Dec. 12, 2023 CSO kicks off inaugural SFA Spacepower Conference, reflects on Space Force’s fourth year Gen. Saltzman discussed the Space Force's accomplishments in 2023 and the key role every Guardian played in those achievements.
Dec. 12, 2023 SecAF redesignates Space Operations Command West as US Space Forces – Space The activation of Space Forces – Space ensures space forces are most efficiently presented to U.S. Space Command to best meet challenges presented by the dynamic national security environment and the return to great power competition.
Dec. 10, 2023 Readout of Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman’s travel to Germany Chief of Space Operations U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman traveled to Germany to participate in the Combined Space Operations Initiative Principals Board and attend the standup of a U.S. Space Force component to U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command.
Dec. 8, 2023 EUCOM, AFRICOM, Space Force activate new service component command U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Space Force officially activated the U.S. Space Forces Europe and Africa component command at a ceremony in Ramstein, Germany, Dec. 8, 2023.
Dec. 8, 2023 Bill Nye visits Buckley SFB Bill Nye, mechanical engineer, science communicator, and television presenter, held a Q&A and witnessed the Space Force mission first hand during a visit to Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 6, 2023.
Dec. 7, 2023 Department of the Air Force releases 23S9, 24S8 promotion cycle statistics Space Force officials have selected 14 senior master sergeants and 30 master sergeants for promotion in the 23S9 and 24S8 promotion cycles, respectively.
Dec. 5, 2023 Integrated Mission Delta protoypes report emerging successes The two provisional Integrated Mission Deltas in October, organizing service activities around mission areas instead of functional specialties to strengthen unity of command for readiness and energizing unity of effort for capability development, are reporting emerging successes
Dec. 2, 2023 DAF leaders emphasize adapting AI for warfighting success Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall made it clear that the Air Force and Space Force are fully committed — and pushing hard — to develop and deploy artificial intelligence as a key element in meeting security challenges posed by China and other adversaries Dec. 2.
Dec. 2, 2023 US, UK, Australia announce trilateral Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability initiative The new program is designed to provide 24/7, all-weather capabilities that will increase the ability to detect, track, identify and characterize objects in deep space.
Nov. 29, 2023 US Space Force prepares X-37B for launch The seventh mission of the X-37B, also known as OTV-7, will be the first to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket—designated USSF-52—with a wide range of test and experimentation objectives.