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Watch, Read: Space Force’s Towberman at vASC 2020

Oct. 4, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, the Space Force's senior enlisted adviser, addessed a live audience in the Pentagon Sept. 15, 2020, one of a series of keynote addresses during the Air Force Association's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Here is a transcript.

Watch: COVID-19 and the New Ops Normal, from AFA’s vASC 2020

Oct. 2, 2020
Watch Air Force Materiel Command boss Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., Air Force Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, Air National Guard Director Michael Loh, and Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw—head of the Space Force's Space Operations Command and U.S. Space Command's Combined Force ...

Shaw Nominated for SPACECOM’s No. 2 Job

Oct. 2, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw, the head of the Space Force's operations organization, is up for a promotion to be the deputy commander of U.S. Space Command, the Pentagon said Oct. 1. He would also rise to the rank of lieutenant general if confirmed by ...

Watch: ULA’s Tory Bruno, Space Force’s “DT” Thompson at AFA’s vASC

Oct. 1, 2020
Check out United Launch Alliance CEO's fireside chat on space with Space Force Vice Commander Lt. Gen. David Thompson—whom the Senate has since confirmed to serve as USSF's first-ever Vice Chief of Space Operations—that was held during the Air Force Association's virtual Air, Space & ...

Senate Confirms New Vice Chiefs for Air, Space Forces

Oct. 1, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. David W. Allvin as the next Air Force Vice Chief of Staff on Sept. 30, while also approving his promotion to four-star general. Allvin will replace current VCSAF Gen. Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson, who became the second-highest officer in July ...

Watch: Defense Start-Ups and Acquisition, from AFA’s vASC 2020

Oct. 1, 2020
Lt. Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, and Trae’ Stephens addressed "Acquisition Policies and Practices: Defense Start-Ups and Acquisition with Investors" with retired Maj. Gen. Doug Raaberg, Air Force Association executive vice president. The panel discussion was part of AFA's virtual Air, ...