SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Dr. Lisa Costa, the U.S. Space Force’s first permanent Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, signed the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s board during her visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Apr. 1, 2022. During the visit, Costa and members of her team learned about the JTF-SD’s protect and defend mission and its critical command and control networks. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Joint Task Force-Space Defense leaders provide an overview of the organization’s origins to U.S. Space Force Integration and Digital Transformation office representatives in their Heritage Room at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Apr. 1, 2022. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tom James, JTF-SD commander, and U.S. Space Force Master Sgt. Ryan Herter, JTF-SD Current Operations senior enlisted leader, briefed Dr. Lisa Costa, the Space Force’s first permanent Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, and members of her team on the unit’s joint makeup and shared the story of its operation’s floor namesake. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Joint Task Force-Space Defense leaders host U.S. Space Force Integration and Digital Transformation office representatives at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Apr. 1, 2022. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tom James, JTF-SD commander, provided Dr. Lisa Costa, the Space Force’s first permanent Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, and members of her team an overview of the JTF-SD’s protect and defend mission and highlighted its critical command and control networks. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)