Air & Space Warfighters in Action: Col. Nicole Petrucci
Air & Space Warfighters in Action: Col. Nicole Petrucci, Commander, Space Delta 3, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Key Takeaways:
- There’s an acknowledgment of increased electronic warfare in recent conflicts. This has led to a strategic reevaluation and enhancement of training protocols to better prepare for such scenarios.
- Emphasizes the importance of making operational data readily accessible across different security levels, and the ability for teams to customize their graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to meet specific operational needs.
- The Space Command has an innovation office focused on developing new systems and technologies. This office collaborates internally and externally to push forward new ideas and applications, demonstrating a proactive approach to technological advancement.
Leadership and Development
-“We started a program called Guardian and Airman Development Program.”
-“We development program is run by the NCO Council from all over the Delta.”
Enhanced Electronic Warfare Training and Collaborative Training Efforts
-“What we’ve seen in this conflict (Ukraine) is more EW than ever before.”
-“The best thing is getting people to do the right training, which means you need the right simulators.”
-“We’re doing even more exercises …as part of the Space Force generation model.”
-“We must have instructors that are good enough and understand the environment.”
-“We have the Rapid Reaction Branch that’s part of the systems commands, they’re able to rapidly develop tactics.”
-“We can use our systems to help counter some of the new threats.”
Data Accessibility and Challenges
-“We’re getting our operating systems, and we’re handling data better and faster. It’s just making sure data is available on a classification people can use.”
-“We have 10 teams deployed around the world right now and not every location is the same classification, which is creating little bit of a problem for us.”
-“Some of those lessons we’ve learned are, what kind of resources do we need to request downrange to make sure that we can do those capabilities that we’re presented to do as soon as we get there.”
-“We are partnered with Delta 6, which is the Cyber Squadron and they don’t have enough people right now.”
Innovation and Development
-“We’re going through rapid prototyping and rapid acquisition with some of our systems.”
-“How are we spending money in a way that is responsible, but will also help the system move forward?”
-“Our Supra Coders developed an application that we can use to do our situation reporting in ways that people needed so they can adjust that data and then use it for lessons learned to consolidate data.”
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