Qatari Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al Doseri, Advisor to Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs for Space and Telecommunications, middle-left, shakes hand with U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Jordan O.E. Mugg, 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) commander, in front of the 18 SDS building at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023. While at Vandenberg, Doseri and his delegation visited the 18 SDS in order to gain a greater understanding of our Space Domain Awareness network. The Qatar Armed Forces recently signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement with U.S. Space Command, which allows the exchange of information and enhances Space Domain Awareness globally. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Army and Space Force leadership from Space Delta 5, the 18th Space Defense Squadron, and U.S. Embassy, stand together with four members of a Qatari Armed Forces delegation at the 18 SDS building at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023. Led by Qatari Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al Doseri, Advisor to Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs for Space and Telecommunications, the delegation visited the 18 SDS in order to gain a greater understanding of their Space Domain Awareness network. The Qatar Armed Forces recently signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement with U.S. Space Command, which allows the exchange of information and enhances Space Domain Awareness globally. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Col. Phillip Verroco, Space Delta 5 commander and Combined Space Operations Center director, right, provides a mission brief on the CSpOC to members of a Qatari Armed Forces delegation at the 18th Space Defense Squadron at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023. Led by Qatari Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al Doseri, Advisor to Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs for Space and Telecommunications, the delegation visited the 18 SDS in order to gain a greater understanding of their Space Domain Awareness network. The Qatar Armed Forces recently signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement with U.S. Space Command, which allows the exchange of information and enhances Space Domain Awareness globally. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Col. Phillip Verroco, Space Delta 5 commander and Combined Space Operations Center director, middle, speaks with two members of a Qatari Armed Forces delegation at the 18th Space Defense Squadron at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023. Led by Qatari Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al Doseri, Advisor to Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs for Space and Telecommunications, the delegation visited the 18 SDS in order to gain a greater understanding of their Space Domain Awareness network. The Qatar Armed Forces recently signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement with U.S. Space Command, which allows the exchange of information and enhances Space Domain Awareness globally. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Qatari Capt. Mahyan Al-Dosari, Office of Advisor to Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs for Space and Telecommunications, right, listens to a question from U.S. Space Force Maj. Mercedes Edwards, 18th Space Defense Squadron director of operations, left after his presentation of Qatar’s Space Strategy at the 18th Space Defense Squadron at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023. Led by Qatari Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al Doseri, Advisor to Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs for Space and Telecommunications, the delegation visited the 18 SDS in order to gain a greater understanding of their Space Domain Awareness network. The Qatar Armed Forces recently signed a Space Situational Awareness sharing agreement with U.S. Space Command, which allows the exchange of information and enhances Space Domain Awareness globally. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)