1st SOPS changes command
U.S. Space Force Col. Casey Beard, Space Delta 9 – Orbital Warfare commander, left, passes the guidon to U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Patrick Gaynor, 1st Space Operations Squadron incoming commander, right, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, June 21, 2021. The mission of Delta 9 – Orbital Warfare is to prepare, present and project assigned and attached forces for the purpose of conducting protect and defend operations and providing national decision authorities with response options to deter and, when necessary, defeat orbital threats. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)