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Lt. Gen. Richard Zellmann, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, speaks with Japanese Maj. Gen. Hiroyuki Ishii, Space Operations Wing commander, at the 41st annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 16, 2026. As members in the Combined Space Operations Initiative, the leaders discussed the importance of space for modern military operations, and explored opportunities for deeper collaboration in the future. 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.