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Sept. 30, 2021

900 personnel moving to Space Force in FY22

The Space Force, working with the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, has selected 670 active-duty service members and 259 civilians to transfer into the Space Force during fiscal year 2022.

Sept. 28, 2021

Global missile defense from space got more affordable, DOD official says

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department hopes, within the decade, to have a meshed network of low Earth orbit satellites — linked together and to warfighters — providing real-time global awareness of missile threats and the ability to respond. However, that goal was once considered cost prohibitive, said the director of the Space Development Agency.

Sept. 21, 2021

Navy establishes Maritime Space Officer designator for joint warfighting effort

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command is focused on building the command to compete and win, as it heads into its third year as America’s 11th Combatant Command. A huge part of that focus is to ensure space warfighters from each service have the technical knowledge and tactical acumen to integrate into the full range of joint space capabilities. Each service brings unique talents to the Joint Force, and most recently, the U.S. Navy announced the establishment of the Maritime Space Officer designator.

Sept. 15, 2021

USSPACECOM, JTF-SD host 7th Fleet commander

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi, U.S. Space Command director of Strategy, Plans and Policy; and Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, Joint Task Force-Space Defense deputy commander, hosted Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, 7th Fleet commander, Sept. 13 at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. During the visit, leaders provided their respective mission briefs as the

Sept. 10, 2021

Runners honor 'Mose,' other fallen service members

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Colorado Run for the fallen took participants through Peterson Space Force Base on Sept. 10. Runners, including some from U.S. Space Command's Joint Task Force-Space Defense, honored 115 fallen service members along the route. One of those was U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Harold "Mose" Mosely II, who was assigned to then-Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, at the time of his death in November 2018.