VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. –
Brig. Gen. Marcin Górka, Director of Innovation Department in the Ministry of National Defense, Poland, left, and U.S. Army Col. Michael Smith, Combined Joint Force Space Component chief of staff, stand together for a photo during a visit at U.S. Space Forces – Space Headquarters on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Nov. 20, 2025. Górka received S4S and Combined Space Operations Center briefs with the visit aimed to strengthen U.S.-Poland relationships by understanding Polish views of current and planned space capabilities and discuss NATO space enterprise. The visit coincided with a scheduled Polish payload launch from Vandenberg SFB. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)