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    USSPACECOM holds "End of a Duty Day" ceremony for CSEL [Image 18 of 22]

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    A formal U.S. Space Force or Air Force military ceremony is taking place outdoors, featuring personnel in dress uniforms. A service member in the center is rendering a salute to a senior enlisted member facing away from the camera, while a female officer stands to the left observing. Multiple military branch flags are displayed in the background.

    COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, UNITED STATES

    09.02.2026

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Burns 

    United States Space Command

    Chief Master Sgt. Rajab Kigembe salutes a folded U.S. flag, while Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, U.S. Space Command senior enlisted leader, holds it, as part of the Old Glory Flag ceremony during Simmons’ “End of a Duty Day” ceremony at USSPACECOM’s headquarters, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 1, 2026. The Old Glory Flag ceremony is a traditional part of a retirement ceremony where a folded American flag is passed from one service member to the next as the poem “Old Glory” is read. Each member of the Old Glory flag team represents one rank the retiring member held during their military service. USSPACECOM, working with Allies and Partners, plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations in order to deter aggression, defend national interests, and when necessary, defeat threats. (U.S. Space Command photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon Burns)

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    Date Taken: 09.02.2026
    Date Posted: 09.03.2026 11:28
    Photo ID: 9909227
    VIRIN: 260901-N-MM501-1726
    Resolution: 2000x1333
    Size: 356.91 KB
    Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US
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