Space Force

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) --  Key leadership from Space Systems Command and the United States Indo-Pacific Command – U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific team converged Oct. 29-30, for the first-ever Space Warfighter Days conference hosted by The Aerospace Corporation at its El Segundo campus.The two-day event paired USINDOPACOM, the nation’s largest and oldest combatant command, with the U.S. Space Force, the nation’s newest – and smallest – military branch, for the purpose of bringing game-changing capabilities to bear in defense of our nation, allies and strategic interests. More than one hundred milita...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  As Delivered by Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman on Dec. 10, 2024 –Good morning, everyone! I’m excited to be here with all of you—December in Orlando talking Space Force with Guardians racing towards our 5th birthday… not bad, not bad at all.NOTE FROM SPEECHWRITERS: [Insert funny dad joke here]. Whoops, don’t think I was supposed to read that part. Yeah, I really need better speechwriters. Anyone interested? Now I have to come up with a dad joke.Hmmm…okay…Where do bad rainbows go? They go to prism…I know, it’s a light sentence but it gives them time to reflect.Thanks, Bill, for that kind introduction. I’ve known Bill for a very, very long time. We’ve known each other in good times and bad, and he’s seen me at my b...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  As the U.S. Space Force prepares to celebrate its fifth birthday, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman reflected on the organization's remarkable journey and outlined the six core truths that shape the Guardian identity and the service’s purpose.  Speaking at the second annual Spacepower Conference, Dec. 10 in Orlando, Saltzman emphasized the Space Force has come a long way since its inception, with nearly 15,000 military and civilian personnel now serving the organization. This represents a monumental administrative feat as the service has approximately tripled in...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  The Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships, Air Marshal Paul Godfrey, delivered his key insights into the future of his role and strategies in place to strengthen the Space Force during the Space Force Association’s 2024 Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Dec. 10. Speaking on a panel alongside Steven Ruehl, the Director of Policy and Programs for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Godfrey highlighted the ever-changing landscape of developing partnerships in the space domain.Godfrey, a member of the Royal Air Fo...

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) --  Space Training and Readiness Command officially stood up the Space Force’s first cyber range squadron, the 33rd Range Squadron (RGS), during an activation ceremony on Schriever Space Force Base, Dec. 16. The new squadron, which falls under Space Delta 11, marks a critical milestone in advancing the Space Force’s ability to test, train, and prepare for cyber threats in the contested space domain.    For more than two years, space cyber operations training and testing were conducted under the 11th Delta Operations Squadron/S9. With the activation of the 33rd ...