The National Reconnaissance Office is leading one of the most ambitious architectural transformations in intelligence history. In the last two years, the NRO has deployed more than 200 satellites. This increases both mission performance and architectural resilience in the face of growing threats around the world. As the Deputy Director of the NRO and Commander of the Space Force Element to the NRO, Maj Gen Christopher Povak serves two vital ro...

The United States Space Force is working to integrate space capabilities across global operations in an era of strategic competition with peer adversaries. The challenges in Europe and Africa are particularly complex, from supporting NATO allies and Ukraine to countering regional threats in Africa, all while developing space capabilities with partner nations. Brigadier General Jacob Middleton, the Commander of U.S. Space Forces Europe and Afri...

The most important element of any military organization is its people. Within the Space Force, the responsible to train and prepare Guardians rests on Space Training and Readiness Command. To learn more about the STARCOM efforts to prepare Guardians for the warfighting domain of space, the Mitchell Institute is excited to host an in-depth discussion with the STARCOM leadership team, Maj Gen Tim Sejba and Chief Master Sergeant Karmann-Monique P...

As the United States faces increasingly sophisticated threats, the importance of resilient, persistent space sensing has never been greater. Remote sensing, including detecting and tracking missile launches and monitoring weather and the EM spectrum comprises a $23 billion portfolio. Leading this critical mission is Colonel Robert Davis, the Program Executive Officer of the Space Sensing Directorate at Space Systems Command. Join the Mitchell...

Join AFA’s United Forces & Families (F2) Program for a special event, “ENGAGE Live: Wellness on the Homefront.” Attendees will receive the first exclusive look at AFA’s latest ENGAGE edition, featuring stories of modern-day military family’s journey to wellness in all of its forms. This event will include the highly anticipated data release of groundbreaking findings from the Military Spouse & Veteran Spou...

Join us for a conversation with Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE). As a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Bacon chairs the subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, while also serving on the Tactical Air and Land Forces and the Strategic Forces subcommittees. Rep. Bacon is a retired Air Force brigadier general who served 29 years in assignments including Director of ISR Strategy, Plans, Doctrine and Force Developmen...

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Kelly D. Hammett to the Schriever Spacepower Series. The ability to rapidly develop and field new capabilities is essential to maintaining our nation’s strategic advantage. As head of one of the Space Force’s three acquisition organizations, Dr. Hammett leads the critical mission of delivering groundbreaking operational space capabilities that protect assets on orbit, while also defending joint and all...

Enlisted Airmen are the foundation of the U.S. Air Force’s tactical edge. We can’t sharpen that edge without sharpening the enlisted corps, and instilling a warrior ethos from the bottom up. Where do we begin? Find out from the most senior enlisted Airman, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi, on June 5. Flosi will elaborate on and define concepts like Agile Combat Employment (ACE) for the enlisted force; what leaders...

Col. Nick Hague made U.S. Space Force history when he became the first active-duty Guardian to launch into orbit. Hague returned in March from a six-month expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9—a mission that brought his total days in space to 374, and now offers him and the Space Force with a uniquely stellar perspective on space superiority. Join AFA on June 4 as we meet this legendary Guard...