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The U.S. Space Force is the 6th independent U.S. military service branch, tasked with missions and operations in the rapidly evolving space domain. As of June 2020, its headquarters has yet to be announced.
Space Force was signed into law Dec. 20, 2019 as part of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. SpaceForce.mil went live shortly thereafter.
On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to begin planning for a Space Force. The U.S. Space Force would be the first new military service in more than 70 years, following the establishment of the U.S. Air Force in 1947.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The storied career of the Delta family of rockets had to wait a little longer than planned to turn the page on its final chapter, but the last of its kind lifted off on the Space Coast on Tuesday. A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy, the largest and most powerful version of Delta rockets, launched from
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Department of the Air Force leaders are fiercely defending a legislative proposal to bypass state governors in order to move certain Air National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force, In response to a Military.com question during a press conference at the Space Symposium in Colorado on Wednesday, both Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Gen.
Shaving waivers for medical conditions have skyrocketed for Air Force airmen and Space Force Guardians over the past three years, allowing more service members to grow beards, according to service data provided to Military.com. Between 2021 and 2023, the number of active-duty airmen with shaving waivers due to pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin condition causing frequent and painful razor burn that
Air Force officials have submitted a legislative proposal to Congress that would sidestep governors in seven states and move Air National Guard units with space missions into the Space Force, angering National Guard supporters. The National Guard Association of the United States, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying organization that goes by NGAUS, said in a statement to Military.com that draft legislation
Two Space Force Guardians have graduated from the Army’s Drill Instructor Academy at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, marking a first for the nation’s newest service branch. Space Force Tech. Sgt. David Gudgeon and Sgt. Yuji Moore graduated from the Army’s program Wednesday, according to a news release from Fort Jackson. “This is historic, and I don’t think it’s lost
In a move aimed at incentivizing airmen and Guardians stationed in the remotest and coldest parts of the country, the Department of the Air Force has finally approved cold weather pay for troops at seven bases. As of April 1, airmen and Guardians stationed at U.S. bases where temperatures sometimes drop 20 degrees below zero will earn the new lump-sum
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, the head of the Space Force, told Guardians in an internal memo that he hopes to bring full-time reservists into the service by this summer under a new part-time and full-time model signed into law late last year. In the memo, which was shared online and confirmed as authentic to Military.com by Space
Space Force Guardians have finally received their own physical training uniforms that will distinguish their identity while working out and while at basic military training. On March 8, trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s Guardian boot camp were the first to receive the new uniforms, which included breathable, moisture-wicking black shorts, a quick-drying gray T-shirt and a black tracksuit. All
After years of growth, the young Space Force may be about to see its first funding cuts under its own budget plan unveiled on Monday — but service officials insist it’s still on good footing to address rising threats in low earth orbit. The service, which was established in 2019, is requesting $29.4 billion for fiscal 2025, about $600 million
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