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Gen. Jay Raymond (left), commander of Air Force Space Command, presents colors to U.S. Army BG Thomas James (right) to recognize the establishment of Joint Task Force Space Defense during a ceremony held at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., Oct. 21, 2019. Joint Task Force Space Defense will be commanded by James, who has served in space-related assignments for the past 19 years. (DoD photo by Patrick Morrow)

Oct. 22, 2019

Formal recognition of Joint Task Force-Space Defense expands USSPACECOM’s Protect and Defend Mission

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Commander of U.S. Space Command, Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, along with BG Thomas L. James, recognized the establishment of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense, during a ceremony here Monday.JTF-SD is one of two subordinate commands to the newly formed USSPACECOM with a mission to conduct, in unified action with mission partners, space superiority

(From left) Brazilian Air Force Maj. Rafael de Almeida Duque, Brazilian Aerospace Command, collaborates with Spanish Air Force members at Lockheed Martin’s Center for Innovaton in Suffolk, Va., Sept. 27, 2019, during Global Sentinel 19. During the week, each participating nation maintained a space operations center (SpOC) to command and control their SSA space situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.T. Armstrong)

Oct. 2, 2019

USSPACECOM hosts 6th space experiment with 16 international partners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The sixth iteration of Global Sentinel 2019 brought 16 nations together at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia, Sept. 23-27. U.S. Space Command led the annual international space experiment designed to promote spaceflight safety, international cooperation and data sharing.GS19 provided an opportunity for 10 participating

Oct. 2, 2019

Combined Force Space Component Command established at Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Joint and coalition space officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States attended a ceremony to formally recognize the establishment of Combined Force Space Component Command on Oct. 1, 2019.

First Lt. Scott Podlogar, 4th Space Operations Squadron Enhanced Polar System contracting officer representative, observes an illustration of the Molniya orbit at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 20, 2019. The Molniya orbit is a highly inclined orbit that enables satellites to provide better coverage for the northern part of the earth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Whitely)

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

Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, United States Space Command and Air Force Space Command commander, stands with participants of Schriever Wargame 2019. More than 350 military and civilian experts from 27 agencies around the country, as well as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, participated in the wargame to explore multi-domain space operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trey Ward)

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