Gen. Whiting engages with France, Norway, NATO during visit to Europe
Center, Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, poses for a photo with NATO space commanders at the NATO Space Centre of Excellence Conference in Toulouse, France, April 29, 2025. The NATO Space COE Conference was a three-day event that brought together leaders from the military, industrial, and scientific domains and offered an opportunity for discussions on “Space in 2040: Deterrence, Security, Interoperability and Technological Innovation.” The NATO Space COE, accredited in 2023 and led by Colonel Sylvain Debarre, NATO Space COE director, is one of the newest among 30 COE’s across NATO with 15 sponsoring nations working to provide unique space expertise, training and NATO Doctrine development.