(ILLUSTRATION) An illustration from Air University depicts a GPS III satellite in orbit above the Earth. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a constellation of orbiting satellites that provides position, navigation, and timing data to military and civilian users globally. The system is operated and controlled by Delta 8, located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. USSF/Lockheed Martin illustration
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: U.S. Space Force

June 20, 2025

The U.S. Space Force was created on Dec. 20, 2019. The Space Force exists as a separate military service within the Department of the Air Force, lead by the Chief of Space Operations. 

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