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From left, Lynne Wanderscheid, U.S. Space Command Program Management Office director, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Oviel Acosta, First Air Force, Detachment 3 medical logistics noncommissioned officer in charge; Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Col. Joey Baker, Multinational Force Operation OLYMPIC DEFENDER strategy officer; Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of USSPACECOM; U.S. Navy Cmdr. Heather Thomas, USSPACECOM Commercial Integration Branch chief; U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Marshall Tillis, USSPACECOM Wargaming Branch chief; and Dr. Nick Martin, USSPACECOM Advanced Analytics Branch chief, pose for a photo at the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 14, 2026. During Whiting’s keynote, he highlighted each of them, noting their foundational impact on the command through their technical expertise, innovation, and diverse warfighting perspectives. He also honored U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s 1st Space Brigade, who lost his life in Operation Epic Fury, “Staff Sgt. Pennington’s sacrifice reminds us that every capability we hold in space is operated by heroes willing to give everything.”
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