U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard L. Zellmann, left, Deputy Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, salutes U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, outgoing Missile Warning Center director, during a change of command ceremony at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colo., June 28, 2024. The MWC is a Joint operations center under U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) with a 24/7 mission of delivering global strategic and theater missile warning and nuclear detonation detection on behalf of U.S. Space Command in support of national leadership, Combatant Commanders, Geographic Commanders and allies. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, left, outgoing Missile Warning Center director, salutes U.S. Navy Capt. Jermaine Brooms, incoming MWC director, during a change of command ceremony at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colo., June 28, 2024. The MWC is a Joint operations center under U.S. Space Forces - Space with a 24/7 mission of delivering global strategic and theater missile warning and nuclear detonation detection on behalf of U.S. Space Command in support of national leadership, Combatant Commanders, Geographic Commanders and allies. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

From left, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard L. Zellmann, Deputy Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, outgoing Missile Warning Center director, and U.S. Navy Capt Jermaine Brooms, incoming MWC director, sit together during a change of command ceremony at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colo., June 28, 2024. The MWC is a Joint operations center under U.S. Space Forces - Space with a 24/7 mission of delivering global strategic and theater missile warning and nuclear detonation detection on behalf of U.S. Space Command in support of national leadership, Combatant Commanders, Geographic Commanders and allies. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard L. Zellmann, left, Deputy Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, presents a Defense Superior Service Medal to U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, outgoing Missile Warning Center director, during a change of command ceremony at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colo., June 28, 2024. The MWC is a Joint operations center under U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) with a 24/7 mission of delivering global strategic and theater missile warning and nuclear detonation detection on behalf of U.S. Space Command in support of national leadership, Combatant Commanders, Geographic Commanders and allies. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, outgoing Missile Warning Center director, salutes the sideboys while exiting a change of command ceremony at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colo., June 28, 2024. The MWC is a Joint operations center under U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) with a 24/7 mission of delivering global strategic and theater missile warning and nuclear detonation detection on behalf of U.S. Space Command in support of national leadership, Combatant Commanders, Geographic Commanders and allies. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

U.S. Navy Capt. Jermaine Brooms, incoming Missile Warning Center director, salutes the sideboys while exiting a change of command ceremony at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colo., June 28, 2024. The MWC is a Joint operations center under U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) with a 24/7 mission of delivering global strategic and theater missile warning and nuclear detonation detection on behalf of U.S. Space Command in support of national leadership, Combatant Commanders, Geographic Commanders and allies. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)