NEWSROOM

Dec. 22, 2023

Inaugural Exercise RED SKIES elevates USSF readiness

Exercise RED SKIES 24 achieved success during its inaugural execution from Dec. 11-15. RED SKIES represents the U.S. Space Force's latest service exercise, emphasizing the orbital warfare (OW) discipline, which applies orbital dynamics and satellite flight to Space Force operations.

Dec. 20, 2023

German Space Command Commander Visits 18 SDS

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Jordan Mugg, commander of the 18th Space Defense Squadron, welcomed German Air Force Major General Michael Traut, commander of the German Space Command, to the 18 SDS for a visit Dec. 19, 2023.

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.