Space Force

WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  In the midst of the U.S. Space Force’s fifth anniversary week, the service’s senior leaders touted Guardian and service accomplishments during the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ “Celebrating the U.S. Space Force and Charting Its Future” event in Washington, D.C., Dec. 17.Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships Air Marshal Paul Godfrey and Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital Katherine Kelley, participated in keynote and panel discussions with industry experts and leaders. The leaders highlighted the Space Force’s feats since its formation and provided glimpses of what’s next for the service. ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) --  U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Space Operations Command executed an accelerated timeline to meet a specific warfighter need through a Rapid Response Trailblazer launch. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched this National Security Space Launch mission with a GPS III Space Vehicle aboard, named SV-07, Dec. 16, from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The mission successfully achieved a complex effort across multiple Space Force organizations to pull an existing GPS III satellite from storage, accelerat...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  Space component field command leadership came together to discuss successes and challenges and provide insights into their missions during a panel at the Spacepower Conference in Orlando.As adversaries like China and Russia continue to strengthen their space capabilities, the U.S. Space Force has emerged as an indispensable component of defense strategy, ensuring that space remains secure, resilient and fully integrated into joint warfighting efforts. “You heard the CSO … talk about there might be a little confusion on whether combatant commands or service fight wars, and of ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna emphasized the “Guardian Experience” and its impact on the Space Force during his keynote during the Space Force Association Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Dec. 10. As a key theme throughout his keynote, Bentivegna shared how Guardians are exemplifying his three initiatives: ‘Elevate the Journey’, ‘Cultivate the Warfighter’ and ‘Create the Future’— and stressed how important Guardians are to continuing to drive the evolution of the Space Force.“Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to release my key initiatives called the ‘Guardi...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  U.S. Space Force senior leaders discussed the Space Force’s efforts to implement the Space Force Personnel Management Act during the Space Force Association’s Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Dec. 11.The Space Force Personnel Management Act marks a significant step towards the evolving structure of the U.S. Space Force by integrating and streamlining active-component Guardians and Air Force Reservists in space-focused career fields to offer both full- and part-time service options.Panelists included Katharine Kelley, U.S. Space Force deputy chief of space operations for human capital, Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., commander of Space Operations Command, and Brig. Gen. Nathan D. Yates, the mobilization assistant to the deputy c...