USSPACECOM, Italian Defence General Staff Sign Liaison Officer Agreement

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Apr. 19, 2023) U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, and Italian Brig. Gen. Davide Cipelletti, Chief of the Space General Office of the Italian Defence Staff, sign an agreement to assign an Italian liaison officer to USSPACECOM during Space Symposium 38 in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 19, 2023. The liaison officer will provide Italian armed forces expertise and insights to USSPACECOM, facilitate communications among Italian and U.S. space units, support U.S.- Italy space-related partnership opportunities, and perform tasks that are mutually beneficial for the U.S.-Italian defense cooperation. USSPACECOM, working with Allies and partners, plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations in order to deter aggression, defend national interests, and when necessary, defeat threats. (U.S. Space Command photo by Mass Communications Specialist First Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)