SPACE BASE DELTA 1 CELEBRATES USSF 6TH BIRTHDAY (Photo)
- 12/16/25
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Media outlets are invited to cover the U.S. Space Force sixth birthday cake cutting ceremony with Space Base Delta 1 here, Dec. 19 at 10:30 a.m.
As the Space Force continues to mature and evolve, this anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on its accomplishments and future priorities.
The event, hosted at the on-base Hub Community Center, will include U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, Combat Forces Command commander, Col. Kenneth Klock, SBD 1 commander, and the youngest USSF Guardian, who will cut the ceremonial birthday cake. The cake cutting ceremony is a long-standing military tradition where the most senior servicemember and the most junior servicemember cut the cake, symbolizing the passing of knowledge and experience from one generation to the next.
In order to register for access to the installation, media representatives interested in attending must RSVP to Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs at SBD1.PA@spaceforce.mil Please identify specific names and contact numbers for media professionals who plan to attend no later than 9 a.m. MST on Thursday, Dec. 18.
Media who have RSVP’d should meet at the Peterson SFB West Gate Visitor Center located at 1334 Stewart Ave., no later than 9:45 a.m. on the date of the event. From there media will be escorted via government vehicles on base. Due to current base security measures, media who have not RSVP’d will not be granted access.
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SPACE BASE DELTA 1 CELEBRATES USSF 6TH BIRTHDAY (Photo)
- 12/16/25
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Media outlets are invited to cover the U.S. Space Force sixth birthday cake cutting ceremony with Space Base Delta 1 here, Dec. 19 at 10:30 a.m.
As the Space Force continues to mature and evolve, this anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on its accomplishments and future priorities.
The event, hosted at the on-base Hub Community Center, will include U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, Combat Forces Command commander, Col. Kenneth Klock, SBD 1 commander, and the youngest USSF Guardian, who will cut the ceremonial birthday cake. The cake cutting ceremony is a long-standing military tradition where the most senior servicemember and the most junior servicemember cut the cake, symbolizing the passing of knowledge and experience from one generation to the next.
In order to register for access to the installation, media representatives interested in attending must RSVP to Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs at SBD1.PA@spaceforce.mil Please identify specific names and contact numbers for media professionals who plan to attend no later than 9 a.m. MST on Thursday, Dec. 18.
Media who have RSVP’d should meet at the Peterson SFB West Gate Visitor Center located at 1334 Stewart Ave., no later than 9:45 a.m. on the date of the event. From there media will be escorted via government vehicles on base. Due to current base security measures, media who have not RSVP’d will not be granted access.
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