Gen. Whiting engages with France, Norway, NATO during visit to Europe
Colonel Sylvain Debarre, NATO Space Centre of Excellence director, briefs the U.S. Space Command’s command team, Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, command senior enlisted leader, and delegates at the French National Centre for Space Studies April 28, 2025, in Toulouse, France. One of the newest among 30 COEs across NATO, the space COE led by Debarre was accredited in 2023, with 15 sponsoring nations working to provide unique space expertise, training and NATO Doctrine development. The visit was part of Whiting’s European tour where he engaged with France, Norway and NATO representatives to discuss threats in space and called for greater investment, capability to protect and defend the domain.