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Intelligence, Operating Entities Need To Shed ‘NOFORN’ Mindset, Space Operations Chief Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024

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Intelligence, Operating Entities Need To Shed ‘NOFORN’ Mindset, Space Operations Chief Says

Lt. Gen. David Miller, commander, U.S. Space Operations Command, addresses the 2024 GEOINT Conference in Kissimmee, Fla. Photo: USGIF

KISSIMMEE, Fla.—U.S. history shows the country does not go to war alone and, amid war in Central Europe and coercive activities by China against its neighbors, America will not go to war in the future without allies, which mean the U.S. intelligence community and operators need to share information with allies and partners, the commander of U.S. Space Operations Command said on Monday. “We have built systems in our intelligence enterprise, but sometimes in our operational enterprise candidly, that we…

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