5 Jun 2023

Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first space satellite in decades

Anticipated to launch in late 2023, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) will be the Department of Defense’s first experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years.

1 Jun 2023

AFMC reaches one-year anniversary as Servicing Major Command for U.S. Space Force

Air Force Materiel Command today recognized a year of fully providing Servicing Major Command support to Airmen supporting the U.S. Space Force.

20 Dec 2021

Cape Canaveral SFS to host annual Space Force T-Minus 10-miler race

The United States Space Force inaugural T-Minus 10-Miler will lift-off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station next year, Dec. 10, 2022. This 10-mile race will be a part of the Space Force birthday celebration each year, and will take place surrounded by space launch history, at Cape Canaveral SFS.

21 Oct 2021

Air Force Materiel Command reaches IOC as servicing major command for Space Force

The Air Force Materiel Command declared Initial Operational Capability for its support to the U.S. Space Force on Oct. 1, 2021. The IOC milestone means AFMC is well on its way to fully supporting the Space Force as its Servicing Major Command for Space Force-assigned Airmen.

4 Aug 2021

Air Force Materiel Command takes on role as servicing major command for Space Force

Air Force Materiel Command is adding on a new role as the designated Servicing Major Command for the U.S. Space Force. Recently the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force took steps to define AFMC’s role as the designated Servicing MAJCOM for the U.S. Space Force.