U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and his wife Mrs. Debbie Schiess ride along in a vehicle during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade in Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2024. Schiess and Debbie were honorary guest riders in the parade which had over 100 floats and vehicles participate. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

A group of quartet singers ride along a float during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade in Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and his wife Mrs. Debbie Schiess were honorary guest riders in the parade which had over 100 floats and vehicles participate. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Viewers watch as participates ride horses during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade in Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and his wife Mrs. Debbie Schiess were honorary guest riders in the parade which had over 100 floats and vehicles participate. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

A guitar player rides in a convertible vehicle during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade in Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and his wife Mrs. Debbie Schiess were honorary guest riders in the parade which had over 100 floats and vehicles participate. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and his wife Mrs. Debbie Schiess ride in the back seat of a vehicle during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade in Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2024. Schiess and Debbie were honorary guest riders in the parade which had over 100 floats and vehicles participate. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

A rodeo event coordinator listens to U.S. National Anthem by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shields during the start of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Space Launch Delta 30 leadership opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

A young rodeo participant greets a horse during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Space Launch Delta 30 leadership opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Two rodeo participants attempt to wrangle a horse during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Space Launch Delta 30 leadership opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, speaks to the crowd during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. Schiess and Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, accompanied by their senior enlisted leaders, opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Grange S. Coffin, S4S Senior Enlisted Leader, middle-left, wave to the crowd with Space Launch Delta 30 leadership during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. Schiess, Coffin and SLD 30 leadership opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, left, speaks to the crowd at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. Schiess and Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, accompanied by their senior enlisted leaders, opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, middle-right, speaks to the crowd during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 2, 2024. Shoemaker, and U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, accompanied by their senior enlisted leaders, opened the event as guest speakers for Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)