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Photo of Maj. Gen. John Shaw visiting Cal Poly CubeSat Lab program.

Nov. 5, 2020

CFSCC commander visits Cal Poly CubeSat Lab, lauds first space R&D agreement

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, paid a visit to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2020, to meet with faculty and students involved in space operations research programs. This was Shaw’s first visit to the campus since the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement — the first of its kind between Vandenberg and any other academic institution — was signed with Cal Poly in November 2019.

Schriever Wargame: Critical Space Event Concludes

Nov. 4, 2020

Schriever Wargame: Critical space event concludes

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — 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.

Photo of group at conference table

Nov. 3, 2020

Finnish delegation visits Vandenberg AFB

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A Finnish Air Force Delegation toured Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on Oct. 30, 2020, where they learned more about the missions of the Combined Force Space Component Command and 18th Space Control Squadron.

U.S. Space Command

Oct. 29, 2020

SOUTHCOM Hosts US-Chile Space Engagement Talks with USSPACECOM, USSF

MIAMI — U.S. Southern Command hosted U.S.-Chile Space Engagement Talks with U.S. military and Chilean representatives during separate virtual sessions Oct. 28-29.

Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Bellmore, platoon sergeant for Company C, 53rd Signal Battalion, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Landstuhl, Germany, marches in October 2019 in the Danish Contingent March, Rhein Ordinance Barracks, Germany. He recently received the SGM Larry Strickland Memorial Fund and Scholarship by the Association of the United States Army. The $4,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a noncommissioned officer who best exemplifies the Army’s vision and influences others in shaping future leaders while practicing excellent stewardship.

Oct. 22, 2020

Army space warrior receives prestigious NCO scholarship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade space warrior was recently awarded the SGM Larry Strickland Memorial Fund and Scholarship by the Association of the United States Army.