Space Systems Command Leadership Visit VSFB
Natalie Riedel, left, Space Systems Command executive director, coins U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Nicholas McKenzie, right, 2nd Space Launch Squadron responsible engineer, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Sept. 10, 2026. McKenzie showed SSC leadership around the Remote Launch Control Center, while describing the functions of his squadron’s role in launch mission assurance. SSC is the Space Force field command responsible for acquiring, developing and delivering resilient capabilities to outpace emerging threats and protect our Nation’s strategic advantage in, from, and to space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes)
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Airman 1st Class Ian Hawkes
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