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Aug. 19, 2021

UK Director of Space visits CFSCC

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Harvey Smyth, the space director for the U.K. Ministry of Defence, and his team visited the Combined Force Space Component Command on Aug. 17, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. During the visit to CFSCC, Smyth and his team received briefings on and toured the new CFSCC headquarters building, the Combined Space Operations Center and the 18th Space Control Squadron. Smyth’s visit highlights the strong partnership the United Kingdom and the United States share in the space domain.

Aug. 11, 2021

Hyten says sensors pinpointing missile threats worldwide are critical capability

Detection of missile threats on a global scale is perhaps the number one capability needed by the Defense Department because if a missile cannot be identified, it can't be destroyed, the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said.

Aug. 10, 2021

SMDC offers unique perspective on space, missile defense convergence

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The leader of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command said during the 24th annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium that his “People First” team ensures space and missile defense capabilities for the Soldier, the Army and the nation.

Aug. 10, 2021

NORTHCOM commander offers strategies for deterring aggression from China, Russia

WASHINGTON — The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command described threats from Russia and China and ways to mitigate those threats.

Aug. 6, 2021

JTF-SD releases Commander's Vision

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Tom James, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, released his vision. This document outlines the organization's guiding principles, timeline, key tasks and desired end state. In the vision, James wrote that JTF-SD is charged with the singular responsibility to protect and defend U.S., allied and commercial capabilities to ensure there is “never a day without space.”