New Zealand joins space multinational force – OPERATION OLYMPIC DEFENDER
Gen. Stephen Whiting, USSPACECOM and Multinational Force-Operation Olympic Defender commander, and Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb, Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, signed an agreement assigning a New Zealand liaison officer to USSPACECOM, April 11, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The agreement integrates New Zealand armed forces expertise and insights to USSPACECOM and facilitates communication among New Zealand and U.S. personnel. The first liaison officer arrived in Colorado Springs earlier this year.