U.S. Space Force Capt. Mark Conque, 1st Range Operations Squadron assistant director of operations, uses the Range Application Deployment system to assess Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., in 2022. Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/USSF
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2023 USAF & USSF Almanac: U.S. Space Force

June 22, 2023
National Security
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