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Jan. 16, 2020
Space-superiority exercise, Space Flag, concluded successfully on U.S. Space Force birthday

Space Flag, the Department of Defense’s premier exercise for training space forces, successfully concluded its eighth exercise iteration (Space Flag 20-1) at the Boeing Virtual Warfare Center in St. Louis Dec. 20.
Jan. 14, 2020
2nd Space Operations Squadron sets SVN-74 healthy and active

The 2nd Space Operations Squadron set Satellite Vehicle Number-74 as healthy and active to users on the 2nd SOPS operations floor Monday. Setting SVN-74 healthy and active means the satellite will be available for use by military and civilian GPS users around the world as part of the constellation
Jan. 14, 2020
Raymond sworn in as first Chief of Space Operations at White House event

Vice President Mike Pence Jan. 14 swore in Gen. John W. Raymond as the highest-ranking military leader of the newly created U.S. Space Force, adding a prominent White House ceremony that recognized the arrival of the nation’s newest, separate branch of the military.
Jan. 3, 2020
2019 Schriever essay contest winners announced

The 2019 General Bernard A. Schriever Memorial Essay Contest, sponsored by the Lance P. Sijan Chapter of the Air Force Association and U.S. Space Force, recently announced its 2019 winners. The essay competition aims to stimulate thought, discussion and debate on matters relating how the Space
Jan. 2, 2020
WGS-11+ Leverages Commercial Technology to Deliver Twice the Capability

Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)-11+ is a Space and Missile Systems Center Pacesetter for the rapid application and fielding of commercial technology. The SMC Production Corps and Portfolio Architect’s Mission System Integration team jointly championed a successful first-ever, cross-corps Systems
Jan. 2, 2020
SMC & NDIA hosts 4th successful Resiliency Conference

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Special Programs Directorate hosted the Fourth Semi-Annual Resiliency Forum sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association at Northrop Grumman Space Park in Redondo Beach Nov. 21, 2019. The Resiliency Forum served as an opportunity for the Air Force
Dec. 27, 2019
14th Air Force Redesignated as Space Operations Command

By order of Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett, effective Dec. 20, 2019, Fourteenth Air Force was officially redesignated as Space Operations Command.Air Force military and civilian personnel previously assigned to Fourteenth Air Force are now assigned to SpOC by virtue of the
Dec. 27, 2019
USSPACECOM expands key allied space partnerships through multi-nation operations

National security in the space domain continues to expand its operational coordination and capabilities between the U.S. Space Command and allied nations. A multi-national space force, a strategic defense partnership between several nations including the United States, Canada, Australia, and the
Dec. 20, 2019
With the stroke of a pen, U.S. Space Force becomes a reality

President Trump signed into law Dec. 20 the sprawling, $738 billion defense bill, making history by creating the Space Force as a stand-alone, sixth branch of the U.S. military and guaranteeing for the first time 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers.
Dec. 20, 2019
Space Force Briefing Transcript

Hon. Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force; General John "Jay" Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force