VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. –
U.S. Space Force Col. Phillip Verroco, deputy director of the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), explains the layout of the CSpOC operations floor to members of a delegation of French officers Apr. 15, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The delegation spent a week with USSPACECOM, CFSCC, the Combined Space Operations Center, and the 18th Space Defense Squadron to become more familiar with Operation OLYMPIC DEFENDER mission areas, and to discuss potential future operational support and partnership opportunities in the space domain. The French Space Command stood up in September 2019 and is in charge of operations support, space service support and space defense. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt Luke Kitterman)