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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)

April 18, 2022

French Delegation visits CSpOC during CFSCC immersion

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. —

FIDAE 2022

April 15, 2022

U.S. Space Command participates in Chile’s largest aerospace defense exhibition

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command participates in Chile’s largest aerospace defense exhibition

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mark Macias, member of the Vandenberg Space Force Base Honor Guard team and assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, covers the 18th Space Defense Squadron’s previous unit flag behind the unit’s new flag during a re-designation ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 13, 2022. The 18 SDS, previously 18th Space Control Squadron, will continue to be U.S. Space Command’s premier provider of continuous, comprehensive and combat-relevant space domain awareness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

April 14, 2022

18 SPCS re-designates to 18th Space Defense Squadron

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. —

German space operators sitting at desk with laptop workstations

April 13, 2022

18 SPCS, GSSAC strengthen interoperability through ‘Operator Exchange’ event

The 18th Space Control Squadron collaborated with members from the German Space Situational Awareness Centre (GSSAC) during an ‘Operator Exchange’ event here April 4-8, 2022. This first-ever, week-long event brought together five GSSAC space operators with numerous 18 SPCS representatives to examine and improve procedures between the two groups who share the same mission set.

Space Symposium 37

April 8, 2022

U.S. Space Command strengthens partnerships at Space Symposium 37

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command leaders joined space professionals from around the world to participate in the 37th annual Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 4-7, 2022. The Space Symposium, hosted by the non-profit Space Foundation each year since 1984, brings together sectors of the space enterprise from around the world to discuss and plan for the future of space. USSPACECOM commander, U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, participated in multiple bilateral engagements throughout the week. Dickinson’s keynote speech revealed the Combatant Command’s new commercial integration strategy framework.