Missile Defense Leaders Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey and Riki Ellison Visit VSFB

Riki Ellison, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance founder and chairman, speaks to an audience at the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site Memorial at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 28, 2025. Ellison worked in the creation of the memorial to honor Reagan’s address to the nation on missile defense. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Missile Defense Leaders Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey and Riki Ellison Visit VSFB

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense commanding general, and Riki Ellison, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance founder and chairman, and Vandenberg members pose with signed footballs awarded to them by Ellison at the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site Memorial at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 28, 2025. The footballs were dedicated to members who showed exceptional efforts in aiding missile defense. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Missile Defense Leaders Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey and Riki Ellison Visit VSFB

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense commanding general, MDAA members, and U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, participate in an open panel at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 28, 2025. The subject of the panel was missile defense and how the USASMDC ties into the space mission at VSFB and globally. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Missile Defense Leaders Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey and Riki Ellison Visit VSFB

Riki Ellison, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) founder and chairman, and Space Launch Delta 30 leadership pose with signed footballs awarded to them by Ellison at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 28, 2025. Ellison spoke on a panel to leadership and base members regarding MDAA and national missile defense. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)

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Missile Defense Leaders Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey and Riki Ellison Visit VSFB

Published April 28, 2025
By Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw
Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Riki Ellison, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance founder and chairman, speaks to an audience at the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site Memorial at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 28, 2025. Ellison worked in the creation of the memorial to honor Reagan’s address to the nation on missile defense. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw)