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Officials load a satellite.

July 9, 2021

Gunsmoke launches from Mojave Desert, deploys from ISS

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's second and third Gunsmoke-J satellites, a joint capability technology demonstration by the USASMDC Technical Center and Assured Position Navigation and Timing/Space Cross Functional Team, were placed into orbit June 30 by two very different paths.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, Space and Missile Systems Center commander and Air Force Program executive officer for Space, and Deanna Ryals, Chief Partnership Officer, meet with Vice Admiral Aire de Waard, the Netherlands director of Defence Material Organization, and Lt. Gen. Dennis Luyt, commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, before the start of an international partnership meeting at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, July 8, 2021. The U.S. government is looking to broaden collaboration and partnerships with the Netherlands in several military space mission areas growing from our strong collaboration in MILSATCOM and responsive space capabilities. (U.S. Space Force photo by Van Ha)

July 8, 2021

Netherlands Ministry of Defence, SMC officials meet to discuss space cooperation

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, met today with Lt. Gen. Dennis Luyt, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and other members of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence on July 8 to discuss U.S. and Dutch space cooperation opportunities.

United Kingdom Royal Air Force prepare pieces of wood

July 7, 2021

Visiting UK team gives back to local community

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A 23-person team from the United Kingdom’s Space Command wanted to give something back to the Pikes Peak Region while on temporary duty at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

U.S. Space Command

July 1, 2021

USSPACECOM signs 100th commercial agreement to share space data, service

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command signed the 100th Commercial Space Situational Awareness Data Sharing Agreement in the history of the command with Libre Space Foundation, a non-profit entity, to initiate the two-way flow of SSA services and information.

Navy member works on a computer.

June 30, 2021

USSF selects 2 JTF-SD Sailors to be Guardians

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Space Force, working with the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, selected 50 active-duty volunteers from those services to transfer into the Space Force beginning this month.