Tag: Space Force
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A six-step plan for keeping Space Command in Colorado | Vince Bzdek
Two short months and a lifetime ago, U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs celebrated its fifth birthday after expanding from “a rag-tag band of about 100 people” when it was reestablished in 2019 to a fully operational headquarters employing 1,700 people today. This week, the Command looks to be at risk of interrupting operations and…
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Space Command announces new space wargaming lab
A new laboratory focused on simulating conflict in space will help deter and plan for war in orbit. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the leader of Space Command, announced Tuesday that the new Capability Assessment and Validation Environment has achieved minimum viable capability. The environment is a new “modeling and simulation laboratory” that will help plan for…
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Col. Nick Hague to be first Space Force Guardian to launch into space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to state that Col. Nick Hague will be first guardian to launch into space, not the first to visit the International Space Station. Previously, Col. Mike Hopkins transferred from Air Force to the Space Force while in space,…
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Bill Nye visits Buckley Space Force Base
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bill Nye, a longtime television host, visited Buckley Space Force Base earlier this month to help bridge the gap between public perception and the mission of the youngest military branch. Nye talked with service members…
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Space National Guard debate leaves Colorado units ‘orphaned’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the Space Force was established in late 2019, more than 1,000 Air National Guard members focused on space missions were left behind. A debate about their future is still raging, leaving the airmen in limbo some three years later. Lawmakers are debating a new…
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How Space Force and private sector plan for space-borne resilience
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every operation in the military somehow relies on space, U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. MacKenzie Birchenough said. That dependence drove a panel discussion this week at the Space Symposium on how the military and private sector are working to improve resilience and response time should…
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In major step, Space Force takes over all military satellite communications
The Space Force has taken over all of the Department of Defense’s military satellite communication functions, a major step in building the new service. The Navy and the Army have transferred major satellite communication operations to the Space Force in an effort to consolidate training, operations, acquisition and other activities, according to a news release.…
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Lawmakers applaud Colorado’s military intelligence gathering amid Ukraine invasion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two federal lawmakers and intelligence committee members highlighted the important role some Colorado military installations are providing by gathering and sharing information among friends as Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine entered its ninth day. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Denver) and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.)…
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Analysis: Let Space Force have its Star Trek uniforms | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I’ll confess to a giggle when I saw the Space Force’s proposed dress uniform. With a diagonal row of platinum buttons and a Nehru collar on the jacket that covers a conventional Air Force shirt and tie, it just seems a bit like a second-hand…