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At a mid-2019 press event just prior to the establishment of USSPACECOM, then-[[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[John W. Raymond]] (set to lead the new command) stated that the NRO will "respond to the direction of the [[United States Space Command]] commander" to "protecting and defending those (space) capabilities". General Raymond further stated that "we [NRO and USSPACECOM] have a shared concept of operations, we have a shared vision and a shared concept of operations. We train together, we exercise together, we man the same C2 center, if you will, at the [[National Space Defense Center]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/1949346/media-roundtable-with-us-space-command-commander-gen-john-raymond/ |title=Media Roundtable with U.S. Space Command Commander Gen. John Raymond |website=defense.gov |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] |access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref>
At a mid-2019 press event just prior to the establishment of USSPACECOM, then-[[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[General]] [[John W. Raymond]] (set to lead the new command) stated that the NRO will "respond to the direction of the [[United States Space Command]] commander" to "protecting and defending those (space) capabilities". General Raymond further stated that "we [NRO and USSPACECOM] have a shared concept of operations, we have a shared vision and a shared concept of operations. We train together, we exercise together, we man the same C2 center, if you will, at the [[National Space Defense Center]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/1949346/media-roundtable-with-us-space-command-commander-gen-john-raymond/ |title=Media Roundtable with U.S. Space Command Commander Gen. John Raymond |website=defense.gov |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]] |access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref>


In December 2019, the [[United States Space Force]] (USSF) was established, also helmed by Raymond, now a Space Force General and [[Chief of Space Operations]] (CSO).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Browne|first=Ryan|date=December 21, 2019|title=With a signature, Trump brings Space Force into being|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/20/politics/trump-creates-space-force/index.html|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=[[CNN]]|language=en}}</ref> NRO continued its close relationship with American military space operations, partnering with the Space Force's [[Space and Missile Systems Center]] (SMC) to manage the [[National Security Space Launch]] (NSSL) program, which uses government and [[Private spaceflight|contract spacecraft]] to launch important government payloads.<ref name=NDM1>{{cite news |last=Tadjdeh |first=Yasmin |date=July 20, 2021 |title=JUST IN: National Reconnaissance Office Embracing Commercial Tech |url=https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/7/20/national-reconnaissance-office-embracing-commercial-tech |work=[[National Defense Industrial Association#National Defense magazine|National Defense Magazine]] |access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name=CRS1>{{Cite news|last=McCall|first=Stephen|date=December 30, 2020|title=Defense Primer: National Security Space Launch|work=[[Congressional Research Service]]|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF11531.pdf|access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref> NSSL supports both the USSF and NRO, as well as the [[United States Navy|Navy]].<ref name=CRS1/> NRO Director Scolese has characterized his agency as critical to American space dominance, stating that NRO provides "unrivaled situational awareness and intelligence to the best [[Imagery intelligence|imagery]] and [[Signals intelligence|signals data]] on the planet."<ref name=NDM1/>
In December 2019, the [[United States Space Force]] (USSF) was established, also helmed by Raymond, now a Space Force General and [[Chief of Space Operations]] (CSO).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Browne|first=Ryan|date=December 21, 2019|title=With a signature, Trump brings Space Force into being|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/20/politics/trump-creates-space-force/index.html|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> NRO continued its close relationship with American military space operations, partnering with the Space Force's [[Space and Missile Systems Center]] (SMC) to manage the [[National Security Space Launch]] (NSSL) program, which uses government and [[Private spaceflight|contract spacecraft]] to launch important government payloads.<ref name=NDM1>{{cite news |last=Tadjdeh |first=Yasmin |date=July 20, 2021 |title=JUST IN: National Reconnaissance Office Embracing Commercial Tech |url=https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/7/20/national-reconnaissance-office-embracing-commercial-tech |work=[[National Defense Industrial Association#National Defense magazine|National Defense Magazine]] |access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name=CRS1>{{Cite news|last=McCall|first=Stephen|date=December 30, 2020|title=Defense Primer: National Security Space Launch|work=[[Congressional Research Service]]|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF11531.pdf|access-date=July 21, 2021}}</ref> NSSL supports both the USSF and NRO, as well as the [[United States Navy|Navy]].<ref name=CRS1/> NRO Director Scolese has characterized his agency as critical to American space dominance, stating that NRO provides "unrivaled situational awareness and intelligence to the best [[Imagery intelligence|imagery]] and [[Signals intelligence|signals data]] on the planet."<ref name=NDM1/>


In August 2021, Scolese said he, Raymond, and Dickinson recently agreed to a Protect and Defend Strategic Framework covering national security in space and the relationship between DOD and the intelligence community on everything from acquisition to operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/nro-innovating-faster-in-era-of-great-power-space-competition/|title = NRO Innovating Faster in Era of Great Power Space Competition|date = 31 August 2021}}</ref>
In August 2021, Scolese said he, Raymond, and Dickinson recently agreed to a Protect and Defend Strategic Framework covering national security in space and the relationship between DOD and the intelligence community on everything from acquisition to operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/nro-innovating-faster-in-era-of-great-power-space-competition/|title = NRO Innovating Faster in Era of Great Power Space Competition|date = 31 August 2021}}</ref>
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