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MARFORCYBER/MARFORSPACE/MCIC Change of Command

March 22, 2024

MARFORCYBER/MARFORSPACE/MCIC Change of Command

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland — U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Ryan P. Heritage relinquished his duties as Commander of the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command and Marine Corps Forces Space Command, and Marine Corps Information Command to Maj. Gen. Joseph A Matos III, during a change of command ceremony at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, March 22, 2023.

Man in uniform listens to a briefing while sitting down

March 20, 2024

USSPACECOM Commander visits JCO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, center, commander, U.S. Space Command, listens to a briefing during a visit to the Joint Commercial Operations Cell facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 13, 2024. Whiting received a JCO mission brief. The JCO is an extension of the National Space Defense Center operations floor, and it leverages best-of-breed commercial providers to deliver diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness (SDA) in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

First Air Force (Air Forces Space), Detachment 3, alongside the 729th Airlift Squadron and several other key military and NASA entities, have successfully executed a FIT Check/Air Transportability Certification of the NASA Orion Recovery Cradle Assembly (ORCA) . This exercise serves as a proof of concept for utilizing C-17 aircraft for post-mission transport of the Orion Crew Module, potentially revolutionizing logistics within space exploration.

March 19, 2024

Innovative Collaboration Paves Way For Efficient Spacecraft Transport

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND — NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. – In an unprecedented display of interagency cooperation, First Air Force (Air Forces Space), Detachment 3, alongside the 729th Airlift Squadron and several other key military and NASA entities, have successfully executed a FIT Check/Air Transportability Certification of the NASA Orion Recovery Cradle Assembly (ORCA) . This exercise serves as a proof of concept for utilizing C-17 aircraft for post-mission transport of the Orion Crew Module, potentially revolutionizing logistics within space exploration.

USSPACECOM Hosts Slovenian CHOD

March 18, 2024

USSPACECOM Hosts Slovenian CHOD

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command Commander welcomed Lt. Gen. Robert Glavaš, Slovenian Chief of Defense, during a visit to Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 13, 2024.

two men shaking hands

March 12, 2024

USSPACECOM Commander visits NSDC, recognizes key intel member

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, left, commander, U.S Space Command, shakes hands with Mr. Nathaniel Bundy, National Space Defense Center lead threat analyst, during a visit to Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., March 8, 2024.