Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson, U.S. Space Command strategy, plans and policy director, talks with Brig. Gen. Marcin Górka, Poland’s Director of Innovation Department, Ministry of National Defense, at the 40th Annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9, 2025. In line with USSPACECOM commander Gen. Stephen Whiting’s third element of victory, they talked about strengthening and operationalizing relationships with space partner nations. 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.