U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, Missile Warning Center commander, and German Air Force Brig. Gen. Volker Samanns, Ground Based Forces commander, stand with members from MWC, Headquarters U.S. Space Forces – Space and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, in front of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colo., Apr. 23, 2024. Samanns visited the MWC to learn about the center’s mission. This visit enhances US-German missile defense cooperation through knowledge exchange on early warning and new technologies. S4S is responsible for planning and carrying out military space operations around the world. A critical operations center of S4S is the MWC, which works 24/7 to detect missile launches and nuclear detonations. (Courtesy Photo by the Missile Warning Center)

April 26, 2024

MWC welcomes German Air Force General, enhances U.S.-German missile defense cooperation

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX, Colo. — U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, Missile Warning Center commander, and German Air Force Brig. Gen. Volker Samanns, Ground Based Forces commander, stand with members from MWC, Headquarters U.S. Space Forces – Space and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, in front of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colo., Apr. 23, 2024. Samanns visited the MWC to learn about the center’s mission. This visit enhances US-German missile defense cooperation through knowledge exchange on early warning and new technologies. S4S is responsible for planning and carrying out military space operations around the world. A critical operations center of S4S is the MWC, which works 24/7 to detect missile launches and nuclear detonations. (Courtesy Photo by the Missile Warning Center)

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April 24, 2024

DEL 15 Unites with Industry on Cyber Defense

SAVANNAH, Ga. —  U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Megan Belger, the inaugural commander of the 15th Cyberspace Squadron for Space Delta 15 and the director of Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) services for the National Space Defense Center, delivered a keynote address to the Nuclear Energy Institute Cyber Security Implementation Workshop, Mar. 25, 2024.

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April 23, 2024

Lt. Gen. Schiess speaks at Space Symposium 39 Space Warfighters Luncheon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) commander and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, provides remarks at the Space Warfighters Luncheon during the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 10, 2024. Schiess discussed the S4S mission to plan, integrate, conduct and assess global space operations in order to deliver combat relevant space effects, in, from, and to space, for Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force and the Nation. (Courtesy photo by Space Foundation)

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April 22, 2024

NSDC member participates in Space Symposium 39 ‘Cloud Computing and AI in the Military Theater’ panel

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. A. Walter Shedroff, right, Mobilization Assistant to the National Space Defense Center director, addresses audience members as a panelist during the 39th annual Space Symposium, at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colo., April 10, 2024. Shedroff participated in a ‘Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence in the Military Theater’ panel and discussed the future integration of computing and AI into military operations. (Courtesy photo by Space Foundation)

Members of the U.S. Space Command Strategic Engagements team host Mr. Kevin Leiser, German Parliament Member, at the Joint Commercial Operations cell in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 27, 2024. Leiser received a JCO mission brief to better understand the unique aspects and value of JCO operations. Leiser also received briefings on missile warning and missile defense mission sets as part of a larger visit with the U.S. Space Command plans and policy division. The JCO supports the National Space Defense Center’s core protect-and-defend mission and remain an extension of the NSDC operations floor, leveraging commercial providers to provide diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)

April 17, 2024

JCO hosts German Parliament Member

Members of the U.S. Space Command Strategic Engagements team hosted Mr. Kevin Leiser, German Parliament Member, at the Joint Commercial Operations cell in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 27, 2024. Leiser received a JCO mission brief to better understand the unique aspects and value of JCO operations. Leiser also received briefings on missile warning and missile defense mission sets as part of a larger visit with the U.S. Space Command plans and policy division. The JCO supports the National Space Defense Center’s core protect-and-defend mission and remain an extension of the NSDC operations floor, leveraging commercial providers to provide diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness.

Senior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, left, and U.S. Space Force Col. Stephen G. Lyon, Space Delta 15 commander and Director of the National Space Defense Center, stand together for a photo during an immersion of the NSDC at Colorado Springs, Colo., April 4, 2024. The NSDC directly supports space defense unity of effort and expands information sharing in space defense operations among the DoD, National Reconnaissance Office, and other interagency partners. The NSDC is one of five operations centers for U.S. Space Forces – Space. The S4S mission is to plan, integrate, conduct, and assess global space operations in order to deliver combat relevant space effects, in, from, and to space, for Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force, and the Nation. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

April 16, 2024

U.S. Sen. Bennet visits NSDC, JCO

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado visits the National Space Defense Center and Joint Commercial Operations cell at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., April 4, 2024. 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. The NSDC directly supports space defense unity of effort and expands information sharing in space defense operations among the DoD, National Reconnaissance Office, and other interagency partners. The NSDC is one of five operations centers for U.S. Space Forces – Space. The S4S mission is to plan, integrate, conduct, and assess global space operations in order to deliver combat relevant space effects, in, from, and to space, for Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force, and the Nation.

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April 2, 2024

JCO hosts Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Air Force Kristyn Jones

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ms. Barbara Golf, Space Systems Command Strategic Advisor for Space Domain Awareness, briefs U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Kincaid, left, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Space Forces-Space, and the Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of the Air Force Kristyn Jones, right, during a visit to the Joint Commercial Operations cell in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 26, 2024. Jones received a mission brief and gained a better understanding of the JCO’s increasing commercial capabilities and international engagement and cooperation efforts. The JCO is an extension of the National Space Defense Center operations floor, and it leverages commercial providers to provide diverse, timely SDA in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

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March 29, 2024

NSDC hosts Associate Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Mr. Harry Mornston, left, Associate Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, and U.S. Space Force Col. Matthew Bruno, National Space Defense Center Deputy Director of Intelligence, pose for a photo during a visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., March 22, 2024. Mornston visited the NSDC as part of a larger visit to various intelligence units on Peterson SFB and Schriever SFB. The NSDC, in unified action with allies and mission partners, deters aggression, defends capabilities, and defeats adversaries throughout the conflict continuum in order to gain and maintain space superiority. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

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March 20, 2024

USSPACECOM Commander visits JCO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, center, commander, U.S. Space Command, listens to a briefing during a visit to the Joint Commercial Operations Cell facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 13, 2024. Whiting received a JCO mission brief. 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 Tiana Williams)

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March 14, 2024

CIC members gather for CONOP development

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Members of the Commercial Integration Cell pose for a photo during an Operational Concept of Operations (CONOP) development workshop Mar. 7, 2024, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The two day workshop was designed to bring together key stakeholders from the Combined Space Operations Center, U.S. Space Forces-Space and commercial mission partners to collaborate on a formalized CONOP that would align the collective vision for the CIC. During the workshop, attendees revised the CIC mission statement and vision to better capture the way forward to continue commercial integration into operations.