NEWSROOM

Aug. 12, 2022

U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / U.S. Navy Space / Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber / U.S. 10th Fleet holds Change of Command

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — Vice Adm. Craig A. Clapperton relieved Vice Adm. Ross Myers as Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command (FCC) / U.S. Navy Space Command (NAVSPACECOM) / Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber / U.S. 10th Fleet (C10F), during a change of command ceremony at the C10F Headquarters, Aug. 4.Myers commended the 19,000-person enterprise for their innovative and

Aug. 11, 2022

SBIRS GEO-6 Launch Closes Out Two Decades of Progress in Missile Warning, Tracking and Detection; Next-Gen OPIR to Take the Helm

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — When the last of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Aug. 4, Lauro “Larry” Dungca and his wife were there, watching his first – and last - SBIRS launch.

Aug. 11, 2022

New USSPACECOM intelligence director visits JTF-SD

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tom James, left, commander of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense, and U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Brian D. Sidari, right, the new intelligence director of U.S. Space Command, pose for a photo at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 11, 2022. During his visit to the JTF-SD, Sidari received a mission brief and was indoctrinated on the organization’s mission. The JTF-SD’s mission is, in unified action with mission partners, to deter aggression, defend capabilities and defeat adversaries throughout the continuum of conflict in order to maintain space superiority in the USSPACECOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Aug. 9, 2022

JCO executes DRAGON Army Ops days to ensure commercial space integration

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations cell (JCO) hosts bi-weekly Defense Readiness Agile Gaming Online Network (DRAGON) Army Operations days in order to continuously develop, test and refine the organization’s operations.

Aug. 4, 2022

Global Sentinel 22 Mentors Embody Pathway to Partnerships

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — More than 150 participants from 25 countries participated in the Global Sentinel Capstone event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., July 25 to Aug. 3, 2022. Playing a major role in the overall effectiveness of this year’s capstone event were the mentors. Global Sentinel, which began in 2014, is U.S. Space Command’s single largest multinational event to strengthen partnerships with other space-faring nations to promote cooperation and safe, secure space operations. During the event, each participating nation maintained a Space Operations Center. The nations also organized into eight Regional SpOCs, with a mentor assigned to each region.