The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office and U.S. Space Command recently signed a first-of-its-kind agreement outlining a framework to enable the protection of commercial remote sensing space assets vital to the nation’s intelligence collection mission.

Aug. 31, 2023

NGA, NRO, USSPACECOM plan for threats to commercial satellites

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Joint agreement outlines framework for protection of commercial space assets in a congested – and contested – environment.

Woman in uniform standing in front of USSF flag

Aug. 29, 2023

Guardian leads DEL 15’s service integration with the NSDC

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — A southern belle from Louisville, Kentucky, aspired to leave her hometown and see the world; now, she’s the director of staff for the U.S. Space Force’s newest delta, Space Delta 15.

Sheet cake with JTF-SD logo

Aug. 29, 2023

JTF-SD turns four

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Joint Task Force-Space Defense celebrated its fourth birthday, Aug. 29, 2023.

Man in suit signs white board

Aug. 28, 2023

JTF-SD hosts Executive Secretary of the National Space Council

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Mr. Chirag Parikh, Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, signs the Joint Task Force-Space Defense heritage board during a visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Aug. 25, 2023. During the visit, Parikh learned about the mission sets of the JTF-SD, National Space Defense Center and Space Delta 15, and toured the Senior Master Sergeant Harold Robert Mosley II operations floor. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office in the NSDC, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Man in military uniform talks to man in suit

Aug. 28, 2023

JTF-SD hosts DIA Science and Technology Director

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Dr. Alan S. MacDougall, left, Defense Intelligence Agency Science and Technology Director, and U.S. Space Force Col. Matthew Bruno, Joint Task Force-Space Defense Director of Intelligence and National Space Defense Center Deputy Director of Intelligence, right, look the JTF-SD heritage board during a visit at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Aug. 22, 2023. During the visit, MacDougall learned about the mission sets of the JTF-SD, NSDC and Space Delta 15, and toured the Senior Master Sergeant Harold Robert Mosley II operations floor. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office in the NSDC, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

Four military members in uniform pose for a group photo

Aug. 22, 2023

JCO hosts USSTRATCOM Commander

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, United States Strategic Command commander, met with U.S. Army Elizabeth Helland, Joint Task Force-Space Defense deputy commander, U.S. Space Force Capt. Carl Poole, JTF-SD Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) site lead, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Rishi Patel, Air Force Research Lab’s DRAGON Army program manager, at the JCO personnel at the facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 27, 2023. The JCO is an extension of the National Space Defense Center operations floor, and it leverages best-of-breed commercial providers to deliver diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness (SDA) in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect and defend mission. (U.S Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Dhruva Poluru, a member of the 107th Attack Wing's 222nd Command and Control Squadron, seen here at his home office in Chantilly, Va., on June 12, 2023, is one of 12 Airmen of the Year for the 500,000-member total Air Force. Poluru serves as a full-time Guardsman assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office.

Aug. 18, 2023

New York Air National Guardsman Wins Air Force-wide Honor

NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. - An Airman assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing has been named one of the top 12 Airmen in the 500,000-member total Air Force.Staff Sgt. Dhruva Poluru, who serves in the wing’s 222nd Command and Control Squadron specializing in space operations, was selected as Enlisted Airman of

Man in Japanese uniform sits and listens to a briefing

Aug. 17, 2023

JCO hosts USSPACECOM LNO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col Toshihide Ajiki, incoming U.S. Space Command Japanese Liaison Officer (LNO) listens to a briefing at the Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 26, 2023. LNOs provide host nation expertise and insights to U.S. Space Command, and its components, and strengthen bilateral and multilateral partnerships. The JCO is an extension of the National Space Defense Center operations floor, and it leverages commercial providers to provide diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

U.S. Air Force Col. Matt McKinney, Resolute Sentinel 23 Combined Joint Task Force Commander, and Fuerza Aérea del Perú Col. Fidel Castro, Resolute Sentinel 23 CJTF Deputy Commander, conduct a tour at the Centro Nacional de Operaciones de Imágenes Satelitales, Lima, Peru, July 4, 2023, as part of Resolute Sentinel 23. The space exercise, led by U.S. Southern Command in partnership with U.S. Space Command’s Joint Task Force Space Defense Commercial Operations (JCO) Cell, the Peruvian Aerospace Research and Development Center (CONIDA), and the Peruvian Air Force, aims to bolster the region's emerging space programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock)

July 28, 2023

PERU BOLSTERS INTERNATIONAL SPACE COLLABORATION WITH KEY U.S. PARTNERS DURING RS23

Lima, Peru — OPERATION HARPY SUR, a space exercise nested under Exercise RESOLUTE SENTINEL 2023, has opened a new chapter in international space collaboration at the Centro Nacional de Operaciones de Imágenes Satelitales, or CNOIS, in southern Peru. The space exercise aims to bolster the region's emerging space programs.

Group photo of men in US and Qatari military uniforms

July 24, 2023

JCO hosts Qatari Delegation

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, speaks with Qatari Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al Doseri, Advisor to Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs for Space and Telecommunications, during a visit to the JTF-SD’s Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 14, 2023. While visiting the JCO, the Qatari delegation observed one of the JCO’s Sprint Advanced Concept Trainings (SACT). SACT exercises are designed to improve collaboration between USSPACECOM and its components, allied and partner nation space enterprises, and the commercial space industry. The JCO is an extension of the National Space Defense Center operations floor, and it leverages commercial providers to provide diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Command photo by Christopher DeWitt)