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Commercial and government partnerships essential for space innovation
September 22, 2023 — Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, joined the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb, and Mandy Vaughn, CEO and founder of GXO Inc. on a panel to discuss “Commercial Space Power and the Next Space Age” at this year’s Tech Crunch Disrupt conference Sept. 19... MORE

JCO global welcomes NZDF
September 21, 2023 — Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) welcomes the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) RNZAF Base Auckland into its global construct, Sept. 21, 2023... MORE

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JTF-SD commander attends inaugural NATO Space Operations Commanders’ Conference
September 19, 2023 — U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, attends the inaugural North Atlantic Treaty Organization Space Operations Commanders’ Conference at Headquarters Allied Air Command, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 7, 2023. The conference covered topics such as competition versus conflict, threat environment and space intelligence, and various national updates. (Courtesy photo)... MORE

Department of Defense Releases Space Policy Review and Strategy on Protection of Satellites
September 14, 2023 — The Department of Defense recently released to Congress a combined response to the Fiscal Year 2022 NDAA requirement for a Space Policy Review and the Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA requirement to make publicly available an unclassified strategy for the protection and defense of on-orbit assets. ... MORE

Defence Space Command joins JCO global construct
September 1, 2023 — The Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) welcomes Defence Space Command (DSpC) to its global construct, Sept. 1, 2023... MORE

NGA, NRO, USSPACECOM plan for threats to commercial satellites
August 31, 2023 — Joint agreement outlines framework for protection of commercial space assets in a congested – and contested – environment... MORE

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.

Guardian leads DEL 15’s service integration with the NSDC
August 29, 2023 — 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... MORE

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JTF-SD turns four
August 29, 2023 — The Joint Task Force-Space Defense celebrated its fourth birthday, Aug. 29, 2023... MORE

JTF-SD hosts Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
August 28, 2023 — 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)... MORE

JTF-SD hosts DIA Science and Technology Director
August 28, 2023 — 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)... MORE

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