ARTHUR F. GRIJALVA is the Director of SpaceWERX, guiding strategic initiatives for the Space Force focused on innovative space technologies and partnerships. Steering a $460M annual portfolio, his leadership of SpaceWERX Ventures, Spark, and Prime programs accelerates the integration of commercial technology into space defense. His journey commenced at the U.S. Air Force Academy, which led to a distinguished tenure as the Deputy Director for Acquisition Delta-Space Warfighting at Space Systems Command, where he oversaw significant classified projects. He holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from New Mexico State University and is an alumnus of the University of Southern California's SHIELD program, a joint endeavor of the Price School of Public Policy & Viterbi School of Engineering, to enhance his expertise.

ARTHUR F. GRIJALVA is the Director of SpaceWERX, guiding strategic initiatives for the Space Force focused on innovative space technologies and partnerships. Steering a $460M annual portfolio, his leadership of SpaceWERX Ventures, Spark, and Prime programs accelerates the integration of commercial technology into space defense. His journey commenced at the U.S. Air Force Academy, which led to a distinguished tenure as the Deputy Director for Acquisition Delta-Space Warfighting at Space Systems Command, where he oversaw significant classified projects. He holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from New Mexico State University and is an alumnus of the University of Southern California's SHIELD program, a joint endeavor of the Price School of Public Policy & Viterbi School of Engineering, to enhance his expertise.

Mr. Osterthaler is a retired Air Force Brigadier General who also has over 25 years experience in the private sector providing technical services and telecommunications networks to enterprise and government customers. He is currently serving on multiple governing and advisory boards, focusing primarily on the space and communications industries where he also regularly participates in diligence projects for private equity and research firms.

After retiring from the Air Force, Mr. Osterthaler spent 10 years as senior vice president at SAIC providing technical services to government clients and 8 years as President and CEO of satellite service provider SES Government Solutions. While at SES, Mr. Osterthaler was a leading industry voice for better integration of commercial space capabilities into the national security space architecture and proposed a number of innovations that have changed the nature of the relationship between the satellite industry and the US Government.

He has served as Board Chair of ND SatCom, a satellite equipment company; Advisory Board Member for Hawkeye 360, a radio frequency collection and analysis company; and Advisory Board Member for Lynk Global, a provider of satellite direct-to-device connectivity. From 2017 until 2021, he was on the Board of FirstNet, the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, the largest wireless public safety network in the world, where he served on the Technology Committee, chaired the Finance Committee, and was Board Chair.

Clare A. Hopper is Director, Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Office, assigned to the Space Systems Command, United States Space Force, Washington, D.C. She is responsible for delivering COMSATCOM capabilities to support the joint warfighter, federal agencies, and international partners. Her portfolio includes the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) Program Office, the EMSS Capabilities Office and the Department of Defense COMSATCOM Solutions Program Office.

EMSS is an $800 million global satellite program that provides the Department of Defense, federal and coalition partners with unlimited access to the commercial Iridium constellation, a mesh-network of 66 on-orbit cross-linked satellites, through a dedicated, EMSS controlled gateway.

The COMSATCOM Solutions Program Office acquires any commercial satellite capability for any customer, anywhere, and has over $5 billion under management.

Prior to this role, Mrs. Hopper was the SATCOM Division Chief, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). In this role she managed the Department of Defense Enterprise Gateways Program Office, the SATCOM Operations Integration Branch, and the COMSATCOM portfolio described above, prior to its Congressionally directed transfer to the United States Space Force. Other assignments include Program Manager, EMSS and Program Manager for a classified telecommunications system within DISA’s National Leadership Command Capabilities Center (NLCC). Mrs. Hopper began her career in government with DISA as a Contracting Officer, and served as the Chief, Special Projects Contracting Branch, which held a contracts portfolio valued over $2 billion.

Prior to joining the government, Mrs. Hopper was a retirement funds analyst for T. Rowe Price.

Mrs. Hopper received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from West Virginia University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mrs. Hopper is Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 3 certified in Contracting from the Defense Acquisition University (DAU).

Clare A. Hopper is Director, Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Office, assigned to the Space Systems Command, United States Space Force, Washington, D.C. She is responsible for delivering COMSATCOM capabilities to support the joint warfighter, federal agencies, and international partners. Her portfolio includes the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) Program Office, the EMSS Capabilities Office and the Department of Defense COMSATCOM Solutions Program Office.

EMSS is an $800 million global satellite program that provides the Department of Defense, federal and coalition partners with unlimited access to the commercial Iridium constellation, a mesh-network of 66 on-orbit cross-linked satellites, through a dedicated, EMSS controlled gateway.

The COMSATCOM Solutions Program Office acquires any commercial satellite capability for any customer, anywhere, and has over $5 billion under management.

Prior to this role, Mrs. Hopper was the SATCOM Division Chief, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). In this role she managed the Department of Defense Enterprise Gateways Program Office, the SATCOM Operations Integration Branch, and the COMSATCOM portfolio described above, prior to its Congressionally directed transfer to the United States Space Force. Other assignments include Program Manager, EMSS and Program Manager for a classified telecommunications system within DISA’s National Leadership Command Capabilities Center (NLCC). Mrs. Hopper began her career in government with DISA as a Contracting Officer, and served as the Chief, Special Projects Contracting Branch, which held a contracts portfolio valued over $2 billion.

Prior to joining the government, Mrs. Hopper was a retirement funds analyst for T. Rowe Price.

Mrs. Hopper received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from West Virginia University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mrs. Hopper is Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 3 certified in Contracting from the Defense Acquisition University (DAU).
 

Colonel A.J. Ashby is the Commander for System Delta 88, Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM), Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. He leads more than 1,000 elite military and civilian space-minded warfighters and acquisition professionals. He is responsible for the innovation, acquisition, and deployment of our nation’s most resilient and survivable joint and international partner Narrowband, Wideband, Protected Tactical, and Protected Strategic (Nuclear Command, Control and Communications) MILSATCOM weapon systems worth more than $24 billion.
Colonel Ashby enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1990 and received his commission after completing Air Force Officer Training School in 2001. He transferred to the U.S. Space Force in 2021. Col Ashby served in numerous acquisition and operational leadership and Headquarter Staff assignments within the Department of the Air Force, Joint Staff, and National Reconnaissance Office. He is also an experienced Special Missions Unit operator with multiple global contingency and humanitarian deployments with 5,300 hours in a variety of aircraft with 133 combat missions. Prior to his current position he served as the System Program Director and Division Chief for Strategic SATCOM, Military Communications and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Directorate, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
EDUCATION:
1995 Airman Leadership School, Travis AFB, CA
1999 Associate of Applied Science, Aircrew Operations, Community College of the Air Force
2000 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of Phoenix
2002 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2003 Advanced Project Management, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2007 Space Systems Operations, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
2007 Master of Business Administration, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
2013 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2013 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2016 Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, VA
2017 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL (Correspondence)
2020 SDE Blue Horizons CSAF Fellowship, USAF Center for Strategy and Technology, Maxwell AFB, AL
2020 Master of Airpower Strategy and Technology Integration, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2020 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
2022 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
2025 Executive Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, VA
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. September 2001 - May 2002, Special Studies Analyst, Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, CA
2. May 2002 - March 2003, Project Manager, Air Force Satellite Control Network, Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
3. March 2003 - September 2003, Aerospace Fellow, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA.
4. September 2003 - October 2004, Deputy Branch Chief, Air Force Satellite Control Network, Systems Architecture Engineering, Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
5. October 2004 – August 2005, Executive Officer, Launch and Test Range Systems Group, Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
6. August 2005 – July 2006, Education With Industry-Spacelift Education and Crossover Program, The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems, with duty at Space Launch Complex-6, Vandenberg AFB CA.
UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE
7. July 2006 – July 2008, Flight Commander, Delta IV Launch Operations, 4th Space Launch Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
8. July 2008 – July 2009, Chief Standardization and Evaluation/Flight Commander, Launch Group Quality Assurance, 30th Launch Group, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
9. July 2009 – August 2010, Constellation Mission Director, Operations Division Seven, Overhead Collection Management Center, National Reconnaissance Office with duty at Headquarters, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, MD.
10. August 2010 – August 2012, Squadron Operations Officer, Operations Division Seven, Overhead Collection Management Center, National Reconnaissance Office, with duty at Headquarters, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, MD.
11. August 2012 – July 2013, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
12. July 2013 – May 2014, Program Element Monitor, Global Positioning System and Nuclear Detonation and Detection System (GPS/NDS), Directorate of Space Programs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisitions) (SAF/AQS), Pentagon, Washington D.C.
13. May 2014 – April 2015, Executive Officer, Directorate of Space Programs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) (SAF/AQS), Pentagon, Washington D.C.
14. April 2015 – August 2016, Congressional Liaison Officer, Air Force Senate Liaison Office, Office of Legislative Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
15. August 2016 – August 2019, Materiel Leader, Office of Space Launch, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA.
16. August 2019 – July 2020, Blue Horizons CSAF Fellow, USAF Center for Strategy & Technology, Maxwell AFB, AL.
17. July 2020 – July 2022, Defense Resource Manager, Joint Staff (J8) Resources and Acquisition, Program and Budget Analysis Division, Pentagon, Washington, DC.
18. July 2022 – July 2023, Division Chief, Space Sensing and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, Washington, D.C.
19. July 2023 – September 2025, System Program Director, Acquisition Delta, Strategic SATCOM Division, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA.
20. September 2025 – Present, Commander, System Delta 88, Military Satellite Communications, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2020 – July 2022, Defense Resource Manager, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Headquarters Department of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA., as a Lieutenant Colonel
2. July 2022 – July 2023, Division Chief, Space Sensing and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, Washington, D.C., as a Colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award one Oak Leaf Cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star Device
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one Bronze Star Device
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
NATO Medal (Kosovo)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant June 28, 2001
First Lieutenant June 28, 2003
Captain June 28, 2005
Major September 1, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel September 1, 2016
Colonel June 1, 2022 (Current as of September 2025)

Colonel Jeff Weisler is the Commander of Mission Delta 8. He is responsible for the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Satellite Communications System (MILSATCOM) and is the focal point for U.S. protected and assured SATCOM. As Commander his team executes command and control of the nation’s MILSATCOM constellation, develops and trains space warfighters, and delivers joint force capabilities through 24/7 crew operations. Additionally, Delta 8 generates, presents, and sustains a $55B+ SATCOM portfolio with units and Guardians stationed around the world supporting eleven combatant commands and numerous Allies.
 

Colonel Jeff Weisler is the Commander of Mission Delta 8. He is responsible for the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Satellite Communications System (MILSATCOM) and is the focal point for U.S. protected and assured SATCOM. As Commander his team executes command and control of the nation’s MILSATCOM constellation, develops and trains space warfighters, and delivers joint force capabilities through 24/7 crew operations. Additionally, Delta 8 generates, presents, and sustains a $55B+ SATCOM portfolio with units and Guardians stationed around the world supporting eleven combatant commands and numerous Allies.

Col Raj Agrawal is Military Deputy for Space; Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management; Headquarters, United States Space Force. Prior to this assignment, he was the inaugural commander of Mission Delta 2, the United States Space Force’s first Space Domain Awareness mission area command, amounting to $4.6 billion-dollar oversight across operations, sustainment, development, cyber defense, and intelligence; spanning the globe with over 1000 personnel at 17 locations supporting national security objectives in four countries. Col Agrawal earned his commission from the USAF Officer Training School in 2001 after serving for eight years as a schoolteacher in Texas. The colonel has extensive joint and battle management experience spanning five Air and Space Operations Centers, the National Reconnaissance Office, multiple combatant commands and named operations.
Colonel Agrawal is a graduate of the US Air Force Weapons School, the US Army Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officer School, a Distinguished Graduate of Air Command and Staff College and the Eisenhower School, a graduate of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and has a Ph.D. in Business Administration.
EDUCATION
1997
Bachelor of Science, Southwestern A/G University, Waxahachie, TX
2003
Master of Business Administration, Touro College, Cypress, CA
2013
Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, AL
2014
Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy, Air University (SAASS), Maxwell AFB, AL
2015
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, AZ
2019
Master of Science in National Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Ft McNair, DC
ASSIGNMENTS
Sep 2001-Aug 2004 Trainee; Crew commander; Ops Instructor; Chief Ops Training, 10 SWS, Cavalier AFS, ND Sep 2004-Jun 2006 Chief, Missile Warning Training; AETC Master Instructor, 533 TRS, Vandenberg AFB, CA Jun 2006-Jun 2007 Executive Officer, 381 TRG, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Jun 2007-Aug 2008 Space Operations Duty Officer, 614 AOC (JSpOC), Vandenberg AFB, CA
Sep 2008-Aug 2010 Chief, Space Operations and Missile Defense; Executive Officer, 613 AOC, Hickam AFB, HI Aug 2010-Jun 2011 Deputy Director of Space Forces, 13 AF/PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
Sep 2010-Jan 2011 Chief, Non-Kinetic Effects Team, 609 AOC, AL-Udeid AB, Qatar Jul 2011-Jul 2012 Chief, Special Technical Operations, 607 AOC, Osan AB, S Korea Aug 2012-Jul 2014 IDE and ASG Student, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
Jul 2014-Jun 2016 Director of Operations, Communication Operations Squadron -West, ADF-C, Buckley AFB, CO Jun 2016-Jun 2018 Commander, 20th Space Control Squadron, Eglin AFB Site C-6, FL (+5 GSUs)
Aug 2018-Jun 2019 SDE Student, Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Ft McNair, Washington DC
Jun 2019-Jul 2021 Division Chief, Office of the Assistant SecAF for Space Acquisition & Integration, The Pentagon Jul 2021-Jul 2022 Chief, International Affairs Space Division, Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon
Jul 2022-Jun 2023 Chief, Future Operations, HQ Space Forces Component, U.S. Space Command, Peterson SFB, CO Jun 2023-Jul 2025 Commander, Space Delta 2 & Mission Delta 2, Peterson SFB, CO
(Current as of December 2025)
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 oak leaf clusters) Meritorious Service Medal (2 oak leaf clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (1 oak leaf cluster) Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal Combat Readiness Medal National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Korean Defense Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant
Sep 27, 2001
First Lieutenant
Sep 27, 2003
Captain
Sep 27, 2005
Major
Nov 1, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel
Jan 1, 2016
Colonel
Apr 1, 2021

David Logsdon is the Senior Director, Space Policy, ITI Space Enterprise Council. In his role, he has created and implemented a strategic international space cooperation engagement plan involving multiple countries, which has helped drive US engagement (both G-to-G and private sector) with international partners. Logsdon facilitated the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements with seven countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway). Logsdon was one of the leading players in helping get Technology Safeguards Agreements signed and ratified between the US and Brazilian and Australian governments. Logsdon also led trade missions to Brazil and Chile.

Logsdon holds a private sector leadership position within the DHS CISA Space Systems Security and Resilience Landscape working group, leading an effort to create a space/cybersecurity/zero trust framework. Logsdon is also the Vice Chair of the IEEE International government subgroup, helping create a global space and cybersecurity standard.
 

Dr. Brendan Mulvaney is the Director of the China Aerospace Studies Institute. He is a Marine who served for a quarter of a century, where he flew more than 2000 hours as an AH-1W Cobra pilot. He is an Olmsted Scholar who studied at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

He enlisted in 1991 and was commissioned in 1993 after graduating from UC San Diego. He earned his Master’s in Leadership from the University of San Diego in 2002, and was selected as one of only three Marine Olmsted Scholars for 2003. He studied at Fudan University in Shanghai, China from 2003-2005 where he earned his Ph.D. in International Relations.

He served several tours in California, Iraq, Japan, and the Western Pacific. He served as the first Director of the Commandant’s Red Team, and supervised the implementation of Red Teaming in the Marine Corps. In 2013 he transferred to the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was the Associate Chair for the Languages and Cultures Department, and taught Mandarin Chinese, Chinese culture, and cross-cultural literacy.

He and his wife, Samantha, have twin boys, Sean and Ryan, and live in Alexandria, VA.
 

Jared Reece is Chief, Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM) Solutions Program Office, assigned to the Space Systems Command, United States Space Force, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for delivering COMSATCOM capabilities to support the joint warfighter, federal agencies, and international partners.

The COMSATCOM Solutions Program Office acquires COMSATCOM capability for any customer, anywhere in the world, and includes the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Indefinity Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract awarded in 2023 with a current ceiling of $13B.

Mr. Reece started his career supporting the COMSATCOM Solutions Office in 2015, specializing in cybersecurity, overseeing the transition from DIACAP to RMF, and supported the cybersecurity assessments transition from DISA to USSF, and has been overseeing the development of the IA-PRE cybersecurity program. He served as a program analyst within the program office, managing a variety of contracts from managed services to complex COMASTCOM solutions for the joint warfighter, and federal agencies. He took over as the COMSATCOM Solutions Program Office Branch Chief in 2022 and continues to support the COMSATCOM mission across the US DoD.

Mr. Reece received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Homeland Security, which focuses on emerging technologies, cyber threats, infrastructure protection, and private-sector partnerships.

Colonel (ret) Jennifer Krolikowski is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Plan Z LLC. Prior to this, she served 27 years in the Air Force and Space Force. In her first assignment, she served as a project engineer in the Manufacturing Technology Directorate at Wright Labs. After receiving a Master’s in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Jennifer was assigned to the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron and accumulated 50+ flying hours in the B-52. She moved to the GPS Joint Program Office where duties included Executive Officer; Branch Chief, GPS III Acquisitions; and Air Force Program Executive Office’s GPS Staff Director. Ms. Krolikowski taught advanced courses in space based navigation and space acquisition at the National Security Space Institute and became their Deputy Director for Mission Support. At HQ Air Force Space Command, she served as Chief, Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Requirements. After graduating Air Command and Staff College, Jen consecutively worked as the Tactical Data Network Program Element Monitor; Deputy, Command and Control Division; and Chief, Executive Action Group under the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisitions. She commanded as Materiel Leader of an ACAT I program, Base IT Infrastructure. Upon graduating Air War College with her third Master’s degree, Ms. Krolikowski became Branch Chief, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Global Requirements on Joint Staff. She then promoted to Military Assistant for DASD/Space, Strategic, and Intelligence Systems, Office of the Secretary of Defense. She commanded as Senior Materiel Leader for Space C2, establishing the USSF’s premier software factory, Kobayashi Maru. Jen most recently served as the Chief Information Officer for Space Systems Command, the acquisition arm of the United States Space Force.

Jen Krolikowski is recognized for the following:

John J. Welsh, Jr Award for Excellence in Acquisition Leadership, 2009
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Team Innovation Award, 2010
PEO Outstanding Air Force Program Manager of the Year, ACAT I, 2013, 2014, & 2015
Federal Gears of the Government Award, 2019
Air Force Software Innovation Individual & Team Awards, 2020
Disruptive Change Agent Award, 2021
Leading for Impact, Women in Leadership Award, 2021
Fed 100 Award, 2023
 

LCol Bellahnid (Retd) is a Professional Engineer, with a master’s in industrial electronic (Power Electronics). He joined the Canadian Forces in 1991.

In 2008 he was posted to the Director of Space Development under the chief of force development (CFD), National Defence Headquarters Ottawa. CFD is responsible for all force development aspects of the Canadian military space programme, focusing from conception of capabilities to their acquisition and deployment. LCol Bellahnid (Retd) holds the position of Project Director of Space Requirements/SATCOM Requirements. LCol Bellahnid (Retd) presently lead a number of ongoing programs including the Tactical Narrowband SATCOM project and the Enhanced Satcom Communication Project – Polar.
 

LCol Bellahnid (Retd) is a Professional Engineer, with a master’s in industrial electronic (Power Electronics). He joined the Canadian Forces in 1991.

In 2008 he was posted to the Director of Space Development under the chief of force development (CFD), National Defence Headquarters Ottawa. CFD is responsible for all force development aspects of the Canadian military space programme, focusing from conception of capabilities to their acquisition and deployment. LCol Bellahnid (Retd) holds the position of Project Director of Space Requirements/SATCOM Requirements. LCol Bellahnid (Retd) presently lead a number of ongoing programs including the Tactical Narrowband SATCOM project and the Enhanced Satcom Communication Project – Polar.

Lieutenant Colonel Gary M. Goff is the Director of the Spectrum Warfare Division in System Delta 89. In this role, he manages a portfolio of classified electronic warfare, cyber, and advanced military communications activities. His portfolio includes technology investments and capability demonstrations to define future ground and space-based systems for warfighters.

Lieutenant Colonel Goff received his commission in 2006 after graduation from the United States Air Force Academy and completed basic acquisition management training at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. He began his career as a satellite engineer for the Wideband Global SATCOM constellation in the 3rd Space Operational Squadron (SOPS) at Schriever AFB, CO. While in 3 SOPS, he transitioned to lead the ground systems engineering shop facilitating command and control of MILSATCOM assets. On his next assignment, Gary served as a project officer for the acquisition of the primary sensor of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) constellation. Later, he transitioned to branch chief and led the acquisition of all 8 sensors flown on each DMSP asset. Lt Col Goff took a break from space acquisitions to pursue a PhD in Space Systems at Wright Patterson AFB. After he completed his degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology, he began working as a program manager for the Research and Technology arm of the Imagery Intelligence Directorate at the National Reconnaissance Office. After working as the chief of the mission engineering branch, he served as the acting division chief. Next, Lt Col Goff attended the Army Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, KS for intermediate developmental education. After graduating, he moved to the Pentagon and served as the program element monitor for space based infrared systems working for the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisitions in the Space Capability Directorate. He implemented programming, planning, budgeting, and execution plans on missile warning for the Secretary of the Air Force. Next, he was selected for Materiel Leader and accepted an assignment at Los Angeles Garrison. In his two years, he led a 250-member government and contractor team pioneering new satellite communications and overhead persistent infrared payloads, architectures, demos, and analyses. After developing the Evolved Strategic SATCOM future payloads through requirements / functional reviews and component testing, Lt Col Goff was moved into the space sensing directorate to lead the Medium Earth Orbit Resilient Missile Warning / Missile Tracking Missile Track Custody program. There he led the development of two future overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) orbital planes of capability totaling 12 satellites and a combined $2B of investments delivering capabilities for warning and tracking ballistic and maneuvering missiles. As the program grew, Lt Col Goff transitioned to work the future acquisition of the next program phase, Epoch 2. In this role, he led the development of up to four future OPIR orbital planes of capability for the entire MEO constellation totaling a combined ~$3B of planned investments for warning and tracking missiles. After OPIR, Lt Col Goff served as the deputy director of the advanced MILSATCOM acquisition delta which later was absorbed into the Spectrum Warfare Division. As deputy director he led a group of 50 military and civilians managing a $3B capability portfolio. Lt Col Goff is Defense Acquisition Workforce advanced certified in Program Management.

Lt Col Goff is married to the former Andrea Potter of Norman, OK and together they have two daughters, Claire (10) and Quinn (5).

EDUCATION
2006 Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO (Distinguished Graduate)
2006 Fundamentals of Acquisition Management, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
2007 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB (Exceptional Performer)
2008 Supplemental Officer Space 100 Training, Vandenberg AFB, CO
2009 Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL (Distinguished Graduate)
2015 Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), Air Force Institute of Technology, OH
2017 Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS (Top 20% Graduate)

ASSIGNMENTS
1. Aug 06 - Jul 09 Wideband Global SATCOM Space Systems Engineer, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO
2. Aug 09 - Jul 10 Ground Systems Engineering, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO
3. Aug 10 - Jul 11 Project Manager, Visible Infrared payloads, Defense Weather Systems Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, CA
4. Aug 11 - Jul 12 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Sensors Branch Chief, Defense Weather Systems Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, CA
5. Aug 12 - Jun 15 Air Force Institute of Technology PhD Student, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
6. Jul 15 - Jun 16, Program Manager Advanced Imagining Sensor, Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA
7. Jul 16 - Jun 17, Chief, Electro-Optics Division, Research and Technology Office, Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA
8. Jun 17 – Jun 18 Command and General Staff School Student, Fort Leavenworth , KS
9. Jun 18 – Jun 20 Program Element Monitor, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisitions, Pentagon, Washington DC
10. Jun 20 – May 22 Materiel Leader, Strategic Payloads, Development Corps, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA
11. May 22 – Aug 23 Materiel Leader, Resilient Missile Warning / Missile Tracking MEO Space, Space Sensing, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA
12. Aug 23 – Aug 24 Materiel Leader, Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking Epoch 2, Space Sensing, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA
13. Aug 24 – Deputy Director, Spectrum Warfare Acquisition Delta, Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA
14. Aug 25 – Acting Director, Spectrum Warfare Acquisition Delta, Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 2006
First Lieutenant May 31, 2008
Captain May 31, 2010
Major May 1, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Sep 1, 2020
Colonel Apr 1, 2026

 

Lieutenant Colonel Gary M. Goff is the Director of the Spectrum Warfare Division in System Delta 89. In this role, he manages a portfolio of classified electronic warfare, cyber, and advanced military communications activities. His portfolio includes technology investments and capability demonstrations to define future ground and space-based systems for warfighters.

Lieutenant Colonel Goff received his commission in 2006 after graduation from the United States Air Force Academy and completed basic acquisition management training at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. He began his career as a satellite engineer for the Wideband Global SATCOM constellation in the 3rd Space Operational Squadron (SOPS) at Schriever AFB, CO. While in 3 SOPS, he transitioned to lead the ground systems engineering shop facilitating command and control of MILSATCOM assets. On his next assignment, Gary served as a project officer for the acquisition of the primary sensor of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) constellation. Later, he transitioned to branch chief and led the acquisition of all 8 sensors flown on each DMSP asset. Lt Col Goff took a break from space acquisitions to pursue a PhD in Space Systems at Wright Patterson AFB. After he completed his degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology, he began working as a program manager for the Research and Technology arm of the Imagery Intelligence Directorate at the National Reconnaissance Office. After working as the chief of the mission engineering branch, he served as the acting division chief. Next, Lt Col Goff attended the Army Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, KS for intermediate developmental education. After graduating, he moved to the Pentagon and served as the program element monitor for space based infrared systems working for the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisitions in the Space Capability Directorate. He implemented programming, planning, budgeting, and execution plans on missile warning for the Secretary of the Air Force. Next, he was selected for Materiel Leader and accepted an assignment at Los Angeles Garrison. In his two years, he led a 250-member government and contractor team pioneering new satellite communications and overhead persistent infrared payloads, architectures, demos, and analyses. After developing the Evolved Strategic SATCOM future payloads through requirements / functional reviews and component testing, Lt Col Goff was moved into the space sensing directorate to lead the Medium Earth Orbit Resilient Missile Warning / Missile Tracking Missile Track Custody program. There he led the development of two future overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) orbital planes of capability totaling 12 satellites and a combined $2B of investments delivering capabilities for warning and tracking ballistic and maneuvering missiles. As the program grew, Lt Col Goff transitioned to work the future acquisition of the next program phase, Epoch 2. In this role, he led the development of up to four future OPIR orbital planes of capability for the entire MEO constellation totaling a combined ~$3B of planned investments for warning and tracking missiles. After OPIR, Lt Col Goff served as the deputy director of the advanced MILSATCOM acquisition delta which later was absorbed into the Spectrum Warfare Division. As deputy director he led a group of 50 military and civilians managing a $3B capability portfolio. Lt Col Goff is Defense Acquisition Workforce advanced certified in Program Management.

Lt Col Goff is married to the former Andrea Potter of Norman, OK and together they have two daughters, Claire (10) and Quinn (5).

EDUCATION
2006 Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO (Distinguished Graduate)
2006 Fundamentals of Acquisition Management, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
2007 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB (Exceptional Performer)
2008 Supplemental Officer Space 100 Training, Vandenberg AFB, CO
2009 Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL (Distinguished Graduate)
2015 Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD), Air Force Institute of Technology, OH
2017 Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS (Top 20% Graduate)

ASSIGNMENTS
1. Aug 06 - Jul 09 Wideband Global SATCOM Space Systems Engineer, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO
2. Aug 09 - Jul 10 Ground Systems Engineering, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO
3. Aug 10 - Jul 11 Project Manager, Visible Infrared payloads, Defense Weather Systems Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, CA
4. Aug 11 - Jul 12 Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Sensors Branch Chief, Defense Weather Systems Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, CA
5. Aug 12 - Jun 15 Air Force Institute of Technology PhD Student, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
6. Jul 15 - Jun 16, Program Manager Advanced Imagining Sensor, Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA
7. Jul 16 - Jun 17, Chief, Electro-Optics Division, Research and Technology Office, Imagery Intelligence Directorate, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA
8. Jun 17 – Jun 18 Command and General Staff School Student, Fort Leavenworth , KS
9. Jun 18 – Jun 20 Program Element Monitor, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisitions, Pentagon, Washington DC
10. Jun 20 – May 22 Materiel Leader, Strategic Payloads, Development Corps, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA
11. May 22 – Aug 23 Materiel Leader, Resilient Missile Warning / Missile Tracking MEO Space, Space Sensing, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA
12. Aug 23 – Aug 24 Materiel Leader, Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking Epoch 2, Space Sensing, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA
13. Aug 24 – Deputy Director, Spectrum Warfare Acquisition Delta, Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA
14. Aug 25 – Acting Director, Spectrum Warfare Acquisition Delta, Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Garrison, CA

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 2006
First Lieutenant May 31, 2008
Captain May 31, 2010
Major May 1, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Sep 1, 2020
Colonel Apr 1, 2026
 

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