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Shaw, VanHerck addressed the need to move fast and modernize for a digital age at the AFA Warfighter conference

March 8, 2023

Shaw, VanHerck addressed the need to move fast and modernize for a digital age at the AFA Warfighter conference

AURORA, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw, deputy commander of U.S. Space Command, participated in a panel alongside U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, to discuss “Evolving Threats: Protecting the Homeland,” March 6, 2023.

Cooperation in Space: USSPACECOM Legal Conference explores implications in law and policy

March 7, 2023

Cooperation in Space: USSPACECOM Legal Conference explores implications in law and policy

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Command’s Office of the Staff Judge Advocate and the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Law, Technology and Warfare Research Cell co-hosted USSPACECOM’s third annual Legal Conference Feb. 28 – March 2, 2023, at the Academy’s Polaris Hall.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved the U.S. Space Command commander’s eight proposed specific behaviors for the Department of Defense’s operations in the space area of responsibility, Feb. 9, 2023.

March 3, 2023

USSPACECOM Releases Specific Behaviors

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved the U.S. Space Command commander’s eight proposed specific behaviors for the Department of Defense’s operations in the space area of responsibility, Feb. 9, 2023.  

(From left to right) Royal Air Force (RAF) Flying Officer Hallchurch, U.K. Space Operations Centre (UKSpOC) space duty officer, U.S. Space Force Capt. Dustin Pessatore, 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) sharing coordinator, and RAF Corporal Coulson, UKSpOC space analyst, stand in front of flags in 18 SDS’s High Bay at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023. According to U.K.’s Defence Space Strategy, the nation is focusing heavily on strengthening relations with Five Eyes intelligence partnerships and adopting an ‘international by design’ approach. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

March 3, 2023

Third iteration of 18 SDS ‘Operator Exchange’ welcomes UKSpOC members

VANDNEBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Space Situational Awareness Partnership and Coalition Engagement (SPACE) office within the 18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS), hosted two members from the U.K. Space Operations Centre (UKSpOC), Feb. 13-17, 2023, to exchange knowledge on their respective space programs and units.

Commercial partners from the Combined Force Space Component Command Commercial Integration Cell gather with military representatives from CFSCC and U.S. Space Command for a CIC executive summit in Herndon, VA, Jan 25, 2022. CFSCC’s CIC enables operational and technology exchange between US Space Command and commercial partners, which helps USSPACECOM mitigate capability gaps while improving and maintaining advantages over competitors. (U.S. Space Force photo by Capt. Erin Leon)

Feb. 28, 2023

CIC executive summit enhances critical government-commercial relationship

HERNDON, Virginia -- Members of U.S. Space Command’s Commercial Integration Cell gathered for a CIC executive summit in Herndon, VA, Jan. 25, 2023. The summit was an opportunity for Combined Force Space Component Command leaders, USSPACECOM representatives and commercial partners to speak openly with each other about ways we can improve information sharing to enhance cooperation and synergy in the space domain, thus increasing the overall resilience of U.S. government space operations.