Space Force

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --  Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall conducted a trip to strengthen international partnerships and visit Airmen and Guardians supporting NATO objectives in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility from Aug. 19 – 25, 2024.The trip consisted of engagements with senior leaders in Belgium, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Estonia and Poland to reinforce the indispensable alliances that ensure security in the region. At his first stop in Belgium, Secretary Kendall focused on DAF priorities for the NATO alliance, including capitalizing on space as an operational dom...

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) --  Space Delta 13’s Detachment 2, in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force’s Holm Center, has played a key role in educational development efforts here in Air Force ROTC, Officer Training School, and in both the Air Force and Space Force Junior ROTC programs. “Over the past year, Space Delta 13, Detachment 2 and the Holm Center have worked to provide a similar experience for Guardian accessions, regardless of commissioning source. The team updated both the Air Force ROTC and Officer Training School curriculum to capture Space Force equities and infuse foundational space-related material,” said Col. Bryan Dutcher, Space Delta 13 commander. “Now, both services’ cadets and officer trainees are exposed to the Guard...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --  The U.S. Space Force inaugural Officer Training Course is scheduled to begin Sept. 3, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.OTC is the Space Force’s initial leader development course created to produce a multidisciplinary officer corps with a broad understanding of mission concepts and a foundational baseline to synchronize effects across the range of Space Force operational missions.The Space Force will provide a 12-month initial skills training curriculum that delivers the necessary training in satellite, intelligence and cyber operations disciplines, ensuring officers learn to be a Guardian first and specialist second.“We are establishing this new course to prepare our Space Force officers to deal with the range of comple...

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  Col. Travis Prater took command of Space Delta 6 - Space Access and Cyberspace Operations during a change of command ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Aug. 23.Lt. Gen. David Miller, Jr., commander of Space Operations Command, presided over the ceremony.“You will see a transformation of this command from a delta level that is mostly focused on [organizing, training and equipping] and providing capability to a component ready to defend and, where necessary, go on the offensive under Cyber Command’s leadership,” Miller said. “Travis’ career, when you look at him, he has been built for this job over the past 20 years … there’s nobody better to take the helm.”Prater is the third commander to take charge of DE...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) --  Space Systems Command’s legacy began in 1954, when the U.S. Air Force was looking for a location for the service’s development of space capabilities. Air Force leadership found Los Angeles County had the right combination of a technically adept workforce and military presence for a crash program to develop missiles, launch vehicles and satellites during the height of the Cold War.For the past seven decades, what was originally formed as the Air Force’s Western Development Division by Air Force Gen. Bernard Schriever and a Space Force field command since 2021, has become the leading organization responsible for acquiring and delivering capabilities to protect U.S. strategic interests in space, including managing a $15.6 bil...