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Lessons from the US Space Force on creating an agile talent model

Katharine Kelley,
Katharine Kelley, US Space Force
Katharine Kelley Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital - U.S. Space Force
Jude Blanchette, and
Jude Blanchette
Jude Blanchette Freeman Chair in China Studies - CSIS
Ryan Hass
Ryan Hass, Fellow, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
Ryan Hass Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies, The Michael H. Armacost Chair

November 10, 2022

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6) stands ready on May 15, 2020 for a scheduled launch tomorrow at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force will be the sixth flight of the OTV-6 space plane, an unmanned spacecraft which resembles a miniature version of NASA's retired space shuttle. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE
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In the latest episode of “Vying for Talent,” co-hosts Jude Blanchette and Ryan Hass are joined by Katharine Kelley, the deputy chief of space operations for human capital at the U.S. Space Force. Kelley highlights the value of diverse talent and the importance of upskilling, drawing on insight from the Space Force’s “melting pot” of Defense Department culture and practices.

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Katharine Kelley, US Space Force
Katharine Kelley Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital - U.S. Space Force
Jude Blanchette
Jude Blanchette Freeman Chair in China Studies - CSIS
Ryan Hass, Fellow, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
Ryan Hass Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies, The Michael H. Armacost Chair

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