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Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, speaks with Italian Gen. Aurelio Colagrande, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation deputy commander, at the 41st annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 15, 2026. Their conversation highlighted the importance of recognizing space as an operational domain, and the critical role it plays in modern military activities. 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.