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The audience stands in applause as Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, honors Staff Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s 1st Space Brigade, who lost his life during operation EPIC FURY, at the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 14, 2026. “He is not here today to stand among us, and yet his courage and dedication is impossible to overlook. Staff Sgt. Pennington’s sacrifice reminds us that every capability we hold in space is operated by heroes willing to give everything,” Whiting said.