From left, Chief of the New Zealand Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb; Minister for space Judith Collins; Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander; U.S. Embassy New Zealand Chargé d’affaires David Gehrenbeck; and Royal Air Force Air Commodore Darren Whiteley, USSPACECOM Strategy, Plans and Policy deputy director, pose for a photo at the New Zealand Defence Force headquarters in Wellington, New Zealand, June 26, 2025. This was part of a larger visit Whiting made across the Indo-Pacific, including Australia, New Zealand and INDOPACOM in Hawaii, where he met with key defense, government and industry partners–deepening collaboration, strengthening space cooperation, and underscoring the shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.