From left, U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Army Col. Elizabeth Helland, U.S. Space Forces-Space Deputy of Operations and Strategy, U.S. Space Force Maj. Carl Poole, and Ms. Barbara Golf, Space Systems Command Strategic Advisor for Space Domain Awareness (SDA), give a briefing at 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 SDA in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

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)