S4S command team visits 2 SWS, 11 SWS, and JNWC

U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) command senior enlisted leader, shakes hands with Spec 4. Hunter Cozart, a 2nd Space Warning Squadron mission crew chief, during an immersion visit to Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Feb. 26, 2026. Timmerman recognized Cozart for his dedication to the mission, ensuring the squadron's assigned combat forces can rapidly deliver vital space effects that protect the joint warfighter. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Flower)

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S4S command team visits 2 SWS, 11 SWS, and JNWC

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, fifth from left, and Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S command senior enlisted leader, sixth from left, stand for a group photo with recognized personnel and leadership from the 2nd and 11th Space Warning Squadrons at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Feb. 26, 2026. During the immersion visit, the S4S command team met with combat squadron leadership to connect with frontline units. Both squadrons have combat forces assigned to Bythewood in his role as the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, working tirelessly to protect and defend the nation through strategic missile warning and tracking. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Flower)

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S4S command team visits 2 SWS, 11 SWS, and JNWC

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces—Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, shakes hands with Joint Navigation Warfare Center director Robert Hoffmann during a visit to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 27, 2026. The visit focused on strengthening integration between JNWC’s specialized navigation warfare expertise and S4S CJFSC warfighting requirements, ensuring the joint force maintains superiority in contested environments. (U.S. Space Force photo by Todd R. Berenger)

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S4S command team visits 2 SWS, 11 SWS, and JNWC

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, pins a Joint Service Achievement Medal on U.S. Army Maj. Andres Morales, assigned to the Joint Navigation Warfare Center's U.S. Central Command theater navigation warfare coordination cell, during an awards ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 27, 2026. Bythewood recognized several top performing JNWC members during a visit focused on strengthening integration between JNWC’s specialized navigation warfare expertise and S4S CJFSC warfighting requirements, ensuring the joint force maintains superiority in contested environments. (U.S. Space Force photo by Todd R. Berenger)

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S4S command team visits 2 SWS, 11 SWS, and JNWC

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, pins a Joint Service Achievement Medal on U.S. Army Capt. Amanda Olivero, Joint Navigation Warfare Center exercise officer, while Robert Hoffmann, JNWC director, looks on during an awards ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 27, 2026. Bythewood recognized several top performing JNWC members during a visit focused on strengthening integration between JNWC’s specialized navigation warfare expertise and S4S CJFSC warfighting requirements, ensuring the joint force maintains superiority in contested environments. (U.S. Space Force photo by Todd R. Berenger)

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U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander (fifth from left), and Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S senior enlisted leader (sixth from left), pose with servicemembers assigned to the Joint Navigation Warfare Center during an awards ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 27, 2026. Bythewood and Timmerman recognized several top performing JNWC members during a visit focused on strengthening integration between JNWC’s specialized navigation warfare expertise and S4S CJFSC warfighting requirements, ensuring the joint force maintains superiority in contested environments. (U.S. Space Force photo by Todd R. Berenger)

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S4S command team visits 2 SWS, 11 SWS, and JNWC

Published Feb. 27, 2026
By U.S. Space Forces-Space Public Affairs

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S command senior enlisted leader, visited the 2nd and 11th Space Warning Squadrons at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., and the Joint Navigation Warfare Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., from Feb. 26-27, 2026.

During the immersion at Buckley SFB, the S4S command team met with combat squadron leadership and connected with frontline units. Both squadrons have combat forces assigned to Bythewood in his role as the CJFSC commander, working tirelessly to protect and defend the nation through strategic missile warning and tracking.

During the immersion at JNWC, Bythewood and Timmerman focused on strengthening integration between JNWC’s specialized navigation warfare expertise and S4S‑CJFSC warfighting requirements, ensuring the joint force maintains superiority in contested environments.

At both locations, they recognized exceptional performers from the joint force who stepped up in recent operations.

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