1st SOPS changes command

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  • By Airman 1st Class Ryan Prince
  • Peterson-Schriever Public Affairs
From left U.S. Space Force Col. Casey Beard, Space Delta 9 – Orbital Warfare commander, U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Brian Bell, outgoing 1st Space Operations Squadron commander and U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Patrick Gaynor, incoming 1st SOPS commander, stand at attention during the 1st SOPS change of command ceremony at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, June 21, 2021. The 1st SOPS is the U.S. Space Force’s premier organization for space-based space domain awareness to assure access to space by commanding satellites to collect and disseminate information throughout the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)