Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess discusses lessons learned with BLACK SKIES participants and exercise planners at the Combined Force Space Component Command headquarters Sept. 22, 2023 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Established in 2022, Space Training and Readiness Command's BLACK SKIES exercise series was conceived as the advanced training epic for tactical units to understand the intricacies of operational planning to tactical task. (Courtesy photo)