Keynote Speaker
Lt Col Aaron T. Stevenson, USAFR
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Lt. Col. Aaron T. Stevenson is currently the deputy director of the Commercial Space Office (COMSO), Space Systems Command, U. S. Space Force (USSF), Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. Lt. Col. Stevenson provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the integration of innovative commercial space capabilities into USSF architectures. Responsible for managing a multidisciplinary team, he drives the development, implementation, and sustainment of commercial solutions to meet Space Operations Command and Combatant Commander’s Space Component needs to ensure resilience and enhance warfighter effectiveness. He also actively strengthens partnerships with industry, allies, and government agencies, aligning efforts with DoD and USSF strategies. Acting on behalf of the Director, Lt. Col. Stevenson ensures the office delivers cutting-edge, operationally relevant, and cost-effective space solutions at the speed of relevance.
Lt. Col. Stevenson began his Air Force career as an enlisted team chief in July of 1994 installing fiber optic network backbones at air bases around the world. He then received his commission through the Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Ala. Lt. Col. Stevenson’s acquisition experience spans air and space capabilities and systems across Air Force Space Operations Command, military satellite communications, global power projection, missile warning and detection, space domain awareness, special programs, C5ISR and counterspace mission areas. He has extensive experience leading large teams to deliver air and space capabilities to the DoD in both government and industry roles. Prior to his current position, Lt. Col. Stevenson was the deputy director of the Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Systems Delta, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. He provided strategic leadership, technical oversight, and administration for a critically manned, eighty-member green door unit comprised of military, civilian, and contractor personnel. Lt. Col. Stevenson synchronized space combat effects across multiple EW programs to meet cost, schedule and performance baselines, program executive office objectives, enterprise priorities, and senior leader guidance. He was also accountable for key delta level decisions, directing on behalf of, and representing the director of the EW Systems Delta when required. (Full Bio) |