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  • Students from the Air Warfare College (AWC) stand with U.S. Space Force Col. Shay Warakomski, Combined Force Space Component Command deputy commander, middle-right, during their visit to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif, March 13, 2023. Warakomski led a discussion focused on delivering space capabilities in support of Combatant Commanders and Coalition partners to the group consisting of 19 international students and four U.S. students. The AWC program consists of officers from all U.S. military services, civilians of federal government agencies and officers from the international community, and aims to prepare senior officers to lead at the strategic level across the range of military operations, in joint, interagency, and multinational environments. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

    Air War College Visits Vandenberg

    Students from the Air Warfare College (AWC) stand with U.S. Space Force Col. Shay Warakomski, Combined Force Space Component Command deputy commander, middle-right, during their visit to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif,March 13, 2023. Warakomski led a discussion focused on delivering space capabilities in support of Combatant Commanders and
  • Specialist 4 Quineaja Davis stands for a photo in front of the Combined Force Space Component Command headquarters building Dec. 13, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. An Electromagnetic Duty Operator working at the Combined Space Operations Center, Davis and her team maintain DoD satellite communication links for warfighters across the globe, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.  (U.S. Space Force photo by Lt. Col. Mae-Li Allison)

    CFSCC Spotlight: CSpOC Specialist represents Guardian Ideal

    When Specialist 4 Quineaja Davis enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 2018, she did not foresee that she’d join the U.S. Space Force just two years later. However, in many ways, it seems like being a future leader in the Space Force was always in the cards. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lt. Col. Mae-Li Allison)
  • Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey (right), UK Space Command commander, presents U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Michaela Schannep (left), Director of Operations for the 55th Combat Training Squadron, with a UK Space Operations Badge in recognition of Schannep’s status as a UK-qualified space instructor. (U.S. Space Force photo by Capt. Jefferson Mitchell)

    Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey Visit

    Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey (right), UK Space Command commander, presents U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Michaela Schannep (left), Director of Operations for the 55th Combat Training Squadron, with a UK Space Operations Badge in recognition of Schannep’s status as a UK-qualified space instructor. (U.S. Space Force photo by Capt. Jefferson Mitchell)
  • Photo of Coalition All Call event

    CSpOC offers opportunity for deeper understanding of allied partners

    With more than 15 exchange and liaison officers assigned to various units across Vandenberg SFB, there is a good chance that U.S. military and civilians here will have the opportunity to interact with and work side-by-side with them at some point. To help introduce the international officers to a greater number of people here and increase understanding of what they do as part of the space enterprise, the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) held a “Coalition All Call” on base Oct. 15.
  • NATO delegation visits CFSCC

    NATO delegation visits CFSCC

    Combined Force Space Component Command commander Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt, left, hosted members from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, who paid a visit to Vandenberg SFB on Oct. 11, 2021.
  • Major General DeAnna Burt, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, welcomes guests at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

    CFSCC Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Headquarters and Space Operations Center Building

    The Combined Force Space Component Command hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of its new headquarters building on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Aug. 2, 2021.  Following a presentation of a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Wendy Motta, a representative for Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), CFSCC commander
  • sword presentation

    CFSCC captain conferred Sword of Honor

    An officer assigned to the Combined Force Space Component Command recently received a prestigious award that recognizes the most outstanding U.S. officer on exchange with the Royal Air Force. Captain Katie Broyles, an analysis branch chief in the CFSCC’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Directorate, was one of two officers recognized with the 2020 Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation Sword of Honor at a gala event at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, June 2, 2021.
  • Photo of airmen training at a computer station

    CFSCC spotlight: Air National Guard unit provides essential secure satellite communications

    Perched on a scrub-oak-covered hilltop on the central coast of California is a small Air National Guard squadron that makes a big contribution to the Combined Force Space Component Command’s (CFSCC) mission to provide space capabilities to the joint warfighter and allied partners. For nearly 21 years, the 148th Space Operations Squadron (SOPS) has been a caretaker of the Air Force’s protected Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) system, providing 24-hour monitoring and support of the satellites, seven days a week.
  • Photo of personnel moving equipment

    614th ACOMS paves the way for moving into new CFSCC HQ building

    The Combined Force Space Component Command formally began its move to a new building complex at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., during the week of Jan. 25, 2021. One of the first CFSCC units to make the move to Building 7000 included personnel from the 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron, which will be setting up computer workstations of more than 200 future occupants. About five years in the making, the construction project included a renovation of two older buildings in the complex and additional construction, all of which will now house the CFSCC headquarters staff and the Combined Space Operations Center.
  • Jeff Efron (left) and Craig Diamantopoulos (middle), both space operations contractors from the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) operations directorate, look over past NASA recovery mission briefing books with Maj. Kyle Wamser, CFSCC chief of human space flight support on Dec. 7, 2020, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Wamser and his team most recently prepared these books for the CFSCC commander prior to the launch of the SpaceX Dragon Crew-1 ‘Resilience’ Capsule on Nov. 16, 2020, where a crew of three Americans and one Japanese astronaut launched to the International Space Station. The briefing outlines the plan for astronaut rescue operations if an emergency arises and the astronauts make an unexpected landing anywhere in the world. The CFSCC commander oversees joint and multinational military support from Vandenberg AFB and is the final authority for rescue mission execution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Mae-Li Allison)

    From space traffic monitoring to human space flight rescue, Vandenberg units provide integral support to NASA missions

    Since 1958, the Department of Defense has provided human space flight support to NASA. This legacy of partnership and support continues today, and has grown to include a wide joint and international military presence. At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) and its subunit the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) provide a variety of support to NASA missions, while also exemplifying how partnering with other military services and allies can benefit all.
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