Iridium Communications announced that retired U.S. Space Force Colonel Kalliroi Landry has joined the company as Government Programs Director. In this role, Col. Landry will work with Department of Defense (DoD) communities to drive business growth. Previously, at the Space Development Agency, Col. Landry served as Chief of the Support Cell, where she was responsible for the planning, acquisition, and deployment of ground and user-terminal systems, as well as launch services that are fundamental to the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. Her extensive military career encompassed a variety of space acquisition roles, including developmental planning, research and development, satellite operations, range management, acquisition policy, and program management. She has held positions at squadron, numbered air force, and major command levels, as well as participating in joint missions and serving within the intelligence community.