Space Force

WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  The U.S. Space Force is continuing implementation of its Space Force Generation (SPAFORGEN) model across the force, beginning its first synchronized Commit phase cycle July 1 after the successful completion of the Prepare and Ready phases.The start of this phase marks a major milestone in the Space Force’s efforts to reoptimize for great power competition.“As the lead Field Command for executing SPAFORGEN, we are focused on generating, presenting, sustaining and improving combat-ready space forces for Service and Combatant Command missions,” said Lt. Gen. David Miller, Jr., Space Operations Command commander. “Aligning the timing of these phases for all units across our command helps us ensure combat-credible force elements and wa...

BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., commander of Space Operations Command, Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna and Chief Master Sgt. Caleb Lloyd, SpOC senior enlisted leader, visited Buckley Space Force Base July 3, to engage with Space Delta 4 personnel and gain a comprehensive understanding of their mission operations. The visit began with an office call at DEL 4 headquarters, where Miller received an overview of DEL 4’s operational landscape. He also toured the 3rd Satellite Communications Squadron antenna site, learning about their crucial role in ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --  Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Patrick Space Force Base as the Space Force recipient of the Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence July 1.The award recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the teams of people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations, selecting one base from each military service, plus the Defense Logistics Agency each year.This year’s Space Force Installation Excellence selection board consisted of a cross functional team from the Headquarters United States Space Force staff.The board recognized the Guardians and mission partners of Patrick SFB for providing outstanding mission support through innovation and programs dedicated to mission readin...

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  The current international order, which has provided decades of relative security and stability, is at risk from authoritarian regimes seeking to promote their own self-interests. An ambitious China and an overtly belligerent Russia are aggressively challenging established rules and norms upon which global security and stability depend.These security challenges have now extended into the space domain, with both regimes conducting destructive anti-satellite missile tests, striking their own satellites to demonstrate the ability to target U.S. and allied satellites. These tests generated more than 4,000 pieces of debris, threatening human life and requiring on-orbit assets like the International Space Station to...

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  U.S. Space Force Col. Ramsey Horn took command of Space Delta 9 – Orbital Warfare during a change of command ceremony at Schriever Space Force Base, July 2. Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Space Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony.“Col. Bigley has led DEL 9 to where it is now, and I know Col. Horn will lead it to where it needs to be in the future,” Miller said.Horn is the third commander to take charge of DEL 9. The organization is the focal point for preparing, presenting and projecting assigned and attached forces for the purpose of conducting p...