{"id":51208,"date":"2024-05-28T19:11:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/buy-versus-build-will-new-commercial-space-strategies-shift-dod-decisions\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T19:11:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:11:55","slug":"buy-versus-build-will-new-commercial-space-strategies-shift-dod-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/buy-versus-build-will-new-commercial-space-strategies-shift-dod-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy Versus Build: Will New Commercial Space Strategies Shift DoD Decisions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cExploit what we have, buy what we can, build what we must.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While this has been the message of U.S. Space Force leadership over the past few years, many agree that it hasn\u2019t necessarily been the practice. Two new strategies released this spring \u2014 the Department of Defense Commercial Space Integration Strategy and the Space Force Commercial Space Strategy \u2014 formalize policy goals to integrate commercial solutions into the national security space architecture. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n3yDiOqeTSqdwuZk6lIl_VS_060124_DGTL_-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n3yDiOqeTSqdwuZk6lIl_VS_060124_DGTL_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n3yDiOqeTSqdwuZk6lIl_VS_060124_DGTL_-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n3yDiOqeTSqdwuZk6lIl_VS_060124_DGTL_-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/n3yDiOqeTSqdwuZk6lIl_VS_060124_DGTL_.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the June 2024 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>These strategies lay out priorities, approaches, and lines of effort to integrating commercial capabilities and identify specific mission areas that are prime for greater commercial integration. Against the backdrop of China and Russia increasing their space and counterspace capabilities, the DoD strategy recognizes \u201cthere is risk in not integrating commercial solutions and failing to capitalize on the commercial sector\u2019s technological innovation and speed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Via Satellite<\/em> spoke to a number of commercial space leaders and analysts about the strategy, who all agree that the strategies are a positive start, but they are closely watching implementation to see if incentives for program offices change, and what levels of funding are committed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time that you have a written strategy that talks about what is now national policy to leverage commercial first,\u201d says Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of Government Policy &amp; Strategy at Viasat. \u201cYou\u2019ve heard the leadership mantra for years about how important commercial is. This is the very first time that there is a strategy for purposeful integration. That in and of itself is notable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba28291561;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba28291561 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba28291562').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba28291562'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Commercial leaders commended both the DoD and the Space Force for listening to the commercial industry and incorporating that feedback into these policies, and say these policies are consistent with leadership\u2019s message over the past few years. <\/p>\n<p>Daniel Gizinski, Comtech chief strategy officer, says it\u2019s a good sign that messaging is moving into actual policy.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that both the Space Force and broader DoD have done exceptionally well is trial ideas with industry,\u201d he says. \u201cA lot of what you see in those policies is a consensus position that results from a very collaborative discussion. These policies formalize things that we\u2019ve been talking about for the last couple of years.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>Opportunities for Commercial <\/h3>\n<p>It is far from a new idea for the DoD to leverage commercial capabilities. Satellite communications and launch are capabilities where the DoD purchases commercial services, but the businesses that offer them also have robust commercial offerings. <\/p>\n<p>Under the traditional legacy space approach, the government owns and operates the U.S. military\u2019s space capabilities. While many of these capabilities are contracted out to companies, the distinction is that there is not a commercial use case for these capabilities and they are custom-built for the military. <\/p>\n<p>Commercial, the DoD strategy defines, refers to companies that produce solutions for commercial markets where the companies bear the investment risk and responsibility and operate with commercial market incentives. <\/p>\n<p>The DoD strategy says certain mission areas like command and control (C2) and missile warning are and will remain government-primary mission areas. <\/p>\n<p>The Space Force strategy put out a demand signal to the industry that the priority missions for new commercial integration are tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking (TacSRT); space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM); PNT; and space access, mobility, and logistics (SAML). <\/p>\n<p>Space Force is also targeting continued integration for mature missions like satcom, launch, and space domain awareness (SDA). <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba28291bd5;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba28291bd5 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba28291bd6').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba28291bd6'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cowen-Hirsch comments that the definition of commercial in the strategies is significant because it differentiates companies where the government is one of many customers from the defense industrial base. She says that while satellite communications has been predominantly commercial for a generation, it\u2019s still done on an ad hoc basis from an acquisition standpoint. <\/p>\n<p>She points to the opportunity for satcom where the Space Force says it looks to improve resilience by integrating proliferated commercial networks into hybrid architectures. <\/p>\n<p>The strategy \u201cclearly demonstrates in word and in deed that the government is intending to use multiple operators and not just have a singular solution, singular orbit, or all government or one commercial operator \u2014 but be able to leverage the best of breed,\u201d Cowen-Hirsch says. \u201cWe intend to be an essential element of that and leveraging not only our existing programmatic representation, but looking forward to make-versus-buy decisions going forward.\u201d  <\/p>\n<h3>A Legacy Acquisition Culture <\/h3>\n<p>While leveraging commercial is not a new idea, commercial leaders say the ingrained acquisition culture presents roadblocks, and the strategies at this stage do not identify incentives for program managers who make buy-versus-build decisions to take more risks on buying commercial. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLayers in the bureaucracy are not rewarded for doing this,\u201d says Charles Beames, chairman of York Space Systems and co-founder and chairman of the SmallSat Alliance industry group. \u201cBureaucracies exist for a very important reason to keep a steady state. But that means when you want to enact change, it\u2019s very difficult because it\u2019s designed to resist change.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Beames previously worked in acquisitions, and was formerly the principal director of Space &amp; Intelligence Systems in the Pentagon, where he oversaw the execution of a $90 billion annual acquisition budget focusing on remote sensing, communications, and space launch.<\/p>\n<p>He says that while the Space Development Agency (SDA) has been successful in shaking up acquisitions and going faster, the agency started from a clean sheet. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC), formerly Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), has an acquisition culture built over many years to handle billions of dollars of acquisitions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason why the SDA was able to go so quickly is because they didn\u2019t exist before, they didn\u2019t have to change,\u201d he says. \u201cWhereas SMC, now SSC, is an organization that\u2019s been around for a long, long time. It has an institutional memory and culture that is very difficult to change. It is changing \u2014 I would just say not fast enough to meet the Chinese threat.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The strategies themselves acknowledge this challenge, referencing \u201cinternal structural and cultural barriers related to a historic overreliance on exquisite government systems.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba282922e3;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba282922e3 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba282922e4').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba282922e4'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rory Welch, vice president of International Government and Space at Intelsat, says program officers often express interest in buying commercial, but it\u2019s difficult to break in and make progress because of incentives in the system. \u201cThe government has a tendency to buy systems that they have designed to their requirements,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p>Welch points to a successful example of integration, the Commercial Integration Cell of the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), which is focused on commercial and military integration and collaboration operationally. Intelsat was a founding member and has participated in pre-crisis planning and war games, along with information-sharing. <\/p>\n<p>But today, years after it was established, the Integration Cell is still under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), with no dedicated funding. Welch hopes the integration strategy will push further. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of structural and procedural issues that have prevented the government from figuring out what the right mechanism is for integrating commercial space operators into an organization like CIC,\u201d Welch says. \u201cUnder a CRADA, there\u2019s no resources going back and forth, there\u2019s no commitment. We\u2019ve made it work \u2014 but it\u2019s been very constraining in terms of what the CIC could be. We\u2019re cautiously optimistic that these things will change.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>Signs of Change <\/h3>\n<p>Commercial leaders stress that while these strategies say the right things, they are closely watching how the strategies will be implemented. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could have the greatest strategy in the world, but if you don\u2019t have the resources to execute on it, it\u2019s going to be problematic,\u201d says Tony Frazier, LeoLabs CEO.  <\/p>\n<p>LeoLabs works with the Space Force in a number of areas like the Space Force Commercial Space Office and the SDA\u2019s TAP Lab to demonstrate its space domain awareness capabilities, with the goal of being able to compete for programs of record. <\/p>\n<p>Frazier says he expects to see the Space Force evaluate what portfolios of capability can be moved to commercial versus government-owned systems. He describes that a similar process took place when he was with Maxar, working with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), that resulted in the 10-year commitment for optical imagery under the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) contract. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should be able to evaluate every mission that falls under those eight categories and determine which ones commercial could provide a capability that meets the mission requirements and is cost effective for the taxpayer,\u201d Frazier says. \u201cThat analysis needs to occur now across each of these mission areas. That should result in a clear business case to award programs that are enduring.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba282929a8;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba282929a8 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba282929a9').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba282929a9'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cowen-Hirsch points out that there is no tangible funding dedicated to commercial integration in the fiscal year 2025 President\u2019s Budget or the Program Objectives Memorandum (POM).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBudget is important. I was a little surprised that there wasn\u2019t at least an indicator on the Services\u2019 budget submissions,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019ll see how they correct that going forward to ensure that there is sufficient resource to do what they say \u2014 to intentionally test and train and integrate well left of crisis.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Beames says one indicator that these strategies have made an impact is if Pentagon leadership says no to a milestone decision to start a new 10-year development program for a government-owned system for not taking into account commercial. <\/p>\n<p>He pointed to the example of Frank Kendall when he was the DoD\u2019s top acquisition official. In 2012, Kendall stopped a plan to purchase 50 rocket cores from United Launch Alliance and set aside 14 missions for competition, which opened the door for SpaceX to begin to compete for military launch contracts.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe need that same sort of moment in satellite, in ground,\u201d Beames says. Someone needs to say: \u201c\u2018Stop the train. I\u2019m not going to approve this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A First Step<\/h3>\n<p>These strategies represent the first step in a bigger shift at the Department of Defense and Space Force, says Brian Bone, principal director of the Commercial Space Futures Office at The Aerospace Corporation, who previously worked in space acquisition for the Air Force. <\/p>\n<p>Aerospace\u2019s Commercial Space Futures Office is dedicated to helping government customers take advantage of commercial capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>These policies \u201care an important stake in the ground that is meant to get the motor started in how the DoD is getting out in front of the problem of speed, affordability, and resilience, and how commercial plays a role in that,\u201d he says. \u201cI think the Department recognizes that the space innovation base is moving at a speed that if the government had to do it themselves, they wouldn\u2019t be able to match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bone says it\u2019s a positive sign that this focus on integration is coming before a crisis, to avoid a situation like an intelligence analyst in the field using their own credit card to buy a commercial image in a crisis because they can\u2019t purchase it any other way. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba28292f74;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6ba28292f74 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba28292f75').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6ba28292f75'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is most encouraging is that at all levels in the DoD there\u2019s enthusiasm,\u201d he says. \u201cThere\u2019s a real willingness and a recognition that we\u2019ve got to do something, we can\u2019t wait any longer. We\u2019re going to make this change. It cannot wait until a crisis.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Frazier echoes the need to move quickly in order to respond to the threats at hand. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe threats are very current and real. Everyone in the industry and government has a sense of urgency to go from the vision of the strategy to implementation,\u201d Frazier says. \u201cSpace is becoming more congested and more contested. We\u2019d love to see an equal sense of urgency in the execution of the strategy so that the warfighter can take advantage of all the capability that is online today.\u201d <strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404699:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bIK4bcL5SXGekUYVHcOR_Defense_Tech-300x212.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bIK4bcL5SXGekUYVHcOR_Defense_Tech-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bIK4bcL5SXGekUYVHcOR_Defense_Tech-800x566.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bIK4bcL5SXGekUYVHcOR_Defense_Tech-640x453.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bIK4bcL5SXGekUYVHcOR_Defense_Tech.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tA Guide to the Latest Trends in Policy and Innovation in Space Defense<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404702:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ryQFs9rdTLaBomfYT5wC_ED_Note-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1s4gQBezRICpiI2a6DOg_VS_060124_DGTL_2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1s4gQBezRICpiI2a6DOg_VS_060124_DGTL_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1s4gQBezRICpiI2a6DOg_VS_060124_DGTL_2-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1s4gQBezRICpiI2a6DOg_VS_060124_DGTL_2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1s4gQBezRICpiI2a6DOg_VS_060124_DGTL_2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tChina\u2019s Push for a More Commercial Space Industry<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 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