March 9, 2020 Air Force announces 2019 Safety Awards Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr., Air Force Chief of Safety, recently announced the recipients of the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Safety Awards and the Air Force Chief of Safety Awards for 2019.
Dec. 13, 2019 Vandenberg AFB supports missile flight test A flight test of a prototype conventionally-configured, ground-launched ballistic missile occurred at Vandenberg Air Force Base Dec. 12.
Dec. 9, 2019 Global Strike commander addresses industry, academic leaders Gen. Timothy Ray was the keynote speaker at the event coined “Nuclear Forces and 21st Century Strategic Deterrence” with a program theme of “An Air and Space Force Designed for the Future.”
Dec. 8, 2019 Serve – Save – Survive: water rescue program brought to light The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department innovated new ways for first responders to serve their populace along the coastline and in the water.
Dec. 6, 2019 VCSAF meets with nuclear scientists, engineers about future operations The visit gave the leaders an opportunity to discuss future operations and algorithmic warfare – the method by which battles are fought using artificial intelligence and machine learning as a weapon system – with members of the Defense Department’s sole nuclear treaty monitoring center and the
Nov. 8, 2019 ‘Space Pitch Day’ yields innovative technologies and new partners for the Air Force Pitch Days are a combination of product expo and reality series where the most promising developers are selected from an initial review. That group then pitches their ideas live to a team of Air Force experts and defense partners for an opportunity to compete for on-the-spot contracts.
Nov. 7, 2019 SecAF, deputy SecDef meet with space leaders, joint warfighters This was the first time Norquist and Barrett toured the National Space Defense Center and the 1st Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base in their positions.
Oct. 31, 2019 Vandenberg AFB awarded best DoD fire department for 7th time As a space wing, Vandenberg Air Force Base lacks the aircraft and heavy use of its runway that would reflect greatly on a fire department during award season. Even in the lack of these two arenas, the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department has been awarded not only the “Best Fire Department in
Oct. 23, 2019 Formal recognition of JTF-SD expands US Space Command’s protect, defend mission Joint Task Force-Space Defense is one of two subordinate commands to the newly formed U.S. Space Command, with a mission to conduct unified action with mission partners, space superiority operations to deter aggression, defend capability and defeat adversaries throughout the continuum of conflict.
Sept. 27, 2019 4th Space Operations Squadron gains Enhanced Polar System EPS adds two satellites to 4th SOPS, increasing the squadron’s arsenal to 25 satellites.
Sept. 6, 2019 Around the Air Force: Space Command Established / DoD Healthcare / EFMP Virtual Summit Today's look around the Air Force features the establishment of U.S. Space Command, changes to Defense Department health care and the upcoming 2019 Exceptional Family Member Program Virtual Summit 3.0. (Hosted by Senior Airman Angelo Rosario)
Aug. 30, 2019 US Space Command establishment ceremony launches new era of space superiority capabilities The USSPACECOM establishment will accelerate the United States’ space capabilities to address rapidly evolving threats to U.S. space assets and the importance of deterring potential adversaries from putting critical U.S. space systems at risk.
Aug. 26, 2019 Space Flag holds first exercise with coalition partners Space Flag 19-3 integrated approximately 160 coalition participants, observers and distinguished guests in Air Force Space Command’s “Fight Tonight” exercise focused on using current capabilities to deter, deny and disrupt adversarial actions in the space domain.
Aug. 7, 2019 AFSPC rolls out new enterprise data strategy The command’s enterprise data strategy will provide the means to ensure greater mission success. It is a framework that integrates space enterprise data sources into a common, resilient and agile architecture optimized for space domain awareness and responsive multi-domain operations at speed and
July 24, 2019 Donovan visits the ‘World’s Premier Gateway to Space’ 50 years after the U.S. first put man on the moon, Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan – along with Vice President of the United States Mike Pence, NASA employees and thousands watching across the world – looked back on this historic moment at the Apollo 11 anniversary event at the