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New York Air National Guard Airmen from the 222nd Command and Control Squadron, which augments the U.S. agency managing American surveillance satellites, pose with Brazilian officials at Brazil’s Space Operations Center in Brasilia, the country’s capital on April 19, 2022.

Aug. 4, 2022

U.S. Space Command partners with National Guard State Partnership Program to strengthen space cooperation

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Army Brigadier General Jesse Morehouse, U.S. Space Command’s deputy director for policy, plans and strategy, and members of the National Guard Bureau will visit multiple National Guard locations in the next two months to discuss the importance of partners and allies, security cooperation, and the value the National Guard’s State Partnership Program brings to US Space Command.

25 Nations Participate in Global Sentinel 22

Aug. 3, 2022

25 Nations Participate in Global Sentinel 22

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Command hosted Global Sentinel’s annual capstone event from July 25 to Aug. 3, 2022, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Global Sentinel is USSPACECOM’s premier security cooperation effort, design to strengthen and grow international partnership, improve operational collaboration and promote responsible behavior in the space domain.

Scotty Van Sant, U.S. Space Command’s Space Situational Agreement (SSA) Data Sharing Program manager, was awarded the Colombian Ad Astra Medal by the President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, on July 28, 2022. The SSA program allows the U.S. government to share data with like-minded governments in the interest of safety of spaceflight and long-term sustainability of the space domain.

Aug. 2, 2022

USSPACECOM’s Scotty Van Sant Presented Colombian Ad Astra Medal by President of the Republic of Colombia

CALI, Colombia — Scotty Van Sant, U.S. Space Command’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Data Sharing Program manager, was awarded the Colombian Ad Astra Medal by the President of the Republic of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, on July 28, 2022. Van Sant was presented the award due to a history of involvement with the Colombian military’s growing space program. This began with a subject matter expert exchange in Bogota in 2019, and culminated in being the lead negotiator for the US-Colombia SSA signed in 2021.

United States Space Command Seal

Aug. 1, 2022

Long March 5B (CZ-5B) Reentry

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command can confirm the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long March 5B (CZ-5B) re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 10:45 am MDT on July 30. We refer you to the PRC for further information on the technical aspects of the reentry such as the potential dispersal of debris and the impact location.

Two military men walking in uniform

July 28, 2022

GEN Nakasone visits JTF-SD

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo — U.S. Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service, speaks with U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, deputy commander of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, July 26, 2022. Nakasone visited the organization to better understand how intelligence supports the JTF-SD mission. The JTF-SD, and its National Space Defense Center, provide unprecedented unity of effort with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office to protect and defend against threats in the space domain. Through this partnering, the JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lekendrick Stallworth)