The Department of Defense (DoD) has requested $88 million to complete the Consolidated Space Operations Facility at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado to support U.S. Space Command and Space Force operations, DoD reported Tuesday.
Read More »Gen. Jay Raymond: National Space Defense Center Begins Full-Time Operations
The National Space Defense Center, a partnership between the Intelligence Community and Defense Department, was declared fully operational on Jan. 8 to support interagency efforts to secure U.S. space assets. NSDC aims to increase the government’s capacity to protect and defend space-based systems that support joint warfighters, the U.S. Air …
Read More »Report: DoD’s Patrick Shanahan to Assume Space Adviser Duties
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will take over space adviser responsibilities previously assigned to the secretary of the U.S. Air Force on an interim basis, SpaceNews reported Thursday. The report said he will also be in charge of the military space portfolio that was also previously managed by the Air …
Read More »Air Force Gen. John Raymond: Joint Force Readiness Key to Fight Potential Conflicts in Space
Gen. John Raymond, chief of the Air Force Space Command, has said the joint force should be prepared to address potential conflicts in the space domain as potential adversaries work to build technological capabilities that seek to deny access to space, Defense News reported Monday. Raymond made the remarks at a …
Read More »Stratcom Renames Space Operations Center, Eyes Multinational Space Collaboration With Germany
The U.S. Strategic Command and the National Reconnaissance Office replaced the name of the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center April 1 to reflect the organization’s new mission against threats to space assets. The renamed National Space Defense Center will continue to operate at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado and advance …
Read More »Gen. John Raymond: Air Force to Appoint a Deputy Chief of Staff for Space Operations
The U.S. Air Force will open a three-star Air Staff position to help increase the visibility of space-related matters within the Defense Department, Defense News reported Tuesday. Valerie Insinna writes the selected candidate will act as a space advocate tasked to spread awareness on the needs of space operators and help drive a cultural change across the …
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