16 Jun 2017

Air Force Stands Up New Headquarters Space Directorate

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has approved the reorganization of the Air Force headquarters to establish a Deputy Chief of Staff for Space Operations, who will be a three-star Air Force general officer.

19 May 2017

Senior leaders discuss US space posture

On May 17, 2017, Air Force senior leaders testified before the Senate Armed Service Committee Strategic Forces subcommittee on military space, organization, policy and programs.

5 May 2017

Cyber Squadron Initiative: Arming Airmen for 21st century battle

The Air Force cyber landscape of today is not the same as 10 or even five years ago; every Air Force core mission is impacted and connected by cyber. In response, the service has created the Cyber Squadron Initiative.

27 Mar 2017

Space for the Win: Air Force Officer Recognized for Excellence in Space Operations

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Lt. Col. Kyle Pumroy, Chief of Space Force Structure Plans for the Space and Cyberspace Superiority Division, Directorate of Strategic Plans, Headquarters Air Force, was recently awarded the General Bernard Schriever Award by the National Space Club on March 10.The 60th annual National Space Club memorial dinner

15 Nov 2016

Winners announced in memorial essay contest

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Several Airmen received prizes for their winning essays in the 2016 Gen. Bernard A. Schriever Memorial Essay Contest Nov. 15.The purpose of the annual contest is to foster thought, discussion and debate regarding the impacts of space and cyberspace capabilities on the joint force and our nation.  The Lance P. Sijan

27 Sep 2016

Space Mission Force comes to Peterson

Space, as a global commons, is vital to commerce and is an essential element of global stability and joint warfare. Space is no longer a sanctuary where the United States or our allies and partners operate in an uncontested environment.Despite world interest in avoiding militarization of space, potential adversaries have identified the use of space

9 Sep 2016

SecAF visits Space Coast for 2nd time

“It has been an incredible and busy seven days for you all at the 45th Space Wing,” said Secretary of the Air Force the Honorable Deborah Lee James during an all call held Sept. 9, 2016, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.  That statement was made in reference to the wing’s ability to transition from an emergency response effort after a static fire

17 Aug 2016

‘Neighborhood Watch’ supports Navy operations

The Joint Functional Component Command for Space officially tasked the 1st Space Operations Squadron to support Navy’s ongoing Mobile User Objective System-5 anomaly effort after the satellite failed to reach its target geosynchronous orbit on July 3.

29 Jul 2016

Red Flag 16-3: Fly, fight, win in air, space, cyber

Red Flag 16-3 upped the ante in training on all domains, reflecting the Air Force’s mission – flight, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace.

26 Jul 2016

Red Flag: Integrating air, space, cyber domains

1,737. This was the total number of aircraft lost during the Vietnam War from 1962 to 1973. It was a number too high that prompted the Air Force to conduct a study, where it found the first 10 combat sorties were the most dangerous events for aircrew personnel. To prevent more losses, Gen. Robert Dixon, then-commander of Tactical Air Command,