Maxwell AFB, Ala. – Brig. Gen. Shawn Bratton, Space Training and Readiness Command commander presents the guidon of U.S. Space Force Space Delta 13 to Col. Niki Lindhorst during the unit’s activation and assumption of command ceremony, Sep. 13, 2021. Delta 13 will concentrate on building independent developmental education at the intermediate and senior levels for officers and to further enlisted developmental education through the establishment of the Enlisted Center of Excellence. The Department of the Air Force designated Maxwell as the initial location for Delta 13. The permanent location to be determined through the strategic basing process and approved by the Secretary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)