NEWSROOM

Dec. 15, 2023

USSPACECOM commander declares Full Operational Capability

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, declared the nation’s 11th and newest combatant command achieved full operational capability during a headquarters town hall Dec. 15, 2023.

Dec. 14, 2023

USSPACECOM to Host Fourth Annual Legal Conference

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — United States Space Command, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, and the United States Air Force Academy’s Law, Technology and Warfare Research Cell will co-host the fourth annual USSPACECOM Legal Conference March 5-7, 2024.

Dec. 12, 2023

SecAF redesignates Space Operations Command West as US Space Forces – Space

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The activation of Space Forces – Space ensures space forces are most efficiently presented to U.S. Space Command to best meet challenges presented by the dynamic national security environment and the return to great power competition.

Dec. 9, 2023

GPS Celebrates 30th Anniversary at Schriever SFB

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Media, local leaders and community partners from across Colorado Springs and beyond came together to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Global Positioning System at Schriever SFB, December 9.

Dec. 7, 2023

Combined US, coalition force increase combat effectiveness during Indo-Pacific Virtual Flag exercise

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico, and 22 distributed locations — For the first time in the fourteen-year history of the Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, integrated forces from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada fought against a peer adversary in a virtual Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. To increase combat effectiveness, the combined force engaged jointly across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.