AFA Warfare Symposium GMTI Panel
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    address region: Colorado
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  performer: Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess
  performer: Maj. Gen. Gregory Gagnon
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Combined Force Space Component Command Change of Command
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about: Assuming command of CFSCC
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description: Burt assumed command of CFSCC from Lt. Gen. John Shaw, remarking that Guardians are warfighters and pledging an innovative, digitally-focused, allied-partnership approach.
location: Vandenberg Air Force Base
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    address locality: Lompoc
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start date: 2020-11-16

Space Force: A New Domain with Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Mitchell Institute Schriever Spacepower Series -- Lt Gen DeAnna Burt
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description: Lieutenant General DeAnna M. Burt (USSF, Ret.) served from 2022 to 2025 as Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear -- a role she described as the 'chief operating officer' of the United States Space Force. Commissioned in 1992 through Air Force ROTC at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, she built a career centered on space operations, commanding the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, the 460th Operations Group, the 50th Space Wing, and the Combined Force Space Component Command. She transferred into the newly created Space Force in May 2021 as its first woman to hold general-officer rank, and later became the service's first female major general. She retired on October 1, 2025, after 33 years in uniform.
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25 Nations Participate in Global Sentinel 22
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alternative headline: 25 Nations Participate in Global Sentinel 22
date published: 2022
description: Covers Burt's opening remarks for the multinational exercise.
publisher: U.S. Space Command

Breaking Barriers
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about: DeAnna Burt
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description: Profile discussing Burt's path from ERAU to Space Force leadership.
publisher: Lift Magazine (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)

Burt holds first call for Team 5-0
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about: DeAnna Burt
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alternative headline: Burt holds first call for Team 5-0
description: Discusses Burt's childhood move to Jacksonville, Florida.
publisher: Schriever Space Force Base

Burt: Singularly focused on the mission
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about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: Profile
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date published: 2016-05-09
description: By Amy Sweet.
publisher: Colorado Springs Business Journal

Burt: Space Force Needs to ‘Get Out of Our Own Way,’ Enable Companies Instead
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about: DeAnna Burt
date published: 2022-09-23

Burt's parting thoughts on the Space Force and its next chapter
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about: DeAnna Burt
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date published: 2025
description: Interview reflecting on Burt's retirement and the Space Force's evolution.
publisher: SpaceNews

Burt’s parting thoughts on the Space Force and its next chapter
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about: DeAnna Burt
date published: 2025-08-13

CFSCC hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for new HQ, CSpOC building
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alternative headline: CFSCC hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for new HQ, CSpOC building
publisher: U.S. Space Command

CFSCC says farewell to Burt, welcomes Schiess
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about: DeAnna Burt
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alternative headline: CFSCC says farewell to Burt, welcomes Schiess
date published: 2022-08
description: Covers Burt relinquishing command of CFSCC.
publisher: SAF/IA

CFSCC Spotlight: Space weather team supports DoD, international allies
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about: DeAnna Burt
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alternative headline: CFSCC Spotlight: Space weather team supports DoD, international allies
publisher: U.S. Space Command

CFSCC's Combined Space Operations Center hosts first International Space Day
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about: DeAnna Burt
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alternative headline: CFSCC's Combined Space Operations Center hosts first International Space Day
date published: 2021-05
publisher: Space Force

CFSCC's Combined Space Operations Center hosts first International Space Day celebration
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about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: News Article
alternative headline: CFSCC's Combined Space Operations Center hosts first International Space Day celebration
date published: 2021-05-07
publisher: Space Operations Command (SpOC)

Combined Force Space Component Command welcomes new commander
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about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: News Article
alternative headline: Combined Force Space Component Command welcomes new commander
date published: 2020
description: Covers Burt's assumption of command of CFSCC.
publisher: KSBY

Department of Texas Military Order of Purple Heart
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about: DeAnna Burt
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alternative headline: Department of Texas Military Order of Purple Heart
publisher: Facebook

General Officer Announcement
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: Press Release
alternative headline: General Officer Announcement
date published: 2022-10-12
description: Announces Burt's nomination for lieutenant general and deputy chief of space operations role.
publisher: U.S. Department of Defense

Interview: How the US plans to improve its missile warning satellites
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about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: Interview
alternative headline: Interview: How the US plans to improve its missile warning satellites
date published: 2021-01-22
publisher: C4ISRNET

Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt
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about: DeAnna Burt
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alternative headline: Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt
publisher: Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Lt Gen DeAnna Burt Interview with Moves Power Women
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
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publisher: Moves Power Women

Lt Gen DeAnna M. Burt Retirement Ceremony
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
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alternative headline: Lt Gen DeAnna M. Burt Retirement Ceremony
date published: 2025-08-14
publisher: Dover Air Force Base

Maj Gen DeAnna Burt Speaks at Ceremony
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about: DeAnna Burt
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publisher: DVIDS

Major General Deanna 'Spice' Burt
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about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: Profile
alternative headline: Major General Deanna 'Spice' Burt
date published: 2021-03
publisher: Rhone Consulting Copy

Orbital Debris
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about: DeAnna Burt
date published: 2022-04
description: Some high-value areas in orbit around Earth are getting crowded. The number of spacecraft launched per year has increased ten-fold compared to a decade ago. Statistics vary as references are quickly obsolete with each new launch (which alone reinforces that orbital content is increasing rapidly). Regardless, the trend does not appear to be slowing. The latest Euroconsult Analysis predicts a four-fold increase in satellite launches in the next decade – or approximately 17,000 new satellites.[1] Much of the growth is fueled by the new low and medium earth orbit mega constellations, being brought to you by SpaceX (Starlink), Amazon (Kuiper), OneWeb, Telesat, E-space and China’s GW, to provide relatively inexpensive global internet services. Meanwhile, behemoth communication satellites in geostationary orbits that provide continuous wide-spectrum coverage to an entire continent are not going away. No traffic lights exist on these orbital highways. These operational assets must track traffic in their 'neighborhood' and decide whether to take action to ensure they don’t crash. Add uncontrolled, defunct satellites and spent stages of launch vehicles as obstacles on the road. Then literally pepper the expanse with shards from explosions caused by residual fuel, thermally cycled batteries, or in-space collisions. These millions of smaller pieces go whizzing in and out of orbits given the velocity changes imparted when they were birthed by explosions or collisions. At Prime Movers Lab, we have a deep interest in creating a sustainable space environment for the healthy and prosperous growth of the space economy and infrastructure on which we all depend. To understand the dangers of growing congestion and orbital debris – and what we can do about it – we have spent time speaking with numerous companies developing orbital debris-related technologies and services as well as space environmental, insurance, policy, and law experts (see our webinar recap). What follows is a summary …
publisher: Prime Movers Lab

Pentagon announces senior U.S. Space Force leadership changes
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about: DeAnna Burt
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date published: 2025
description: Covers restructuring of Burt's former role following her retirement.
publisher: SpaceNews

Phoenix 1992 (Embry-Riddle Yearbook)
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about: DeAnna Burt
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description: Documents Burt's role as AFROTC cadet wing commander and chair of the Women's Programming Board.
publisher: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

PN2682 — Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt — Space Force
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about: DeAnna Burt
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alternative headline: PN2682 — Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt — Space Force
date published: 2022-10-12
description: Senate nomination record.
publisher: United States Congress

Readout of US Space Force Chief Operations Officer Lt. Gen. Burt's travel
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: Press Readout
alternative headline: Readout of US Space Force Chief Operations Officer Lt. Gen. Burt's travel
date published: 2023-05
description: Covers Burt's May 2023 trip to Germany and the United Kingdom.
publisher: SAF/IA

Red Flag: Integrating air, space, cyber domains
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about: DeAnna Burt
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date published: 2016
description: Covers Red Flag 16-3 multi-domain exercise Burt led.
publisher: Nellis Air Force Base

Schiess takes over U.S. Space Command's coalition forces component
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: News Article
alternative headline: Schiess takes over U.S. Space Command's coalition forces component
date published: 2022-08-22
description: By Sandra Erwin; covers Burt relinquishing CFSCC command.
publisher: SpaceNews

Small uniform tweak, big change for Space Force culture
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: news article
alternative headline: Uniform and culture coverage
date published: 2025-08
description: Coverage of Burt's comments on Space Force cultural identity and the 'operators and warfighters' framing.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine

Space Brief 14 Aug 2025
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about: DeAnna Burt
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date published: 2025-08-14
publisher: KeepTrack

Space Delta 5 holds first change of command ceremony
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about: DeAnna Burt
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Space Flag holds first exercise with coalition partners
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
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Space Force hosts gathering of 18 nations
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: News Article
alternative headline: Space Force hosts gathering of 18 nations
date published: 2024-04
publisher: Space Force

Space Force preps infrastructure, operators for target-tracking mission
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: news article
alternative headline: Target-tracking mission preparation
date published: 2025-08-04
description: Reporting on Space Force preparations for the GMTI/AMTI mission based on Burt's remarks.
publisher: Defense News

Space Force to launch actual GMTI sats in the next year, general says
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about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: news article
alternative headline: GMTI satellite launch coverage
date published: 2025-08
description: Coverage of Burt's remarks on the Ground Moving Target Indicator program timeline.
publisher: Breaking Defense

Space Force's parting thoughts on the service's next chapter
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about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: interview
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date published: 2025-08
description: Retirement interview covering budget advocacy, digital literacy, and advice to Guardians.
publisher: SpaceNews

Spacecom Aims to Ensure Space Domain Is Protected, General Says
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
date published: 2021-05-03
description: U.S. Space Command supports the geographic combatant commanders by defending the space assets used by all commands that are vital to missile warnings and tracking; these include GPS and space-based sensors. Spacecom is also a geographic combatant command since its territory extends from 100 kilometers above the Earth into space.

US Space Force Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, Chief Operations Officer for ...
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about: DeAnna Burt
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date published: 2023
publisher: SAF/IA

U.S. Space Force to expand presence inside the Pentagon
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about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: News Article
alternative headline: U.S. Space Force to expand presence inside the Pentagon
date published: 2020-05-28
description: By Sandra Erwin.
publisher: SpaceNews

U.S. to support international effort to set rules of behavior in space
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
date published: 2021-02-24

USSF Major General Burt visits Korean peninsula
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: News Article
alternative headline: USSF Major General Burt visits Korean peninsula
date published: 2021-10
description: Covers Burt's keynote at the Seoul International Aerospace Symposium.
publisher: Vandenberg Space Force Base

Vandenberg Air Force Base transitions to Space Force base
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: News Article
alternative headline: Vandenberg Air Force Base transitions to Space Force base
date published: 2021-05-14
publisher: U.S. Space Command

Video - Lt Gen DeAnna M. Burt Retirement Ceremony
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about: DeAnna Burt
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date published: 2025-08-14
publisher: DVIDS

Warning Systems Enabled by Medium-Earth Orbit Are Crucial
type: NewsArticle
about: DeAnna Burt
additional type: News Article
alternative headline: Warning Systems Enabled by Medium-Earth Orbit Are Crucial
publisher: AFCEA Signal

'We are the center of space operations': Air Force Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt takes charge of unit during first change of command
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about: DeAnna Burt
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date published: 2020-11-16
description: By Dave Minsky; covers Burt taking command of CFSCC.
publisher: Santa Maria Times

We are the center of space operations: Air Force Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt takes charge
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description: Coverage of Burt assuming command of the Combined Force Space Component Command at Vandenberg AFB.
publisher: Santa Maria Times

Wing welcomes 'home' new leader
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about: DeAnna Burt
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Women Breaking Barriers Breakfast featuring Lieutenant General ...
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publisher: FWA

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award: Air Force Training Ribbon (United States Air Force)
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award: NATO Medal (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
award: National Defense Service Medal (United States Air Force)
award: Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal (United States Air Force)
award: Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol) (United States Air Force)
description: Lieutenant General DeAnna M. Burt (USSF, Ret.) served from 2022 to 2025 as Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear -- a role she described as the 'chief operating officer' of the United States Space Force. Commissioned in 1992 through Air Force ROTC at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, she built a career centered on space operations, commanding the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, the 460th Operations Group, the 50th Space Wing, and the Combined Force Space Component Command. She transferred into the newly created Space Force in May 2021 as its first woman to hold general-officer rank, and later became the service's first female major general. She retired on October 1, 2025, after 33 years in uniform.
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Space Force: A New Domain
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Schriever Spacepower Series
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Burt's Parting Thoughts on the Space Force and Its Next Chapter
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about: Retirement reflections; budget advocacy; digital literacy
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description: Reflective, first-person interview on budget priorities, AI/ML adoption, and advice to Guardians ahead of her October 2025 retirement.
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