Space Force

The Space Force senior leader highlighted the ever-changing landscape of developing partnerships in the space domain. View the full article

Guardian Arena winners during the Space Force Association Spacepower Conference in Orlando. View the full article

As the U.S. Space Force prepares to celebrate its fifth birthday, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman reflected on the organization's remarkable journey and outlined the six core truths that shape the Guardian identity and the service’s purpose. View the full article

Remarks by CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman at the 2024 Space Force Association’s Spacepower Conference. View the full article

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna introduces "The B-Line," a new quarterly memo that will serve as a direct line of communication between the Space Force senior leader and Guardians. View the full article

Key leadership from Space Systems Command and the United States Indo-Pacific Command – U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific team converged Oct. 29-30, for the first-ever Space Warfighter Days conference. View the full article

Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir met with Japanese counterparts about the growing importance of U.S. -Japan cooperation in the space domain, serving as a prelude to the historic activation of the U.S. Space Force unit in Japan. View the full article

Three finalists from the Generative AI Challenge that will present their generative AI solutions and compete for first place at this year’s Space Power Conference. View the full article

The U.S. Air Force Academy unveiled a plaque for its first Artemis Moon Tree — an American Sweetgum sapling grown from seeds that orbited the moon on NASA’s Artemis I mission. View the full article

In the intervening years since its creation, the USSF has built a space-focused cadre, pulling together ideas and expertise from sister services and promoting the transfer of enlisted and officers experienced in space operations, cyber, intelligence, acquisition and engineering. View the full article

During a panel at the I/ITSEC 2024, Space Force, joint and international leaders discussed future needs for modeling and simulation—spanning wargaming, training, and high-end testing. View the full article

The U.S. Space Force activated its sixth service component, United States Space Forces – Japan at Yokota Air Base View the full article

With the application window for Space Force special duty assignments for calendar year 2025 now open, Guardians have the opportunity to expand the breadth and depth of their skills while gaining knowledge of another part of the Space Force enterprise outside their normal duties. View the full article

STARCOM’s Delta 10 hosted the second annual Tactics Development Conference and the first with international partner participation. View the full article

In response to the new CDC regulation, the department has updated the Joint Travel Regulations to accommodate service members transporting a dog during a PCS move from a high-risk country. View the full article

Acknowledging the U.S. Space Force’s mission, structure and unique demands, Space Operations Command leadership developed the Guardian and Airmen Development Program to foster a new generation of leaders. View the full article

CMSSF Bentivegna visited Pituffik Space Base to meet with Airmen and Guardians who operate at the “Top of the World” at the DoD’s most northern and remote installation. View the full article

Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton visited Virginia Tech Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 875 to discuss national defense challenges and strategies. View the full article

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, launched the Space Power InfraRed Regulation and Analysis of Lifetime, or SPIRRAL, experiment, Nov. 4. SPIRRAL, flown by AFRL through the DOD Space Test Program, will characterize the performance of Variable Emissivity Materials, or VEMs, an approach toward solving thermal challenges for space vehicles while on-orbit. View the full article

Astronauts aboard the ISS conducted an educational downlink, a communication signal from the spacecraft back to Earth, for Denver School of Science and Technology students. View the full article

Over the past two years, the first U.S. space service component has tripled in size, established a 24/7 space watch cell and executed three Tier 1 Combatant Command exercises. View the full article

SecAF Kendall delivered a speech to USAFA cadets about the qualities necessary for strong leadership and why capable, insightful, moral leaders are more essential than ever in defense of the nation. View the full article

In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the United States Space Force is currently accepting proposals for USSF University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 4, focused on Advanced Remote Sensing. View the full article

Space Force officials have selected 14 senior master sergeants and 25 master sergeants for promotion in the 24S9 and 25S8 promotion cycles, respectively. View the full article

SSC and USC partnered up to pair USC Trojans with SSC Guardians to work within real USSF programs. This partnership team acted as a “living laboratory” to identify strategies for implementing agile development into complex defense projects. View the full article