June 7, 2024 Readout of Jones’ bilateral engagements in Australia The Honorable Kristyn Jones, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, traveled to Australia May 25 to June 4.
June 6, 2024 5th SOPS activates, bolsters Space Delta 9 objectives The ceremony signified the inactivation of Delta 9’s Detachment 1 and the activation of the 5th SOPS which oversees operations of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, an experimental program designed to demonstrate technologies for unmanned space test platform for the USSF.
May 14, 2024 Space Force publishes Data, AI strategic action plan According to the plan, the Space Force must adopt modern, adaptive, and agile data and analytic capabilities to enable secure discovery, access, integration, and use of intelligence data at the speed of mission requirements.
May 13, 2024 First enlisted Guardian teaches at the Air Force Academy U.S. Space Force Master Sgt. Patrick Pineda is the first enlisted Guardian to teach at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
May 10, 2024 CSO speaks at Australian Air, Space Power Conference Gen. Chance Saltzman underscored the importance of the U.S.-Australia strategic partnership in the era of Great Power Competition during a Royal Australian Air Force conference.
May 7, 2024 Preparing for tomorrow: Space Flag 24-1 strengthens operational readiness Space Flag 24-1 marked the first formal reorganization of the exercise, taking into account multiple emerging service priorities.
April 30, 2024 Members of the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron compete in Readiness Challenge X The competition consisted of multiple events over six days, with participants constructing and living in a simulated deployment environment for the entire duration.
April 10, 2024 Kendall outlines strategy for addressing challenges in space while navigating uncertain budgets at home Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told a space-focused audience the United States must – and will – remain pre-eminent in space, but the job is complicated by uncertain and untimely budgets at home.
April 3, 2024 SecAF, CSAF, CMSAF begin Indo-Pacific trip focused on ACE The senior leaders are travelling across the Indo-Pacific region to witness firsthand the progress the service has achieved in establishing Agile Combat Employment, an operational scheme of maneuver to increase survivability and available combat power.
March 8, 2024 DAF leaders talk budget, reoptimizing the force DAF senior leaders emphasized the need for on-time appropriations and provided their perspective on the priorities and needs current and future budgets must fulfill.