Space Force

Space Force senior leaders visited Buckley Space Force Base to engage with personnel from Space Delta 4’s space squadrons and observe their critical mission functions. View the full article

U.S. Space Force Col. Ramsey Horn took command of Space Delta 9 – Orbital Warfare during a change of command ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, July 2. View the full article

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna and Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear, delivered remarks at the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, June 26 and 27. View the full article

Pituffik Space Base hosted King Frederik X, king of the Kingdom of Denmark, his wife, Queen Mary, queen of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede, June 29. View the full article

Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr. and Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess provide their commentary on a new US Space Force Generational Model and the security challenges the U.S. Space Force faces with other nations. View the full article

Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr. and Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess provide their commentary on the new U.S. Space Force Generational Model and the security challenges the U.S. Space Force faces with other nations. View the full article

The phase, which began July 1, is the third in the Space Force's model for Guardian deployment and in-place employment cycles. View the full article

Lt. Gen. David Miller, Jr., Space Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony, recognizing the achievements of the unit’s first commander, Col. Marqus Randall, who assumed the position when NSIC first stood up in June 2022. View the full article

Since July 2023, Senior Master Sgt. Brandon Shook has served as Space Operations Command's Intelligence Threat Analysis Division senior enlisted leader and has been pivotal in ensuring that Space Force senior leaders and staff have critical information about adversary capabilities and intentions. View the full article

Headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, DEL 8 provides satellite communications and is the focal point for U.S. protected and assured military SATCOM. View the full article

Department of the Air Force officials have selected 108 technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, 366 sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant and 463 Space Force specialist 4s for promotion to sergeant in the 24S7, 24S6 and 24S5 promotion cycles. View the full article

The Special Duty Assignment Pay board, which has transitioned to meeting every four years, focused on identifying personnel in extremely demanding positions with unusually challenging responsibilities. View the full article

The summit offered a chance for defense and civilian space sectors to further partnerships, collaboration and to continue building relationships. View the full article

Guardians from SSC joined CSO Gen. Saltzman and Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of SSC, in the 50th annual “Salute to Space Systems Command,” June 7. View the full article

A space policy and strategy club founded at the U.S. Air Force Academy has expanded to a nationwide organization with over 1,000 members at dozens of U.S. Air Force ROTC detachments. View the full article

Though only a few years old, the National Space Test and Training Complex functions as a space-based counterpart, providing unique opportunities for Guardians to hone their warfighting skills in the era of Great Power Competition. View the full article

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman visited Kirtland AFB and its mission partners, June 12-14. View the full article

Students from the Space Test Course at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School successfully operated a satellite in space from Edwards Air Force Base. View the full article

Col. Phoenix Hauser took command of Space Delta 7 - Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. View the full article

The PAD authorizes the formation of the Air Force Medical Command as a direct reporting unit aligned with the Secretary of the Air Force’s readiness priorities and support capabilities lines of effort. View the full article

Air Force Civil Engineer Center Wildland Support Module specialists at Vandenberg SFB, are taking action to preserve sacred ceremonial rock art located on the installation to protect the indigenous cultural heritage while supporting the Department of the Air Force’s military mission. View the full article

Conner Simms, Regions Hospital’s level 1 trauma center intensive care unit chaplain, witnessed inexplainable miracles and unimaginable losses. While it was his job to comfort those suffering, Simms admits bringing the weight of others’ grief home with him was practically unavoidable. View the full article

Space Delta 10 activated the 10th Force Development Squadron during an assumption of command ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, June 6. View the full article

Department of the Air Force chief information officer and the Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating initiatives to provide the Air Force and Space Force with the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI. View the full article

The Honorable Kristyn Jones, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, traveled to Australia May 25 to June 4. View the full article