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U.S. Space Command hosted a U.S. Marine Corps birthday celebration Nov. 6 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. In attendance were U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, USSPACECOM commander; Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Joseph Matos, USSPACECOM command, control, communications, computers and cyber director; and Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader. Also participating were current and former Marines serving in USSPACECOM headquarters. The U.S. Marine Corps turned 245 years old Nov. 10, 2020.

Nov. 10, 2020

Space warfighters celebrate USMC's 245th birthday

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Command hosted a U.S. Marine Corps birthday celebration Nov. 6, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Representatives from participating nations virtually attended the Americas Space Conference from their respective countries Nov. 4-5, 2020. In this historic event, five nations of the Americas gathered to focus on coordination, cooperation and collaboration for space research and development opportunities. The conference, co-hosted by U.S. Space Command, U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Space Force, included space defense experts from the U.S., Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.

Nov. 6, 2020

Americas Space Conference brings together 6 nations to discuss research, development opportunities

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — In a historic virtual event, six nations of the Americas gathered to focus on coordination, cooperation and collaboration for space research and development opportunities.The Americas Space Conference — co-hosted by U.S. Space Command, U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Space Force — was a two-day event that aligned with the U.S. Department of

U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, USSPACECOM commander, participates in a virtual Space Symposium 365 event Nov. 5, 2020, at the combatant command's headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Nov. 6, 2020

Dickinson highlights USSPACECOM mission at Space Symposium 365

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson, U.S. Space Command Commander, provided his insights on how the command is tackling the ever-growing threats in the space domain while simultaneously ensuring space capabilities are delivered to the world every day during his address to the Space Symposium 365 audience Nov. 5, 2020.“USSPACECOM was established due

Photo of Japan’s Consul General of Los Angeles visiting Vandenberg.

Nov. 5, 2020

Japan’s consul general of Los Angeles visits Vandenberg

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, met with the Honorable Akira Muto, the consul general of Japan in Los Angeles, and Japan Air Self Defense Force Lt. Col. Takuro Kubota, Multinational Space Collaboration Cell, U.S. Space Command Plans and Policy Directorate, on Nov. 2, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Photo of Maj. Gen. John Shaw visiting Cal Poly CubeSat Lab program.

Nov. 5, 2020

CFSCC commander visits Cal Poly CubeSat Lab, lauds first space R&D agreement

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, paid a visit to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2020, to meet with faculty and students involved in space operations research programs. This was Shaw’s first visit to the campus since the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement — the first of its kind between Vandenberg and any other academic institution — was signed with Cal Poly in November 2019.