A Colorado Springs teen is being recognized as the 2026 Military Child of the Year for the Space Force!
Years of deployments and long separations once left Taylor Schreiner feeling the quiet strain of military life. Now, the 18-year-old is being recognized for the strength and purpose she built from those experiences.
Schreiner, a senior at Discovery Canyon High School (DCC), is the daughter of Robert and Nicole Schreiner. Her father, a Space Force brigadier general, has served 28 years in the military and currently commands U.S. Space Forces Northern at Peterson Space Force Base. Her mother is a retired Air Force and Space Force civil servant…