SHANNON PALLONE

Ms. Shannon Pallone is the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for Battle Management, Command, Control, Communications, and Space Intelligence (BMC3I), United States Space Force, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. She manages a $21B portfolio of programs across Space Domain Awareness, Battle Management, Data Services, Satellite Control, and Space Intelligence, ensuring dependable capabilities that support synchronized multi-domain operations.

Ms. Pallone began her career at the Space and Missile Systems Center as a Presidential Management Fellow and served in a range of increasingly responsible roles within the Spacelift Range and Satellite Control Network Division, the GPS III Follow-on Production Program Office, and the Command-and-Control System–Consolidated Program. She later served as the Materiel Leader for Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (SATCOM) and subsequently as the Senior Materiel Leader for Tactical SATCOM.

Ms. Pallone earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Duke University in 1999 and a Master of Pacific International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, in 2009. Prior to entering civil service, she gained professional experience as a television and film development executive, worked with several nonprofit organizations, and served as a staff geologist for an environmental consulting firm.

EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science, Geology, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
2009 Master’s Degree, Pacific International Affairs, University of San Diego, San Diego, Calif.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY

1. September 2009 – May 2010, Lead, Program Management Developmental Programs, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

2. May 2010 – August 2011, Project Officer, LTRS Integrated Support Contract, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

3. August 2011 – June 2012, Chief, Acquisition Operations, Spacelift Range & Network, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

4. June 2012 – June 2013, Executive Officer to the Executive Director, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

5. June 2013 – November 2015, Deputy Program Manager, GPS III Follow-on Production, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

6. November 2015 – May 2016, Branch Chief, Command & Control System-Consolidated, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

7. May 2016 – June 2019, Materiel Leader, Protected Tactical SATCOM, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

8. June 2019 – October 2021, Senior Materiel Leader, Tactical SATCOM, Space Development Corps, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

9. October 2021 – March 2022, Deputy Director, Space Enterprise Corps, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

10. March 2022 – December 2023, Deputy Program Executive Officer, Battle Management Command, Control, & Communications, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

11. December 2023 – March 2026 – Program Executive Officer, Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication, and Space Intelligence, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

12. March 2026 – Present, Portfolio Acquisition Executive, Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication, and Space Intelligence, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award

(Current as of August 2026)