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DATE: December 9, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET

Join the Mitchell Institute as Col. Jen “Boots” Reeves, USAF (Ret.) releases her latest policy paper outlining why space superiority is foundational to America’s ability to fight and win. Achieving this will demand that the other services support the Space Force and Space Command, which is a departure from the traditional notion of spacepower acting to empower terrestrial actions. This necessary evolution has major implications when it comes to strategy, operational concepts, command relations, technology investments, and basic warfighting attitudes.

Joining the discussion is Maj Gen Brook “Tank” Leonard, USAF (Ret.), the inaugural Chief of Staff of U.S. Space Command. This is a must see deep-dive on the institutional reforms, operational changes, cultural shifts, and new technologies required to achieve space superiority through cross-domain operations.

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Speakers

Jennifer ReevesSenior Resident Fellow for Spacepower Studies, The Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence

Maj. Gen. Brook J. Leonard USAF (Ret.)Inaugural Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command

Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula USAF (Ret.)Dean, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Media Coverage

• DoD needs to clarify service/agency roles in supporting 'space superiority': Mitchell Institute
  Breaking Defense
• Report: Space Force and SPACECOM Need Cross-Domain Support to Gain Superiority
  Air & Space Forces Magazine
• Report: Pentagon must review, better define responsibilities in the space domain
  DefenseScoop
• Mitchell Institute: DOD needs assessment of and clarity on division of space roles
  Inside Defense