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UK space leader visits SMDC

Aug. 10, 2023

UK space leader visits SMDC

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — From across the pond, a key British ally learns about missions and capabilities from the space professionals at U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command.

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander; U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker; and U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons stand at attention during USSPACECOM's second-ever change of responsibility ceremony Aug. 7, 2023, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.

Aug. 8, 2023

Ceremony shines spotlight on command’s asymmetric advantage -- its warfighters

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker relinquished responsibility of U.S. Space Command to U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons during a change of responsibility ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., August 7, 2023.

Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) tow the Vehicle Advanced Demonstrator for Emergency Recovery, “VADR”, out of the well deck during Underway Recovery Test (URT) 10, July 26, 2023

Aug. 3, 2023

Department of Defense completes Underway Recovery Test 10 with NASA

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. — NASA’s Landing and Recovery team and the Department of Defense successfully completed the first recovery test for the crewed Artemis II mission aboard the amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) off the coast of San Diego, Aug. 1.

Lt. Col. Nick Pettit, commander, 1st Air Force, Detachment 3, accepts the Det. 3 guidon from Lt. Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, commander, Continental U.S. NORAD Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern and Air Forces Space), during a Change of Command ceremony July 20, 2023, Patrick Space Force Base, Fla.

July 26, 2023

1st Air Force, Detachment 3, welcomes new commander

PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. — 1st Air Force, Detachment 3, based at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, held a change of command ceremony on July 20th, 2023. An age-old tradition of passing of flags, or colors, symbolized the change in leadership as Lt. Col. Nick Pettit, formally the Detachment 3 Director of Operations, assumed command from Lt. Col. Richard Bolton. Lt. Gen. Nordhaus, commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Region – First Air Force (Air Forces Northern and Air Forces Space) presided over the ceremony.

USSPACECOM Hosts Capstone

July 20, 2023

USSPACECOM Hosts Capstone

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, poses for a photo with general officers representing all branches of the armed services during a U.S. Space Command capstone event at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., July 19, 2023.