Space Force Brig. Gen. Stephen Purdy, right, Space Launch Delta 45 commander, welcomes members of the Italian military at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Jan. 27, 2022. Leaders of the Italian Air Force, Navy, and Army visited CCSFS for the launch of the Italian COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG-2) Earth Observation Satellite aboard the American-made and launched SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The United States and Italy share a long heritage of space security cooperation. ( Space Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Sjoberg)

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