4 Dec 2019

AFSPC recently hosted its first-ever Direct Ascent Program

Air Force Space Command recently hosted its first-ever Direct Ascent Program, an initiative created to bring together top-performing company grade and non-commissioned officers to broaden their scope and understanding of the AFSPC mission and larger strategic picture of the evolving space structure within the Department of Defense.Over the course

21 Nov 2019

Shaw and Whiting trade places, both Space Commands win big

Air Force Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw took command of Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) and 14th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Space Operations Center, Nov. 20.

6 Nov 2019

Not your average rocket launch; 45th SW supports Pegasus ICON

The 45th Space Wing supported the Pegasus ICON rocket launch on Nov. 7, 2018 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Skid Strip.Skid Strip? That’s quite different than a standard launch from the Cape – don’t rockets launch from pads? The skid strip, a smaller flight line on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, served as the acting “launch pad” for an

2 Oct 2019

CFSCC establishment ceremony held at Vandenberg

Joint and coalition space officials from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States attended a ceremony to formally recognize the establishment of Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC) at Vandenberg AFB, Oct. 1, 2019.

16 Sep 2019

AFSPC Member Wins Legacy Service Award

Mr. Jay Doherty, deputy of Manpower, Personnel and Services at Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, recently won the Robert E. Corsi A1 Legacy Service Award, and was presented the award on Sept. 12, 2019.

11 Sep 2019

Power of AFIMSC enterprise keeps Thule Defenders on target

A recent visit to Thule Air Base, Greenland, by the Air Force chief of staff prompted AFIMSC to take action to increase the readiness and lethality of Defenders there.

1 Aug 2019

Air Force Space Command all-call addresses future of space

Gen. Jay Raymond, Air Force Space Command commander, hosted an all-call as part of the command’s space warfighting road show at the base fitness center at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, July 29.

11 Jul 2019

Vice President Pence visits VAFB

Vice President Mike Pence and Mrs. Karen Pence met with base leadership, Airmen and their families during a visit July 10, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

12 Jun 2019

Providing access to space through innovation

The U.S. Air Force and Space Command are powered by innovation. Because of this, Vandenberg Air Force Base is continually making improvements to base facilities, equipment and the way Airmen and mission partners do their job in order to complete the space mission.

17 Jan 2019

Growing Air Force’s space medicine culture

As space continues to play an increasingly critical role in our nation’s defense, the need for the space medicine specialty grows. Medical Airmen within U.S. Air Force Space Command are making sure space operators are ready for future readiness requirements. “Space is no longer a neutral, docile domain,” said Col. Walter “Sparky” Matthews, AFSPC Command Surgeon. “It has become a contested environment where many state and non-state actors actively seek to disrupt U.S. space capability.”