Space Force

Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson recently traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of a two-day civic engagement tour to further knowledge about the U.S. Space Force, advocate for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education and visit academic institutions conducting research and development for space technologies. View the full article

Director of Staff Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno recently traveled to Australia to meet with members of the View the full article

GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 06 named “Amelia Earhart” for the United States Space Force was successfully moved from a Lockheed Martin facility in Denver, Colorado via the Buckley Space Force Base flightline, enroute to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Oct. 24, 2022. View the full article

The U.S. Space Force officially activated and assigned U.S. Space Forces – IndoPacific to the U.S. View the full article

Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman announced the service-level Polaris Award recipients at the inaugural Space Force Ball in Los Angeles on Nov. 18. View the full article

Honorable Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, released a memorandum Oct. 31 that aims to cement the Department of the Air Force’s space acquisition top priorities, philosophy, and tenets. View the full article

The Department of the Air Force recently concluded its fifth year under full financial statement View the full article

The Space Force held the first University Consortium (UC) Symposium in Colorado Springs this August. View the full article

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6), the U.S. Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Nov. 12, 2022, at 05:22 a.m. View the full article

As we enter cold and flu season, Airmen and Guardians are encouraged to get their COVID-19 vaccination booster as soon as possible The virus continues to pose a risk to the health and welfare of service members, civilian employees and families. Airmen and Guardians who receive the COVID-19 Bivalent Booster released in September are authorized a one-day special pass from their commander as long as the booster is administered by Dec. 1. View the full article

The U.S. Space Force announced its first-ever Polaris Awards recipients at the Field Command level, marking the establishment of the program and first year the military branch is executing its own unique, service-wide annual awards program. View the full article

The Department of the Air Force recently introduced new procedures that empower female aircrew to make the most informed decisions about whether to fly while pregnant. View the full article

Pledging to build on the Space Force’s achievements while also infusing the nascent service with new View the full article

(Editor’s note: Story previously posted on www.spaceforce.mil and is now updated with current fiscal View the full article

The U.S. Space Force will partner with the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies for service-specific, in-residence Intermediate and Senior Developmental Education programs in Washington D.C., scheduled to be implemented in 2023. View the full article

Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the Department of Defense will take appropriate actions to ensure service members and their families can access reproductive health care within its authority, and consistent with applicable federal law, in addition to clear guidance for health care providers to operate effectively. View the full article

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond traveled to Japan Oct. 2-6 to deepen the bilateral space partnership and explore areas for enhanced cooperation. View the full article

The Department of the Air Force released its Climate Action Plan, which defines how it will preserve operational capability, increase resiliency, and do its part to help mitigate future climate impacts. View the full article

The Department of the Air Force is taking immediate action to further support Airmen, Guardians, and View the full article

The Space Development Agency, responsible for rapid delivery of space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter, transferred to the U.S. Space Force, Oct. 1, 2022, as part of a planned realignment mandated by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act. View the full article

The Senate Sept. 29 easily confirmed Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman to be the U.S. Space Force’s next View the full article

The first U.S. Space Force cyber officer commissioned through the Direct Commission Program View the full article

The Department of the Air Force has updated a policy to allow women, both enlisted and civilian, to View the full article

The DoD now has a framework in place to track the implementation and effectiveness of its efforts to stop sexual assault and harassment, which includes regular progress reviews through senior leadership forums. View the full article

The Defense Department laid out an array of efforts — some already underway and some on the horizon — that address the needs of married service members and their families, as well as single service members. View the full article