Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, poses for a photo with Foreign Liaison Officers during a LNO Flag Display Ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, March 6, 2025. USSPACECOM currently has six LNOs in Colorado Springs and six at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. LNOs represent their nation on behalf of their leadership and work with the entire command to enhance bilateral collaboration and bolster international cooperation in space. 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.

Royal Australian Air Force Group Captain Edgar Gonzalez, Australian Exchange Officer, U.S. Space Command J54X Multinational Integration and Implementation J5 Policy and Plans Directorate, provides remarks during the USSPACECOM Foreign Liaison Officer Flag Display Ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, March 6, 2025. USSPACECOM currently has six LNOs in Colorado Springs and six at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. LNOs represent their nation on behalf of their leadership and work with the entire command to enhance bilateral collaboration and bolster international cooperation in space. 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. (U.S. Space Command photo by Chris DeWitt)

Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, provides remarks during the Foreign Liaison Officers Flag Display Ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, March 6, 2025. USSPACECOM currently has six LNOs in Colorado Springs and six at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. LNOs represent their nation on behalf of their leadership and work with the entire command to enhance bilateral collaboration and bolster international cooperation in space. 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.