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Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks near the lunar module during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity.

July 19, 2019

Aiming higher: Airmen contribute to human spaceflight from Apollo to tomorrow

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — From Air Force Col. Nick Hague, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, all the way back to Buzz Aldrin, who was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War, Airmen are among the more than 60% of astronauts who came from the uniformed service.

The president has nominated to the Senate Gen John W. "Jay" Raymond as the commander of United States Space Command. If confirmed, Raymond will lead the soon-to-be established USSPACECOM, which will focus on conducting all joint space warfighting operations and ensuring the combat readiness of global forces.

March 28, 2019

United States Space Command commander nominated

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The president has nominated to the Senate Gen John W. "Jay" Raymond as the commander of United States Space Command. If confirmed, Raymond will lead the soon-to-be established USSPACECOM, which will focus on conducting all joint space warfighting operations and ensuring the combat readiness of global forces.

Capt. Jennifer Staton, a space operations officer, Sgt. Cassandra Quinones and Pfc. Miranda Yost, geospatial engineers, use mapping software during the multi-state large-scale, natural disaster emergency response exercise Vigilant Guard 2014, hosted by the Kansas National Guard in Salina, Kan., Aug. 4-7. The Soldiers are a part of Army Space Support Team 30, 117th Space Support Battalion with the Colorado National Guard. (Photo by Capt. Benjamin Gruver, 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Sept. 7, 2018

Army National Guard space support teams give ground commanders planetary view

WASHINGTON — It can sometimes be hard for commanders to get a full picture of the battlefield, whether that's on the ground in Syria or in the forests of Colorado. The "Space Cowboys" of the Colorado Army National Guard's 117th Space Battalion aim to solve that problem.

NASA successfully launches the Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft aboard a Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, with the support of the Air Force’s 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., April 18, 2017. Photo courtesy of United Launch Alliance

May 22, 2017

Defense Officials Describe Priorities for Operating in Contested Space Domain

WASHINGTON — Space enables everything the joint force does and the national security space architecture must protect and defend that capability in a contested environment, said officials from the Air Force, intelligence community and Defense Department.

A four-Airman combat camera team of photojournalists and broadcasters from the 3rd Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is visiting critical Air Force Space and Cyber missions throughout September.Senior Airman Alex Goad, Tech Sgt. Scott Olguin, Staff Sgt. Jarrod Chavana, and Airman 1st Class Krystal Ardrey (left to right), will travel around Air Force Space Command highlighting the mission and the people of AFSPC. Their work will be posted on the Air Force Space Command website, Facebook page and on Twitter @afspace under #30daysAFSPC

Sept. 5, 2014

Thirty Days with Space and Cyber Airmen

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Air Force Space Command invites Airmen, their families and the public to follow online as the 3rd Combat Camera Squadron based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland tells the story of Airmen and mission partners conducting critical space and cyber missions during the month of September. The team will have unprecedented access to critical national