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. 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
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.
Nov. 2, 2023 DLA, Space Force leaders discuss strategic partnership in first meeting Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency, its Nuclear and Space Enterprise Support Office and the Space Force discussed how they can work together to help the new service grow its approach to logistics during their first meeting Oct. 24 at DLA’s headquarters.Mary Stevenson, the Space Force deputy
Oct. 20, 2023 DEL 15 activates final subordinate squadron: 15th CYS Space Delta 15 stood up its final subordinate squadron, the 15th Cyberspace Squadron during a ceremony here, Oct. 20, 2023.
Oct. 20, 2023 Space Operations Command reveals ‘futuristic’ official painting Space Operations Command revealed the command’s first official painting during a ceremony October 20. The painting was commissioned with artist Rick Herter and is titled “High Ground Intercept” for its depiction of space as a warfighting arena, now and into the future. The artwork depicts a
Oct. 16, 2023 5 SWS activation ceremony The 5th Space Warning Squadron activation and assumption of command ceremony was held on Oct. 13, 2023, at the Leadership Development Center at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.
Oct. 16, 2023 SpOC launches Space Force’s first two IMD betas Space Operations Command launched the first two provisional Integrated Mission Deltas on Oct. 13 here. The provisional Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Integrated Misson Delta was activated in a ceremony presided over by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, Space Operations Command commander. The
Oct. 4, 2023 BLACK SKIES 23-3: USSF conducts largest-ever joint space electromagnetic warfare exercise On Sept. 22, the U.S. Space Force successfully concluded BLACK SKIES 23-3, the third iteration of Space Training and Readiness Command’s exercise series focused on tactical Space Electromagnetic Warfare (SEW).