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March 31, 2020
Space Force identifies USAF missions for transfer to newest service

In a significant step that enhances the U.S. Space Force’s capabilities and development, the Department of the Air Force has identified 23 U.S. Air Force organizations whose space-related missions will soon transfer to the Space Force.
March 30, 2020
SMC awards $500 million contracts to Raytheon and L3 Technologies Inc.

The Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Raytheon Company – Space and Airborne Systems and L3 Technologies Inc. two indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multi-award contracts with ceiling values of $500 million each, totaling $1 billion, for development and production of Protected Tactical
March 28, 2020
Contingency Operations Program and GPS III SV02 Receives Operational Acceptance from USSF

The Space and Missile Systems Center achieved a major Global Positioning System milestone on March 27 with the Contingency Operations (COps) program and GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 02 receiving U.S. Space Force’s Operational Acceptance approval.COps is an upgrade to the current GPS Operational
March 28, 2020
SMC prepares GPS Next Generation OCX for Operations

On March 26, the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) program instructed Raytheon to replace the computer hardware in OCX prior to system delivery due to sale of IBM’s computer product line to a Chinese company.The Committee on
March 27, 2020
USSF announces initial operational capability and operational acceptance of Space Fence

United States Space Force officials formally declared initial operational capability and operational acceptance of the Space Fence radar system, located on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, March 27, 2020.Space Fence provides significantly improved space surveillance
March 27, 2020
AEHF-6 satellite completes protected satellite constellation

The Advanced Extremely High Frequency vehicle number six launched March 26, completing the planned protected satellite program. The 4th Space Operations Squadron maintains and commands the protected satellite constellation and will fully integrate AEHF-6 into their family. “AEHF satellites were
March 27, 2020
Space missions support whole-of-government approach during COVID-19 pandemic

Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force and Commander, United States Space Command said Friday the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command are maintaining all mission requirements and capabilities despite the expanding scope of COVID-19 and the aggressive
March 24, 2020
Command team expresses gratitude, encourages Airmen to remain poised

“Thank you for your service. What you’re doing here means so much to me as your commander, to our nation back home, and our coalition.”This was the resounding sentiment expressed to Air Forces Central Command Airmen by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr., U.S. Air Forces Central Command
March 20, 2020
Schriever stays operational despite COVID-19

The 50th Space Wing remains committed to maintaining space superiority year-round by continuing its essential missions to ensure it remains the ‘Master of Space.’ Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Airman 1st Class Brice Brewington, 4th Space Operations Squadron extremely high frequency satellite
March 13, 2020
CSO/CSAF COVID-19 VIDEO

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