Every military service is constantly developing and tweaking tactics. But for the Space Force in particular, their importance—and the process by which the young service develops and approves them—is only growing. That development was highlighted last month by the first ever USSF Tactics Development Conference, ...
Brig. Gen. Timothy Sejba took over as the head of Space Training and Readiness Command on July 20, succeeding Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton at a time when the Space Force is looking to upgrade its test and training infrastructure and develop new doctrine and ...
Military families face many personal issues associated with their service, and the spouses of the top officers in the Department of the Air Force are not immune to them, they said May 30 during an Air & Space Forces Association United Forces & Families (F2) ...
Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman is asking for Guardians’ help in revamping the Space Force’s mission statement, which he said is “long and cumbersome” and does not fully capture all the service does.
The Space Force’s next top enlisted Guardian will be a space operator: Chief Master Sgt. John F. Bentivegna will succeed CMSSF Roger A. Towberman later this year. Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman selected Bentivegna on May 5, the service announced.
The sale to commercial entities of the 3.3-3.45 gigahertz portion of the electromagnetic spectrum—called the S-band—would cost the Department of the Air Force well upwards of $2 billion, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman ...
Within a few years, the Space Force be able to conduct “full spectrum operations” in orbit, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said this week—hinting at a new space weapon that could be used offensively while offering scant details
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told lawmakers his department is committed to a complete review of its security practices after an Airman allegedly shared a trove of classified documents on the war in Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific and Middle East military theaters, and other sensitive subjects ...
The northernmost U.S. military base in the world has a new name, as Thule Air Base became Pituffik Space Base on April 6. The renaming reflects both the native Greenlandic culture where the base is located and its primary role supporting Space Force missions.
The 2023 AFA Warfare Symposium held March 6-8 in Aurora, Colo., brought together dozens of the leading voices shaping the Air Force and Space Force of today and the future. You can access the entire program via on-demand video and complete transcripts starting now, with ...
Space Force officials have frequently touted the young service’s need for resilience, calling for more satellites in different orbits to deter an adversary’s attack. But in the complex calculus of deterrence, the Pentagon cannot only rely on defensive measures like proliferated architectures, experts and military leaders ...
Three years after its initial launch, the Space Force is increasing its integration with the joint force by building relationships and standing up components within more and more U.S. combatant commands, top generals said April 5 at the Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Security Forum. Already, the ...
