U.S. Space Forces Korea recently participated in its first space-defense tabletop exercise alongside South Korean government and military space experts, including representatives from the Ministry of National Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Personnel chiefs for each of the military services told a congressional subpanel on Wednesday that they will feel an impact from the Pentagon’s deferred resignation program and early retirement initiative and are analyzing where the effects will be felt most.

The launch was the first since ULA’s Cert-2 mission of the Vulcan rocket on Oct. 4, 2024. ULA had been hoping to get a quick certification of the Vulcan from the Space Force that would open up the door for national security missions. The certification process, though, stretched for months, only coming on March 26.

Made public Tuesday, the 54-page, heavily redacted document from the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General notes Space Command’s concerns that civilian staffing lapses would impact readiness appeared to weigh heavily on former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers made similar statements before back in November when he said he expected Trump would issue an executive order to send Space Command to his home state of Alabama during his first week in office.

Col. Susannah Meyers, leader of Pituffik Space Base, was replaced Thursday after “a loss of confidence in her ability to lead,” U.S. Space Operations Command said in a statement.

Nations interested in working with the U.S. in space will soon have a guiding document, an international partnership strategy, Gen. Chance Saltzman announced, saying that “space power is the ultimate team sport.”

Though Congress can add some funds for specific projects to continuing resolutions, military services are typically unable to start new projects that had not been previously funded without an appropriated budget.

During her tenure with Space Base Delta 1, Ember participated in several Secret Service tasks, providing explosive detection support during presidential and vice-presidential visits, officials said. She also participated in numerous security details with multiple handlers.

Troy Meink, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Air Force, told senators that he will focus on technical innovation and workforce retention if confirmed as the next secretary for the service.