Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess salutes during his change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 3, 2026. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich

A changing of the guard across the U.S. national security space enterprise has put new leaders in place as Washington pours billions of dollars into new military space capabilities.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...