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Sept. 25, 2019

4th Space Operations Squadron gains Enhanced Polar System

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The 4th Space Operations Squadron officially gained command of the Enhanced Polar System satellite Sept. 25, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.EPS includes two satellites to 4th SOPS, increasing the squadron’s arsenal to 25 satellites.First Lt. Scott Podlogar, 4th SOPS EPS contracting officer representative, said EPS is unique because of where

Sept. 13, 2019

NRO, USSPACECOM exercise the protection and defense of space assets

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in collaboration with the newly re-established U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) concluded its participation in the 13th Air Force Space Command Schriever Wargame today, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. The two-week long wargame demonstrated how NRO, USSPACECOM, and the broader space community

Sept. 9, 2019

US Space Command recognizes establishment

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command Commander Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond recognized the establishment of the nation’s 11th combatant command in a joint ceremony Sept. 9 2019.Following the formal establishment ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Aug. 29, the early September ceremony provided an opportunity for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines to hear

Aug. 30, 2019

Combined Force Space Component Command established at Vandenberg AFB

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, commander, U.S. Space Command, ordered the establishment of two subordinate commands to support the warfighting efforts of the command — Combined Force Space Component Command and Joint Task Force Space Defense — immediately following the establishment of USSPACECOM on Aug. 29, 2019. Raymond appointed Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting as CFSCC commander, and Brig. Gen. Matthew W. Davidson as the deputy commander; with a mission to plan, integrate, conduct, and assess global space operations in order to deliver combat relevant space capabilities to combatant commanders, coalition partners, the Joint Force and the nation.

Aug. 30, 2019

NEW COMBATANT COMMANDER BEGINS ORGANIZING SPACE

WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Command Commander General John W. “Jay” Raymond, in his first official directives, established two subordinate commands that will jointly provide support to the new Unified Combatant Command. Combined Force Space Component Command and Joint Task Force Space Defense will focus the planning and execution of global space operations, activities and missions into two areas: 1) protection and defense from threats to U.S. space capabilities/forces and 2) maintaining and growing our national security space programs, combat-relevant space capabilities, and space cadre talent to increase warfighter lethality.