Mallory Stewart, former Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability at the U.S. Department of State, speaks to attendees during the U.S. Space Command 5th Annual Legal Conference at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Feb. 26, 2025. Focusing on this year’s theme, “Space Law in the Decisive Decade,” the three-day hybrid event brought together approximately 520 participants, in-person and online, from the U.S. military, intergovernmental agencies, academia, and the commercial space sector to discuss space cooperation. USSPACECOM, working with Allies and Partners, plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations in order to deter aggression, defend national interests, and when necessary, defeat threats.