SPACE SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS
Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon
Commander
U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command
Lt. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon is Commander, U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. As commander, he is responsible for over 12,000 Guardians and Airmen focused on generating, presenting and sustaining U.S. Space Force combat-ready space control, global operations and combat service support forces. Moreover, as the USSF service force provider, he is responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations for sourcing, training, certifying and assessing the readiness of America’s Space Forces to execute service and combatant commander-assigned missions.
Lt. Gen. Gagnon was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Saint Michael’s College in Winooski, Vermont. He is a career Intelligence officer with an extensive background in cyberspace operations. Gagnon has commanded at the squadron, group and joint wing levels with one command tour within Afghanistan. He is a fully qualified Joint Staff Officer. His staff tours include Pacific Air Forces, Air Force Space Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command. Gagnon has deployed on multiple occasions in support of joint air and special operations. Prior to his current position, Gagnon was the Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.