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Members from the 18 Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS), France’s Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS), and the 2nd Space Launch Squadron conduct a tour of Space Launch Complex-6, including its flame trench, during an Operator Exchange event, hosted by the 18 SDS, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Oct. 6, 2022. The 4-day event aimed to advance global space domain awareness between the two groups by exchanging common practices, spotlighting mission capabilities, and explaining methodologies of their respective programs. (U.S. Space Force phot by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Oct. 24, 2022

18 SDS, France’s COSMOS integrate SDA knowledge during ‘Operator Exchange’

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — The 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) hosted five French space operators from the Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS) to integrate Space Domain Awareness (SDA) expertise during an ‘Operator Exchange’ here Oct. 3-6, 2022.

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, highlighted the importance of innovation and industry partnerships at the 2022 Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Space Industry Days conference in Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022.

Oct. 21, 2022

Dickinson addresses threat, importance of innovation at AFCEA Space Industry Days

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, highlighted the importance of innovation and industry partnerships at the 2022 Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Space Industry Days conference in Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022.

Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks during Space Industry Days in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 18.

Oct. 20, 2022

Army space leader says space begins, ends on the ground

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — With straight talk, the Army’s senior air defender emphasized the importance of the space domain and challenged industry to meet the demands of Army space readiness and modernization.

Orbital Defense Initiation Course graduating class on September 16, 2022.

Oct. 11, 2022

Space Force embeds Cyber Squadrons into delta missions

Schriever Space Force Base, Colo. — The Orbital Defense Initiation, or ODIN, is Space Delta 9’s initial training course where new members gain common knowledge on orbital mechanics, warfare principles, current threats to space assets and more.However, their most recent graduation included Guardians wearing patches other than DEL 9’s.The three ODIN graduates from Space Delta 6’s 69th

Members of the Space Tacticians course stand together for a group photo in front of the Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Sept. 29, 2022. The course, which aimed at enhancing global space operations by training in effective tactical planning, consisted of Airmen, Guardians, Coalition partners and for the first time, eight French Space operators from the French Space Command. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Oct. 6, 2022

Space Tacticians Course broadens participants, welcomes French Space Operators

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Space Operators from the French Space Command, locally known as Commandment de l’space (CDE) in Paris, underwent the Space Tacticians Course here, Sept. 26 – 30, 2022, to enhance space mission planning with the U.S. at the tactical level.