The Department of the Air Force has delivered a report to Congress recommending the transfer of Air National Guard units to the Space Force, calling it “by far the most advisable” option studied—even as growing opposition from lawmakers threatens to derail the idea.
In his final keynote address before retiring as Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, Roger A. Towberman reflected on the progress of the Space Force and the growth still ahead at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 12, 2023. Watch the video ...
For the first time ever, the title of Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force changed hands Sept. 15, as Roger A. Towberman retired and passed the mantle of CMSSF on to John F. Bentivegna in a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
The House Armed Services personnel subcommittee advanced legislation June 12 to establish a Space National Guard and to pave the way for part-time Guardians, rather than form a Space Force Reserve. Subcommittee members voted to turn the 14 units and 1,000 space-focused Airmen in the Air ...
The Space Force’s new leader has defined three lines of effort he wants the young service to pursue, focusing on combat-ready forces, personnel management, and partnerships with other Pentagon organizations and allies. Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman outlined the three lines in a series ...
The U.S. Space Force officially turned 3 years old on Dec. 20, marked by a flurry of social media posts and celebrations for the nation’s youngest military service—and signaling yet another milestone in its maturation. In an image shared to Twitter, Chief of Space Operations Gen. ...
More than two and a half years in and with its basic building blocks largely in place, the Space Force is planning work to fine tune and “engineer” its distinctive culture, said Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond.
Four years after first announcing a program meant to help career Airmen have a chance to move to their preferred base in the U.S., the Air Force is suspending the program starting June 1, citing budgetary constraints and a low rate of Airmen actually getting ...
Leaders of the Space Force reinforced their idea to depart from the typical military component structure of separately organized Active and reserve forces in favor of a single hybrid component structure they called the “Space Component.” Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond described ...
It’s been more than five months since Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond unveiled the Space Force’s first prototype service dress uniforms to the world at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Since then, members of the Air Force ...
The Department of the Air Force’s recently released reports on interpersonal violence and on gender, race, and ethnic disparities are linked to the issue of suicide in the military, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said in a Facebook town hall Nov. 18.
The wife of the Space Force’s first Chief of Space Operations is opening up channels of communication to try to connect with the loved ones of members, including an email newsletter to which she hopes to add subscribers. The newness of the Space Force provides ...