Space Force

WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  Only days before his tenure as secretary of the Department of the Air Force comes to an end, Frank Kendall offered a vision Jan. 13 for the security challenges the Air Force and Space Force could face in 2050 and what is needed to properly respond.The perspective was laid out in a formal report entitled, “The Department of the Air Force In 2050,” and is studded with qualifying language. The report concedes “enormous uncertainty about the events that might transpire over the next 25 years, about the technologies that will be available by then, and about the threats to national security that will exist.”Nonetheless, the report is emphatic that China will remain the most formidable adversary to the U.S. and its allies. It is unambigu...

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  “We get to do some really exciting stuff in the Space Force,” said Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna. “Our mission is at the heart of joint warfighting and protecting our way of life!”Bentivegna gave two talks for U.S. Space Force master sergeants and senior master sergeants stationed at Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever SFB, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex, on Jan. 10, as an opportunity to shape the future of the USSF and receive feedback from key enlisted leaders.When asked why he wanted to speak to these two specific groups, Bentivegna said they are the group he doesn’t get to speak to often but are a pivotal cohort for the success of the USSF.“When I speak and engage, it’s usually with...

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, Washington, D.C. (AFNS) --  Forty-Five U.S. Space Force members from across the country recently came together at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling to join with the U.S. Space Force Honor Guard for the 60th Presidential Inauguration, scheduled for Jan. 20. This marks the first time the Space Force will participate in a presidential inauguration, a significant milestone for the youngest branch of the U.S. armed forces. Founded 17 months ago, the Space Force Honor Guard is comprised of 43 members. To meet the occasion, Guardians from diverse career fields answered a call to action, augmenting the Honor Guard and represen...

WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  Joint Ceremonial Honor Guard members representing each military service are participating in the state funeral events honoring former President Jimmy Carter. The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Honor Guards have all participated in state funerals previously. However, this is the first state funeral for the newest U.S. military service – the Space Force.Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Dec. 29, 2024. His state funeral began Jan. 4, in Georgia, and continues in Washington, D.C., through Jan. 9. While some Honor Guard members were in Atlanta supporting the funeral events there, other members were in the nation’s capital, rehearsing for the local events.The U.S. Space Force celebrated its fifth...

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  The U.S. Space Force's premier space exercise, Space Flag 25-1, marked a significant milestone in the evolution of the exercise with the participation of Operational Command and Control (C2) centers, mostly from U.S. Space Forces - Space, as full players. For the first time, S4S’s National Space Defense Center, Combined Space Operations Center, and Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center, as well as the National Reconnaissance Office Operations Center, joined the exercise as Blue Cell players, bringing a new level of realism and complexity to the trainin...