Third iteration of 18 SDS ‘Operator Exchange’ welcomes UKSpOC members
Royal Air Force (RAF) Flying Officer Hallchurch, U.K. Space Operations Centre (UKSpOC) space duty officer, briefs members of the 18th Space Defense Squadron during the first day of the Operator Exchange program at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. The U.K. was the first state to publicly join the U.S. led Operation Olympic Defender – an effort to enable international sharing of space resources and the synchronization of space efforts aimed at strengthening allies abilities to deter hostile actions by rivals. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)