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Space Force

New Vice Chiefs Confirmed | 2050 Force Design Coming | B-2 Back to the Rose Bowl

Dec. 20, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, Unshin Lee Harpley and David Roza
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.
Commentary

The Space Based Environmental Monitoring Modernization Imperative: Weather Counts

Dec. 18, 2023 | By Douglas A. Birkey and Charles Galbreath
Military missions in the air, on land, and at sea demand robust, timely weather information. On-orbit space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM) systems are a critical source of this data, but years of underfunding, delayed, curtailed, and canceled modernization programs have left the SBEM enterprise in a ...

B-2s Fly with British F-35s | NDAA Passes Congress | Cautious Optimism for USAF Recruiting

Dec. 15, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon and Unshin Lee Harpley
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Potential Changes for MAJCOMs? | X-37 and Chinese Space Plane | Christmas Drops Honors Osprey Crew

Dec. 14, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, Unshin Lee Harpley and David Roza
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Former CENTCOM Bosses on Houthis | New SPACECOM Component | F-35 PBL Contract Status

Dec. 13, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, Unshin Lee Harpley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

New CMSAF Selected | Investigation Released on Classified Docs Leak | Remembering CV-22 Crash Airmen

Dec. 12, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Congressional Oversight of NGAD | Why Do Recruits Back Out? | USSF Activates European, African Component

Dec. 11, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

‘Presence Matters’: Space Force Activates New Component for Europe and Africa

Dec. 8, 2023 | By Chris Gordon
The U.S. Space Force, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Africa Command activated their newest service component on Dec. 8, in an expansion of USSF’s growing reach into combatant commands.

US, UK, Australia Agree to New Space Tracking System: What It Means, When It’s Coming

Dec. 8, 2023 | By Chris Gordon
The U.S., U.K., and Australia have agreed to place advanced space tracking radar sites in their countries in a major new initiative that will expand the AUKUS agreement. The three countries will host and operate the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC), a state-of-the-art ground-based radar ...

Osprey Standdown | What’s Next for New Generals | X-37 to Launch

Dec. 7, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Osprey Crash Crew IDed | Senate Confirms 400+ Generals | Sweden, US Sign Defense Cooperation Deal

Dec. 6, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, Unshin Lee Harpley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

AFSOC Identifies Airman Killed in Osprey Crash | Drone Thwarts Militia Attack | Better Eye Protection

Dec. 4, 2023 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, Unshin Lee Harpley, David Roza and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

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