Maj. Gen. Samuel Keener, U.S. Space Command director of Joint Forces Development and Training, welcomes representatives from the Academic Engagement Enterprise’s partnering institutions during the annual AEE Spring Symposium, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 11, 2025. During his remarks, he emphasized the vital role of each institution and their invaluable partnerships in strengthening the command’s warfighting advantage. 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.