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Watch: ULA’s Tory Bruno, Space Force’s “DT” Thompson at AFA’s vASC

Oct. 1, 2020

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

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Check out United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno’s fireside chat on space with Space Force Vice Commander Lt. Gen. David Thompson—whom the Senate has since confirmed to serve as USSF’s first-ever Vice Chief of Space Operations—during the Air Force Association’s 2020 virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference.

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

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