KARA M. TROHAUGH Ms. Kara M. Trohaugh, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of Strategy, Force Structure, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this role, Ms. Trohaugh is responsible for developing and synchronizing Space Force strategy, plans, force structure and posture, as well as international, interagency, and commercial partnerships with Department of War priorities. Additionally, she leads the transformation and implementation of Space Force warfighting requirements and force structure assessment processes. Ms. Trohaugh began her career at the Office of Naval Intelligence in various analytic and leadership roles within the Farragut Technical Analysis Center, the Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, and the Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center. She has completed multiple deployments as a civilian intelligence analyst in the U.S. Central Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. European Command areas of operation in support of US Navy expeditionary and special operations forces. Prior to her current assignment, Ms. Trohaugh served at Headquarters, U.S. Space Force as the Deputy Director of Requirements and as the Division Chief for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Partnerships and Integration. EDUCATION 2010 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. 2012 and 2013 Summer Language Institute - Political Russian, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C. 2013 Master of Science and Technology Intelligence - Weapons of Mass Destruction Concentration, National Intelligence University, Washington, D.C. 2024 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. September 2010–December 2013, Foreign Missile Analyst, Farragut Technical Analysis Center, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. 2. December 2013–April 2017, Irregular Warfare Analyst, Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. 3. April 2017–October 2017, Maritime Domain Awareness Program Manager, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. 4. October 2017–December 2019, Division Chief, Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. 5. December 2019–May 2021, Division Chief, Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. 6. May 2021–October 2023, Division Chief, ISR Partnerships and Integration, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, S2, Arlington, Va. 7. October 2023–September 2025, Deputy Director of Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, S5/8, Arlington, Va. 8. September 2025–present, Director of Strategy, Force Structure, and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, S5/8, Arlington, Va. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS 2023 Department of the Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award 2016 Joint Civilian Service Achievement Award 2016 Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award 2015 Global War on Terrorism Medal (Current as of June 2026)