NSDC hosts U.K. Space Command personnel
From left to right, U.S. Space Force Col. Stephen Lyon, National Space Defense Center director and Space Delta 15 Commander, Air Commodore James ‘Jaimie’ Thompson, Deputy Commander, UK Space Command (Royal Air Force-UK), Command Warrant Officer Caroline Cooper, Group Captain Julian “Vaughan” Arnall, Liaison Officer from UK to U.S., and USSF Rayna Yamamoto, 15th Cyberspace Squadron senior enlisted leader, at the NSDC at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Feb. 27, 2025. Thompson and his team gained a detailed understanding of the NSDC and Space Delta 15’s capabilities, functions, and operations. The UK will continue to work with the U.S. to strengthen the command and control relationship supporting the protect and defend mission in space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)