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 at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2025. Schiess and Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, accompanied by their senior enlisted leaders, opened the event as guest speakers for the Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

U.S. Space Force Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, speaks to the crowd at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2025. 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 the Military Appreciation Day at the rodeo. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)

Members of the Vandenberg Honor Guard team exit the stadium after presenting the colors during the opening ceremony of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2025. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, and Col. Mark A. Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, spoke during the start of the rodeo as guest speakers. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)