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Tech Sgt. Mary Allen Paran, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, Acquisition Intelligence Branch, Cyber Team noncommissioned officer in charge, pushes a sled during the Gateway course physical training session at Peterson Complex Fitness and Sports Center, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 7, 2026. The week-long training is offered as military education to E-6 through E-9 enlisted personnel from all military branches and seeks to reinforce joint perspectives and prepare noncommissioned officers to operate, advise, and lead effectively across multi-service and international operational environments. 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.