S4S welcomes SecAF Meink during Vandenberg visit
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, left, leads a group of distinguished visitors, that include Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), to S4S Headquarters on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Aug. 28, 2025. Secretary Meink is the 27th Secretary of the Air Force, responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the U.S. Air and Space Forces. As the Department’s senior leader, he oversees an annual budget exceeding $200 billion, provides Air and Space forces to combatant commanders in support of global military operations, and is accountable for the welfare of nearly 680,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian Airmen and Guardians and their families. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)