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U.S. Space Command Invites More Allies To Join Ongoing Operation

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 9th, 2024

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U.S. Space Command Invites More Allies To Join Ongoing Operation

Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander, U.S. Space Command. Photo. U.S. Space Command

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—U.S. allies Germany, France, and New Zealand have been invited to join U.S. Space Command’s Operation Olympic Defender (OOD), which already includes Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with a goal of further strengthening U.S. and allied space operations, Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of Space Command, said on Tuesday. Our international allies and partners provide strategic and operational advantages,” Whiting said at the annual Space Symposium here. “We share intelligence, we plan together, and we work to ensure…

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