Space Force

Tech. Sgt. Jake Harris grew up in a community just outside the gates of Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, where he was surrounded by patriotism. This sense of patriotism was fostered by many active-duty and retired military members who were his leaders, coaches, and role models through his participation in various organizations such as his church, scouts, sports, and school leadership councils. View the full article

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman embarked on a two-day visit to Thule Air Base, Greenland, Dec. 21-22, 2022. View the full article

For the third year in a row, United States Space Force personnel, including Guardians from Space Systems Command (SSC), are visiting schools across the United States and around the world this month as part of the STEMtoSpace program. View the full article

The 392d Combat Training Squadron under Delta 1, Space Training and Readiness Command, completed SPACE FLAG 23-1, which provided combat training to both U.S. and Coalition forces. SPACE FLAG 23-1 ran from Dec. 5-16 and was the third Coalition SPACE FLAG and the 16th iteration of the SPACE FLAG exercise series. 23-1 was the first in the SPACE FLAG program to exercise combat tactics in a U.S. European Command scenario. View the full article

U.S. Space Command demonstrated the more than 50-year partnership between the Department of Defense and NASA through its support to the recovery and retrieval of the Artemis 1 Orion capsule Dec. 11. View the full article

Space Training and Readiness Command recently released its latest keystone-level Space Doctrine Publication – Space Doctrine Publication (SDP) 4-0, Sustainment – which articulates extant best practices and lessons learned for sustainment of space forces. View the full article

The U.S. Space Force officially activated and assigned U.S. Space Forces – Korea to the U.S. Forces Korea sub-unified command in a ceremony Dec. 14 here. View the full article

Guardians at Space Delta 2 honed their skills in Space Domain Awareness by supporting Artemis I’s 25-day, 1.4-million-mile mission. View the full article

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