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Start Here for Space: National Space Day

Originally aired on: May 7, 2021

Join Space Foundation on National Space Day as we discuss the Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Space Command. U.S. Space Command’s leaders were on the hand for the 2023 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.

Past, Present and Future of Space

  • Gen. James H. Dickinson
  • Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott H. Stalker

Panel – USSPACECOM: An Update from U.S. Space Command

  • Brig. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon
  • Maj. Gen. William G. Holt
  • Brig. Gen.(s) Devin R. Pepper
  • Robert Thomas

Panel – Space Operations: Protect and Defend

  • Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt
  • BG Thomas L. James
  • Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick
  • Gp. Capt. Darren Whiteley

Presented in association with U.S. Space Command

 

Speakers

Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt is the Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command, U.S. Space Command; and Deputy Commander, Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt, USSF

U.S. Army General James H. Dickinson is the Commander, U.S. Space Command

GEN. James H. Dickinson, USA

Brig. Gen. Gagnon is the Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. In this capacity, he serves as the senior intelligence advisor to the Commander of USSPACECOM and directs all intelligence operations. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Director of Intelligence, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Virginia.

Brig. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon, USAF

Maj. Gen. William G. Holt II is the Director Operations, Training and Force Development (J3/7), Headquarters United States Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. USSPACECOM is one of 11 Unified Commands under the Department of Defense and is responsible for deterring conflict, defending U.S. and allied freedom of action in the space area of operations, delivering combat-relevant space capability to the joint/combined force, and developing space forces to advance U.S. and allied interests in, through and from the space domain.

Maj. Gen. William G. Holt, USAF

BG Thomas L. James, USA

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick

Brig. Gen.(s) Devin R. Pepper is the Deputy Director of the Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate (DJ5), United States Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. In this position, he is responsible for developing military strategies, issuing strategic guidance, planning military campaigns and contingency operations, and formulating policy in support of Combatant Commander’s responsibilities outlined in the Unified Command Plan.

Brig. Gen.(s) Devin R. Pepper, USSF

MGySgt Stalker is a graduate of the MAGTF Basic and Intelligence Chief’s Course (Honor Graduate); Army Air Assault School, SNCO Advanced and Career Course (Distinguished Graduate), Joint Senior Enlisted Leader PME I and II and the National Defense University’s KEYSTONE. He has a BA in Intelligence Analysis, an MS in Cybersecurity and a graduate certificate in Leadership from Harvard-Kennedy School of Government. He is currently pursuing an MA in Military History.

MGySgt Scott H. Stalker, USMC

Robert W. Thomas Jr. is the Associate Director, Capability and Resource Integration Directorate, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He is responsible for establishing the command’s requirements and advocating for the assigned missions of strategic deterrence, global strike, space operations, information operations, integrated missile defense, combating weapons of mass destruction and global command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Robert Thomas

Darren Whiteley was born in Middlesbrough and joined the RAF in Feb 98, commencing Air Battlespace Manager training in Oct 98 and completing his first tour at RAF Buchan. From here he was selected for the STANEVAL team and an associated ‘war’ role with No 1 Air Control Centre (1ACC) saw him deploy to Europe and the Middle East. A second C2 tour at RAF Buchan followed before a posting to 1 ACC in Dec 04. During his time on the Unit, 1ACC completed a NATO OPEVAL and he deployed as the initial Unit commander on Op HERRICK (Afghanistan).

Gp. Capt. Darren Whiteley, RAF

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