18 SDS Activates New Detachment in support of JTF-SD
U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lintker, left, commander of the 18th Space Defense Squadron, salutes U.S. Space Force Maj. Nathan Glandon, incoming commander of the 18th SDS Detachment 1, as U.S. Space Force Master Sgt. Dustin Withey, operations flight chief of the 18th SDS, holds the guidon, during an activation and assumption of command ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, July 14, 2022. In unified action with mission partners, the 18 SDS Det. 1 will deliver a timely and threat-focused understanding of the space situation in direct support of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lekendrick Stallworth)