Space Force

WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton reasserted July 29 during an appearance at the Brookings Institution the Air Force and Space Force’s priorities, including the need to modernize and move “holistically” in reshaping the services to meet global challenges. Dalton touched on those and other topics at some depth as well as the need for Congress to approve a budget on-time, in a wide-ranging discussion at the influential think tank. “I have been struck by sense of urgency the Department of the Air Force is moving out on addressing the People’s Republic of China pacing challenge which of course is called for in the National Defense Strategy. Airmen and Guardians alike understand, the PRC pacing chal...

DAYTON, Ohio (AFNS) --  “The strategic environment we're in today is the toughest that I've ever seen,” expressed Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall during his keynote address to the Life Cycle Industry Days crowd, July 30, in Dayton. During his introduction, it was noted that Kendall has worked in government for 50 years. This helped make his opening statement about the current military environment even more powerful.    Overarching topics of Kendall’s address included:  Engineering management and defense acquisition Space security, with progress made and challenges ahead...

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  With units stretching from Colorado to California, from Greenland to Guam, Guardians, Airmen and civilians assigned to Space Delta 6 — Space Access and Cyberspace Operations — are engaging with their fellow citizens both inside and outside the military perimeter.23rd Space Operations SquadronThe 23rd SOPS, located at New Boston Space Force Station, N.H., continuously coordinates with the local community, especially when it comes to working with local law enforcement authorities to solidify partnerships and exercise emergency response efforts around the military station.Looking outside the base, members engage with the community frequently.Master Sgt. Kyle Duley, 23rd SOPS superintendent, saw an opportunity wh...

PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) --  Col. Nick Hague and his crewmates from the NASA SpaceX Crew-9 mission met with Airmen and Guardians at the Sands Space History Center outside of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, July 23. The Crew-9 mission is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station later this year.Hague and the rest of the crew, Cmdr. Zena Cardman, Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson and Roscomos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov, attended an event at the history center to speak with and give thanks to representatives of military units who make manned spaceflight missions possible.While Crew-9 is a NASA mission, Hague recognized that it would not be possible without the support of...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --  Department of the Air Force leaders reinforced the importance of allies and partners during their recent trip to the United Kingdom July 17-23.Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin reemphasized the importance of interoperability in the air and space domains during engagements at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference, Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough International Air Show.Throughout the trip, Kendall, Saltzman and Allvin participated in more than a dozen bilateral and multilateral engagements to deepen and expand relationships with allies and partners from Europe, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific.“Integrat...