U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, poses for a photo with the Honorable Kristyn Jones, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, at SpOC Headquarters, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., April 11, 2023. Jones came to SpOC to learn about its mission to generate, present and sustain combat-ready space and combat support forces to combatant commands to deliver space effects. (US. Space Force photo by SSgt Jose A. Rodriguez Jr)