2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: U.S. Space Force

‘More EW Than We Have Ever Seen Before’ in Ukraine, Space Force Official Says

April 24, 2024

The Space Force must invest in high-level training based on the lessons learned from an unprecedented level of electronic warfare (EW) used by both Russia and Ukraine in the conflict there, one of the service’s top EW leaders said on April 24. “What we have seen in the Ukraine-Russia conflict…

Saltzman: New Space Force Readiness Model Will Be ‘Drastic Change’

April 23, 2024

Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said reforms underway to the Space Force’s deployment and training model are the “most drastic change accompanying the establishment of the Space Force” in a note distributed to Guardians on April 19. “It fundamentally alters how we prepare for operations,” Saltzman wrote…

US Confirms First Attack on American Troops in Months as Drones Shot Down in Iraq

April 22, 2024

The U.S. thwarted a drone attack on U.S. forces at Al Asad air base in western Iraq on April 22, marking the first time that American troops have been targeted since February, U.S. officials said. “We can confirm it was an attack on Al Asad,” a defense official told Air & Space…

DOD Still Has No Plan To Stop Using Russian Gas in Europe

April 17, 2024

The Defense Department has not fulfilled a Congressional mandate to submit a plan for weaning U.S. military bases in Europe off of Russian energy, which could “be helping to fund the Russian war effort to the tune of a million dollars a week,” according to researchers.

Air Force Unveils First Picks For New ‘Quick Start’ Funding Stream

April 16, 2024

Resilient position, navigation, and timing capability and command, control and communications (C3) battle management for moving target indication will be funded with new authority circumventing the traditional lengthy budget process, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall told Congress April 16.

For First Time Since 2022, Austin Talks to China’s Defense Minister

April 16, 2024

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducted virtual talks on April 16 with his Chinese counterpart, Adm. Dong Jun, Beijing's Minister of National Defense, marking the first direct talks between defense chiefs of the two nations in close to two years.

National Guard Chief Makes Case for Space Guard: ‘Would Work Exactly Like It is Right Now’

April 13, 2024

National Guard officials and state governors are arguing against removing space missions from the Guard, challenging a key element of the Department of the Air Force’s plan on how to staff its space missions.

First Ever Guardians Graduate Army Drill Sergeant Academy—and May Not Be the Last

April 11, 2024

Two Guardians broke new ground last week when they become the first members of the Space Force to graduate from the Army Drill Sergeant Academy. Now, Tech Sgt. David Gudgeon and Sgt. Yuji Moore are ready to bring their unique experience to the Space Force’s training process for transforming civilians…

New Satellite Data Layer Connects Army, Navy, NATO—with Link 16

April 11, 2024

The Space Development Agency is fine-tuning and expanding its data transport satellites’ Link 16 connectivity, preparing for them to become the “backbone” of the Pentagon’s ambitious joint all-domain command and control system—and perhaps beyond that to NATO.

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