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Participants in the “Space Ops Theater Perspective” panel at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., pose for a group picture on location, April 15, 2026. From left to right: U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Robert Schreiner, U.S Space Forces–North commander; USSF Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces–Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander; French Air and Space Force Lt. Gen. Guillaume Thomas, NATO Allied Air Command deputy commander; USSF Brig. Gen. Brian Denaro, U.S. Space Forces–Indo-Pacific commander; and Michael Steffanelli, panel moderator and partner at McKinsey & Company. On the panel, Bythewood emphasized that operating in a vast, increasingly contested space domain requires seamless integration with global Allies to counter growing threats and maintain space superiority for the Joint Force. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Soo Kim)