Space Force

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...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, kicked off the second day of the Space Force Association’s annual Spacepower Conference by delivering keynote remarks to the audience of Guardians, government leaders, academia and space industry experts, Dec. 11. As the service’s senior-most leader of a joint organization, Whiting highlighted the significant contributions of all services in the space domain, and the importance of operating from a common playbook to fuse those diverse capabilities and yield a warfighting advantage.“That broader playbook in joint doctrine ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  At the recent Space Force Association Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Dec. 10-12, U.S. Space Force senior leaders outlined a comprehensive vision for the organization's future, marking significant milestones as the service approaches its fifth anniversary. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman outlined six foundational "Space Force truths" that define the service's unique identity, emphasizing that space is a critical warfighting domain and how Guardians are uniquely suited to control it. While the Space Force has grown dramatically to nearly 15,000 military and ci...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) --  At this week’s second annual Space Force Association Spacepower Conference held in Orlando, Maj. Gen. Timothy Sejba, commander of Space Training and Readiness Command, spoke about the command’s role in cultivating Guardian culture and discussed the initiatives that STARCOM leads to enhance Guardian development and education.Sejba emphasized STARCOM’s role in helping enlisted, officer and civilian Guardians discover their connection to the mission as they begin their journey in the U.S. Space Force. “Through training and education, test and evaluation, exercises and wargaming,...