Al Udeid AB celebrates first Space Force birthday

U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Schreiner, incoming director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central, gives U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot, 9th Air Force (AFCENT) commander, a Space Force patch during the Space Force first birthday celebration on Dec. 20, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Space Force became the newest branch of the U.S. military to be established in more than 70 years, with a dedicated space warfare and space operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Al Udeid AB celebrates first Space Force birthday

U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Schreiner, incoming director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central, speaks during the Space Force first birthday celebration on Dec. 20, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Schreiner will take over for U.S. Space Force Col. Todd Benson, who oversaw the swearing in of the first deployed enlisted and commissioned Space Force members who transitioned from the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 1, 2020. The Space Force became the newest branch of the U.S. military to be established in more than 70 years, with a dedicated space warfare and space operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Al Udeid AB celebrates first Space Force birthday

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, addresses U.S. Space Force Airman 1st Class Jason Miller, 16th Expeditionary Space Control Flight space console operator, during the Space Force first birthday celebration on Dec. 20, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Miller became one of the first, and youngest, deployed enlisted Space Force members who transitioned from the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 1, 2020. The Space Force became the newest branch of the U.S. military to be established in more than 70 years, with a dedicated space warfare and space operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Al Udeid AB celebrates first Space Force birthday

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot, 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander, addresses U.S. Space Force Col. Todd Benson, director of Space Forces, AFCENT, during the Space Force first birthday celebration on Dec. 20, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Guillot highlighted the accomplishments of Benson, who oversaw the swearing in of the first deployed enlisted and commissioned Space Force members who transitioned from the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 1, 2020. The Space Force became the newest branch of the U.S. military to be established in more than 70 years, with a dedicated space warfare and space operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Al Udeid AB celebrates first Space Force birthday

U.S. Space Force Col. Todd Benson, director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central, listens to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot, 9th Air Force (AFCENT) commander, during the Space Force first birthday celebration on Dec. 20, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Guillot highlighted the accomplishments of Benson, who oversaw the swearing in of the first deployed enlisted and commissioned Space Force members who transitioned from the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 1, 2020. The Space Force became the newest branch of the U.S. military to be established in more than 70 years, with a dedicated space warfare and space operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Al Udeid AB celebrates first Space Force birthday

U.S. Space Force Col. Todd Benson, director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central, and U.S. Space Force Airman 1st Class Jason Miller, 16th Expeditionary Space Control Flight space console operator, cut a cake during the Space Force first birthday celebration on Dec. 20, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Benson is the oldest and Miller is the youngest deployed Space Force members at Al Udeid AB. The Space Force became the newest branch of the U.S. military to be established in more than 70 years, with a dedicated space warfare and space operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

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Al Udeid AB celebrates first Space Force birthday

Published Dec. 21, 2020
By Staff Sgt. Kayla White
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- U.S. Space Force Col. Robert Schreiner, incoming director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central, gives U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot, 9th Air Force (AFCENT) commander, a Space Force patch during the Space Force first birthday celebration on Dec. 20, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Space Force became the newest branch of the U.S. military to be established in more than 70 years, with a dedicated space warfare and space operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)