U.S. Space Force Capt. Eries Thompson, 4th Space Operations Squadron, back, works with Senior Airman Melissa Garverick, 148th Space Operations Squadron, to ensure the free flow of simulated Military Satellite Communications to United States European Command during SPACE FLAG 23-1 at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 13, 2022. SPACE FLAG 23-1 ran from Dec. 5-16 and was the third Coalition SPACE FLAG and the 16th iteration of the SPACE FLAG exercise series. 23-1 was the first in the SPACE FLAG program to exercise combat tactics in a USEUCOM scenario. (U.S. Space Force photo by Judi Tomich)