Russia’s lack of conventional military superiority when compared to the U.S. and the rest of NATO is driving its development of “asymmetric” capabilities like the nuclear anti-satellite weapon that generated headlines earlier this year, multiple Pentagon officials said this week.
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman
In an “unprecedented" move, the Space Force has welcomed its first foreign officer to join the service’s top staff. Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman appointed Air Marshal Paul Godfrey as Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships, a brand ...
About a month after the top Guardian was spotted wearing a unique black mess dress uniform to an event in Los Angeles, Calif., a Department of the Air Force spokesperson said the service is still working on its official mess dress design.
WORLD: Space: Space Flag 24-1; China's growth in Space; LEO for moving target indication; and Part-time Guardians status sill unclear.
Air Force Reservists specializing in space-related roles can apply to become full-time Guardians from June 1 to Nov. 30. Applications for part-time Guardian roles will open in 2026.
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 ...
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.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall offered his sharpest critique yet of a proposed Space National Guard on April 10, telling reporters at the annual Space Symposium that the idea “doesn’t make any sense” and new authorities granted to the Space Force make it better positioned ...
The Space Force is ready to integrate commercial satellites and systems into a broad range of missions, starting with satellite communications and space domain awareness, according to the service’s newly released Commercial Space Strategy. The strategy, unveiled April 10 after months of waiting, reaffirms what the Pentagon’s ...
The People’s Republic of China's rapid military advances in space mean the People's Liberation Army no longer merely threatens American assets in orbit, but now has the space-based sensing and targeting capabilities to better enable its joint forces to threat the U.S. on Earth, Space ...
The Space Force is ramping up its investment in domain awareness to stay ahead in the increasingly contested space environment, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman described the effort as essential to his “Competitive Endurance” theory meant to guide the entire service.
The Department of the Air Force is undertaking its biggest overhaul since the Cold War, with new commands, ranks, units, and training. And now, the services must sell the changes to the force of nearly 700,000 Airmen and Guardians. “One of the biggest challenges is ...