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        <h1 class="title">USSPACECOM advances space partnerships in South America as part of Space Symposium 39 international engagements </h1>
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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, and Gen. Luis H. De León Pepelescov, Chief of Uruguayan Air Force, sign a Space Situational Awareness information-sharing agreement during Space Symposium 39 in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 9, 2024. USSPACECOM’s SSA program represents more than 185 partners from the commercial sector, academia, and foreign and intergovernmental organizations committed to enhancing the safety, stability, and sustainability of spaceflight for all.</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, speaks with Gen. Carlos Chavez, Peruvian Air Force (FAP) commanding general, during the 39th Annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 11, 2024. Peru continues to be a strategic partner in the South American region strengthening its space capabilities and contributing to space safety. 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.</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, speaks with Colombian Air Force Gen. Luis Carlos Córdoba Avendaño, Colombian Aerospace Force commander, during the 39th Annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 10, 2024. Colombia participation in Global Sentinel 2024 continues to show its growing cooperation with USSPACECOM. 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.</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson, U.S. Space Command strategy, plans and policy director, signs a Memorandum of Agreement for a liaison officer with Maj. Gen. Eric Cólen, Brazilian Space Operations Center commander, during the 39th Annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 11, 2024. This agreement builds upon the relationship with Brazil and emphasizes the importance of South American nations to the space domain. 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.</div>
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    <div> <span class="date">/ Published April 11, 2024</span></div>
    <span class="dateline-text">COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., </span>
    <p>U.S. Space Command leaders met with representatives from Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru to strengthen and expand space cooperation among partner nations in the Western Hemisphere during Space Symposium 39, April 8-11, 2024.<br />
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The Space Foundation’s annual event welcomes space professionals from around the world to plan for the future of space activities and promote greater synergy across the space enterprise. In addition to participation in Space Symposium’s programming with keynote remarks, panel discussions, and media engagements, the impressive international turnout offers USSPACECOM the opportunity to fill the week with invaluable discussions alongside global Allies and Partners congregated in a single location. <br />
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To kick off the week’s international engagements, U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, USSPACECOM commander, and Gen. Luis H. De León Pepelescov, Chief of the Uruguayan Air Force, signed a Space Situational Awareness information sharing agreement. USSPACECOM’s more-than 185 SSA agreements include partners from the commercial sector, academia, and foreign and intergovernmental organizations.<br />
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On the final day of Symposium, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson, USSPACECOM director of strategy, plans and policy, and Maj. Gen. Eric Cólen, Brazilian Space Operations Center commander, signed an arrangement to assign a Brazilian liaison officer to USSPACECOM. The liaison officer will provide Brazilian armed forces expertise and will serve as the national representative for all aspects of USSPACECOM-Brazilian cooperation with regard to the military use of space.<br />
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In addition to these agreements, Whiting and U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sergeant Jacob Simmons, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, participated in bilateral engagements with the Colombian Air Force, and the Peruvian Air Force on the following day to discuss the importance of space cooperation and responsible behaviors among spacefaring nations.<br />
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Strengthening partnerships among spacefaring nations promotes safe and sustainable space activities to ensure space remains accessible to future generations’ exploration and benefit.</p>
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