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Acquiring Minds

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Welcome to Acquiring Minds, an information series that breaks down how the capabilities acquired by Space Systems Command are empowering our Nation's warfighters, contributing to lethality, and keeping our homeland safe. 

The Space Force Mission is to secure our Nation's interests in, from, and to space, and that starts with space acquisition. This is the heart of what we do at Space Systems Command: identifying and delivering the complex capabilities and systems our warfighters need to defend our Nation and protect our way of life. This space is dedicated to sharing examples of how the acquisition work that we do here every day helps the men and women in our U.S. military - our warfighters - as well as our allied partners - have the tools they need to most effectively protect and defend our Nation - on ground, at sea, by air and in space. 
 - Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant
Video by Sarah McNulty
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Acquiring Minds Episode 18 - System Deltas
Space Systems Command
April 16, 2026 | 2:42
In the race to maintain superiority in space, our greatest asset isn't just technology—it's our people. But for decades, a wall stood between the teams who build our space systems and the teams who operate them. To outpace a rapidly evolving threat, the U.S. Space Force knew that wall had to come down.

This is the story of System and Mission Deltas—a new Space Force construct designed to tear down acquisition silos and accelerate the delivery of space-based capabilities to the warfighter.
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