Space Force Officer Receives French Defense Medal for Historic Bilateral Space Operation

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Space Force Officer Receives French Defense Medal for Historic Bilateral Space Operation

Maj. Phillip Poundstone, left, deputy chief of future operations at U.S. Space Forces–Space (S4S), receives France’s Defense Medal-Bronze Echelon medal from Col. Yann, French liaison officer to U.S. Space Command, on May 23, 2025, during a formal ceremony held at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on May 23, 2025.

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