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Operators from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Space Operations Group, 1st Space Operations Squadron pose with U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Jordan Mugg, commander of the 18th Space Defense Squadron), and Senior Master Sgt. Bryan Vaughn, senior enlisted leader of the 18 SDS (far right) during a recent tour of Space Delta 2 – Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management’s units at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Feb. 1, 2024. During the two-part visit, 1 SOPS operators traveled to Eglin Air Force Base and Vandenberg SFB to continue talks on space situational awareness data sharing and familiarization. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech Sgt. Luke Kitterman)