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U.S. Space Command's incoming deputy commander was promoted to lieutenant general and officially transferred from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony Nov. 23, 2020, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Lt. Gen. John Shaw will take on duties as the 11th combatant command's deputy starting Nov. 24.

Shaw receives third star, transfers to Space Force

Army missile defense brigade receives U.S. Strategic Command award.

Missile defense brigade wins Omaha Trophy for strategic deterrence

Astronaut gives tour to U.S. Space Command personnel.

Army astronaut receives prestigious qualification device

Just over a year after its activation, the Combined Force Space Component Command welcomed its newest commander in front of a mask-donned gathering of CFSCC staff, community members, partner-nation representatives and others during change of command ceremony at the Combined Space Operations Center.

CFSCC welcomes new commander, high expectations set for combined space operations

Gen. David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, directed the activation of a new Marine Corps forces command subordinate to the newest unified combatant command, United States Space Command.

Marine Corps commandant directs activation of space service component

U.S. Space Command hosted a U.S. Marine Corps birthday celebration at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Space warfighters celebrate USMC's 245th birthday

In a historic virtual event, six nations of the Americas gathered to focus on coordination, cooperation and collaboration for space research and development opportunities.

Americas Space Conference brings together 6 nations to discuss research, development opportunities

U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, U.S. Space Command Commander, provided his insights on how the command is tackling the ever-growing threats in the space domain while simultaneously ensuring space capabilities are delivered to the world every day during his address to the Space Symposium 365 audience Nov. 5, 2020.

Dickinson highlights USSPACECOM mission at Space Symposium 365

For the first time, the U.S. Space Force has led Schriever Wargame, a two-day critical, in-depth space training event with more than 200 attendees from eight countries.

Schriever Wargame: Critical space event concludes

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Tonia Shaw (left) and her son, Timothy Shaw (right), pin newly promoted U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw during the general's promotion and transfer ceremony Nov. 23, 2020, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Nov. 23, 2020

Shaw receives third star, transfers to Space Force

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command's incoming deputy commander was promoted to lieutenant general and officially transferred from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony Nov. 23, 2020, at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Nov. 20, 2020

Missile defense brigade wins Omaha Trophy for strategic deterrence

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The 100th Missile Defense Brigade was presented with the U.S. Strategic Command’s Omaha Trophy for Global Operations on Nov. 19 at Peterson Air Force Base. This is the first time an Army unit and the first time an Army National Guard unit has been selected for this prestigious honor, which recognizes outstanding support to the USSTRATCOM mission of strategic deterrence.

Nov. 18, 2020

Army astronaut receives prestigious qualification device

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Lt. Col. Anne McClain received the Army astronaut device from Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, during a Nov. 10 ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Nov. 16, 2020

CFSCC welcomes new commander, high expectations set for combined space operations

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Just over a year after its activation, the Combined Force Space Component Command welcomed its newest commander in front of a mask-donned gathering of CFSCC staff, community members, partner-nation representatives and others during change of command ceremony at the Combined Space Operations Center. Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt assumed command of the multinational, joint space operations arm of U.S. Space Command from Maj. Gen. John Shaw, who is set to receive his third star and move to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, to be the deputy commander for USSPACECOM.

Nov. 13, 2020

Marine Corps commandant directs activation of space service component

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Gen. David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, directed the activation of a new Marine Corps forces command subordinate to the newest unified combatant command, United States Space Command.

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U.S. Space Command Year in Review

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Aug. 31, 2020 | 6:33

U.S. Space Command was formally established Aug. 29, 2019, at a White House ceremony. At the direction of the President of the United States, the Department of Defense established an 11th Unified Combatant Command, a critical step that underscored the “importance of the space domain and its strategic contributions to U.S. national security.” The establishment accelerated the United States’ space capabilities to address rapidly evolving threats to U.S. space assets and highlighted the importance of deterring potential adversaries from putting critical U.S. space systems at risk.

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