Oct. 28, 2015 Air Force set to launch next-to-last GPS IIF satellite Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center and its mission partners are scheduled to launch the 11th Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 launch vehicle Oct. 30 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Sept. 16, 2015 AFSPC: Space, cyberspace provide advantages, challenges The Air Force Space Command commander explained how space and cyberspace domains are integral components in modern and future operations during a speech at the 2015 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 15.
April 29, 2015 AF will defend, boost space assets Space is absolutely vital to the American way of life and it is also vital to the protection of the nation, the commander of Air Force Space Command told the Defense Writers’ Group here April 28.
Sept. 16, 2014 AFSPC Commander advocates defending space superiority The Commander of Air Force Space Command Gen. John Hyten charged the Air Force to defend its position and remain on the cutting edge of international space operations during the 2014 Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 16.
May 19, 2014 GPS IIF-6 successfully launched from Cape Canaveral The Air Force successfully launched the sixth Global Positioning System IIF satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., May 16.
April 7, 2014 Space superiority remains vital to national security Gen. William Shelton, Air Force Space Command commander, highlighted a successful satellite launch to the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on strategic forces during a budget hearing for national security space activities, April 3.
March 13, 2014 Officials update Congress on military space policy, challenges If potential adversaries are to challenge the United States, they must do so in the space domain, the Defense Department’s top space policy official told Congress here March 12.
Feb. 21, 2014 GPS IIF-5 successfully launched from Cape Canaveral The U. S. Air Force officials successfully launched the fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV launch vehicle at 8:59 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Feb. 20.
Dec. 11, 2013 Space badge renamed, new guidance issued The current space badge will be renamed the space operations badge beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
Sept. 18, 2013 Shelton talks space, cyberspace at AFA Air and Space Conference Air Force Space Command's top official said sequestration is the biggest threat to the nation's space and cyberspace capabilities.