A new combined operations floor will host Space Force Guardians from two different intelligence organizations, with the goal of better integrating intel into current military space operations.  
						Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Small drones were spotted flying over Air Force bases in Utah, Ohio, and Germany this month, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed—in addition to the arrest of a Chinese citizen who allegedly used a drone to snap photos of a Space Force base—as a ...
						Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton officially took command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on Jan. 17, vowing to push forward on “continued investment and development to prepare for tomorrow's conflicts.” Shipton is the fifth commander of AFLCMC and first woman to lead the ...
						The Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022 will be formally recognized at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference from Sept. 19 to 21 in National Harbor, Md. Air Force Magazine is highlighting one each weekday from now until the conference begins. ...
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						The Space Force will stand up its newest delta with the formation of Space Delta 18, which will operate the National Space Intelligence Center. The new organization will be tasked with helping the Space Force to identify and track threats in orbit, both kinetic and ...
						The Department of the Air Force has approved four more requests for religious accommodations from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, even as the service continues to face legal challenges to the rule. The latest data released Feb. 22 indicated that 13 total religious exemptions had been ...
						The Air Force stood up its first software factory, Kessel Run, in 2017 with the aim of coding just like the commercial tech industry. Five years later, the department has 17 different software factories, each focused on developing in-house products for different missions. The latest, ...
						The new technology, developed by Dynepic and dubbed the Member Operations Training Analytics and Reports (MOTAR) platform, will soon be distributed to AETC wings.
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						The Outstanding Airman Program annually recognizes 12 enlisted members for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements.
						Space Operations Command Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting envisions more robust space intelligence to drive the Space Force’s future defensive and offensive capabilities, particularly to better confront China’s threat to American space architecture. “The pace at which China has developed the threat capabilities we've seen has just truly ...
						

