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Dickinson, Stalker lead USSPACECOM visit to Vandenberg

By Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman / Published January 06, 2023

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, second from left, speak with liaison officers from multiple nations while visiting the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023. CFSCC plans, tasks, directs, monitors, and assess the execution of combined and joint space operations for theater effects on behalf of the USSPACECOM command to directly integrate with ongoing operations in other Combatant Commands. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, second from left, speak with liaison officers from multiple nations while visiting the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023. CFSCC plans, tasks, directs, monitors, and assess the execution of combined and joint space operations for theater effects on behalf of the USSPACECOM command to directly integrate with ongoing operations in other Combatant Commands. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, United States Space Command command senior enlisted leader, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, United States Space Command command senior enlisted leader, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, middle, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, right, speak to members of the 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, middle, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, right, speak to members of the 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt Kyle Norbert, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) commander’s action group support officer, asks a question to U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, United States Space Command command senior enlisted leader, during an All Call for CFSCC members at the base theater on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023. Norbert will soon fall under the 533rd Training Squadron where he will receive training to become a space operator. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Space Force 1st Lt Kyle Norbert, Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) commander’s action group support officer, asks a question to U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, United States Space Command command senior enlisted leader, during an All Call for CFSCC members at the base theater on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 4, 2023. Norbert will soon fall under the 533rd Training Squadron where he will receive training to become a space operator. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, United States Space Command command senior enlisted leader, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, United States Space Command command senior enlisted leader, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)
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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

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U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander, speaks to members of the 533rd Training Squadron at the Space Delta 1 auditorium on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 5, 2023. The 533 TRS provides the technical training for space operators going into the U.S. Space Force and is a pipeline into three Space Force Warfighter areas of expertise – Orbital Warfare, Space Battle Management and Electronic Warfare. USSPACECOM conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint and Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)