18 SDS, France’s COSMOS integrate SSA knowledge during ‘Operator Exchange’
U.S. Space Force 2nd Lt. Brady Pudwill, 2nd Space Launch Squadron responsible engineer, provides information to members from the 18 Space Defense Squadron and France’s Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS) during a tour of Space Launch Complex-6 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)