at Patrick Space Force Base in December 2025. The Guardian Arena Competition is an event designed to identify and recognize the most tactically proficient, physically fit, and mentally resilient Guardians in the U.S. Space Force. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)