(From left to right) The Honorable Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force, is welcomed by U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Mrs. Debbie Schiess, to the Schiess' residence on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 21, 2024. the Schiess' hosted Secretary Kendall to a dinner upon his arrival to the base. The following day, the S4S team was able to talk with Secretary Kendall about how S4S Protects, Defends, and Delivers space capabilities to combat challenges posed by Great Power Competition. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard L. Zellmann, Deputy Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, The Honorable Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force, U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, Chief Master Sgt. Grange S. Coffin, S4S Senior Enlisted Leader, and Master Sgt. Anthony Vasquez, S4S and Space Delta 5 first sergeant, stand together for a photo at HQ S4S on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 22, 2024. Schiess and the S4S team were able to talk with Secretary Kendall about how S4S Protects, Defends, and Delivers space capabilities to combat challenges posed by Great Power Competition. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

The Honorable Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force, and U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, look at a heritage wall at Headquarters S4S on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 22, 2024. Schiess and the S4S team were able to talk with Secretary Kendall about how S4S Protects, Defends, and Delivers space capabilities to combat challenges posed by Great Power Competition. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)