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Orbital Warfare Training Top Priority For New Combat Forces Commander

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon (right) speaks with Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood Dec. 12, 2025, at the Space Force Association's Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Florida. Credit: Space Force Association

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon (right) speaks with Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood on Dec. 12 at the Space Force Association's Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Credit: Space Force Association
ORLANDO, Florida–New Combat Forces Command (CFC) Commander Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon plans to focus his time in command on training for orbital warfare, as the U.S. Space Force eyes rapidly expanding space capabilities from Russia and China. “I need to afford our operators more opportunities for...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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