Space Force

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFNS) --   Space Launch Delta 45 continued to “set the pace for space” as the world’s busiest spaceport in 2024. The SLD 45 team, composed of military and civilian Guardians and Airmen at Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, enabled 93 launches from the Eastern Range in 2024.Collectively, the team, comprised of total force personnel, surged to send 93 rockets into space, delivering 1,389 orbital assets into a critical warfighting domain. Their dedicated efforts on the Eastern Range enabled the U.S. to break the world record for annual space launches for the second year in a row, with a total of 93 successful launches. Previously, the U.S. set the world record for space launches in 20...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) --   For U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force and Space Force surgeon general, transformative leadership is rooted in purposeful communication, adaptability and a commitment to the Air Force core values. During this time of change in the Air Force Medical Service with ongoing preparations to stand up Air Force Medical Command,  DeGoes highlighted his approach to navigating this organizational change.  “Being a learning leader is certainly a core principle for me,” DeGoes said. “This goes with grounding myself in the Air Force core values of integrity first, excellence in all we do and service before self.”  Empowering medics through clear communication A significant part of DeGoe...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) --  On Dec. 6, 2023, U.S. Space Forces – Space stood up as the Space Force Service Component to U.S. Space Command. The activation of S4S was part of U.S. Space Force’s plan to normalize the presentation of space forces across combatant commands and most efficiently meet the challenges presented by the dynamic national security environment and the return to Great Power Competition.“It is the service component that writes tactics, builds CONOPs [Concept of Operations], and gains and maintains space superiority,” said Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Sal...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) --  Within the first week of declaring Initial Operational Capability, personnel at the Air Force Accessions Center demonstrated their ability to adapt quickly to evolving accession requirements, resulting in dozens of highly qualified cadets being notified of a pilot career field selection.These additions came after Headquarters Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Services directed a mid-year production increase of over 200 officers both rated and non-rated for fiscal 2025. The AFAC was able to execute a smart solution quickly, which was key to maintaining the overall officer accession requirement for fiscal 2025.This achievement was made possible by the successful merger of the Air Force Recruiting Service ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) --  What, exactly, is generative AI and how can it improve Space Force Guardian readiness in an era of Great Power Competition?    These were the foundational questions driving the inaugural U.S. Space Force Generative AI Challenge, an eight-week combination of AI crash course and problem-solving hack-a-thon that engaged 350-plus participants, delivered 11 learning sessions, and produced three finalists that will present their generative AI solutions — and compete for first place — at this year’s Space Power Conference, Dec. 10 - 14 in Orlando, Florida.    As AI app...