SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. –
U.S. Space Force Sgt. Roy McDavid Jr., left, Joint Task Force-Space Defense noncommissioned officer in charge of collections management and U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeramey Conley, right, JTF-SD command senior enlisted leader cut a cake during the organization’s celebration of the U.S. Space Force’s third birthday at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 20, 2022. The USSF was established Dec. 20, 2019, when the National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law (with bi-partisan support), creating the first new branch of the armed services in 73 years. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)