Guetlein outlines first Golden Dome priorities

By Shelley K. Mesch / July 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As head of the "Golden Dome for America" initiative, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein said today he will spend his first 60 days focused on building partnerships across the Defense Department and other federal agencies, developing a comprehensive command and control structure and assessing the industrial base for capabilities and capacity. While Guetlein is confident in the components of Golden Dome , he acknowledges that creating an organizational structure surrounding the system will be difficult, particularly as the needed technologies...

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