July 24, 2025 Senate confirms Lohmeier to be nation’s 29th Air Force Under Secretary Mr. Matthew Lohmeier was confirmed as the 29th Under Secretary of the Air Force.
July 25, 2025 Vandenberg SFB hosts NASA TRACERS mission brief Vandenberg Space Force Base hosted a mission brief for NASA’s upcoming Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites mission.
July 25, 2025 SecAF visits Asia-Pacific to strengthen alliances, assess readiness Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink departed July 24 on his first international trip as SecAF, traveling throughout the U.S. Asia-Pacific area of responsibility to reinforce international partnerships and meet with Airmen and Guardians supporting the 2025 Department-Level Exercise.
July 25, 2025 US Space Forces - Indo-Pacific holds first change of command ceremony U.S. Space Forces - Indo-Pacific held its first change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 25.
July 28, 2025 US Space Force scheduled to launch eighth X-37B mission The U.S. Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, is scheduled to launch the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-8) on Aug. 21, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
July 30, 2025 CMSSF strengthens allied partnerships during first European tour The visit marked Bentivegna’s first official multi-nation tour of the EUCOM AOR since assuming the top enlisted position in the U.S. Space Force.
July 31, 2025 Milestone sensor upgrade enhances Space Force identifying, tracking capability Space Operations Command, in partnership with Space Systems Command, approved the operational acceptance of a milestone upgrade to the Ground-Based Optical Sensor System at the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance site in White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Aug. 1, 2025 RESOLUTE SPACE 25: Space Force aggressors aim to stress, test friendly forces U.S. Space Force Aggressors from Space Training and Readiness Command created a realistic, threat-informed environment pitted against operational forces as part of RESOLUTE SPACE 25.
Aug. 4, 2025 Space Force hosts regional tryouts ahead of Guardian Arena III Set to take place Dec. 8-9 at Patrick SFB, the third annual Guardian Arena will bring together 35 elite three-person teams from Space Force units across the country.
Aug. 6, 2025 Meink wraps Indo-Pacific visit, emphasizes alliances, integrated readiness SecAF Meink concluded a multi-nation visit to the Indo-Pacific region, where he met with senior defense officials, observed multinational training and visited with Airmen and Guardians supporting Department-Level Exercise 2025.