Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

U.S. Space Force Col. Charles Cooper, Space Base Delta 1 commander, left, presents the 821st SBG guidon to Col. Keith Morris during the change of command at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13, 2026. Col. Shawn Lee relinquished command to Morris, who arrives after serving as the deputy commander for Space Delta 5 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Pituffik SB is one of four installations supported by SBD 1 located in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 821st SBG enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. It is the Department of War’s northernmost installation, operating more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (U. S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

U.S. Space Force Col. Charles Cooper, Space Base Delta 1 commander, left, receives the 821st SBG guidon from Col. Shawn Lee during the change of command at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13, 2026. Lee relinquished command to Col. Keith Morris, who arrives after serving as the deputy commander for Space Delta 5 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Pituffik SB is one of four installations supported by SBD 1 located in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 821st SBG enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. It is the Department of War’s northernmost installation, operating more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (U. S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

Members of the 821st Space Base Group stand in formation during the change of command ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13, 2026. Col. Shawn Lee relinquished command to Col. Keith Morris, who arrives after serving as the deputy commander for Space Delta 5 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The ceremony was presided over by Col. Charles Cooper, Space Base Delta 1 commander. Pituffik SB is one of four installations supported by SBD 1 located in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 821st SBG enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. It is the Department of War’s northernmost installation, operating more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (U. S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

U.S. Space Force Col. Shawn Lee, outgoing 821st Space Base Group commander, renders a salute to service members in formation during the change of command ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13, 2026. The men and women of the 821st SBG rendered Lee his final salute before he relinquished command of the group, which enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

U.S. Space Force Col. Keith Morris, incoming 821st Space Base Group commander, renders a salute to the service members in formation during the change of command ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13, 2026. The men and women of the 821st SBG rendered Morris his first salute after he assumed command of the group, which enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

U.S. Space Force Col. Charles Cooper, Space Base Delta 1 commander, gives the opening remarks during the change of command ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13, 2026. Col. Shawn Lee relinquished command to Col. Keith Morris, who arrives after serving as the deputy commander for Space Delta 5 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Pituffik SB is one of four installations supported by SBD 1 located in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 821st SBG enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. It is the Department of War’s northernmost installation, operating more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (U. S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

U.S. Space Force Col. Keith Morris, 821st Space Base Group commander, addresses the audience during the change of command ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13, 2026. Col. Shawn Lee relinquished command to Morris, who arrives after serving as the deputy commander for Space Delta 5 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The ceremony was presided over by Col. Charles Cooper, Space Base Delta 1 commander. Pituffik SB is one of four installations supported by SBD 1 located in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 821st SBG enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. It is the Department of War’s northernmost installation, operating more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (U. S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shamika Woodruff, 821st Space Base Group deputy commander, leads the formation during the change of command ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13, 2026. Col. Shawn Lee relinquished command to Col. Keith Morris, who arrives after serving as the deputy commander for Space Delta 5 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The ceremony was presided over by Col. Charles Cooper, Space Base Delta 1 commander. Pituffik SB is one of four installations supported by SBD 1 located in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 821st SBG enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. It is the Department of War’s northernmost installation, operating more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (U. S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez)

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Pituffik Space Base holds change of command

Published Aug. 17, 2026
By Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez
Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs

PITUFFIK SPACE BASE, Greenland --

Col. Shawn Lee relinquished command of the 821st Space Base Group to Col. Keith Morris in a change of command ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, Aug. 13. Morris arrived after serving as the deputy commander for Space Delta 5 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The ceremony was presided over by Col. Charles Cooper, Space Base Delta 1 commander. Pituffik SB is one of four installations supported by SBD 1 located in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 821st SBG enables space superiority, force projection and scientific research in the Arctic region through integrated base support and defense operations. It is the Department of War’s northernmost installation, operating more than 700 miles north of the Arctic Circle.