U.S. Space Command should seek to work with and buy from commercial industry as much as possible, the Space Force general nominated to lead the combatant command said July 26. Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting’s comments at his Senate confirmation hearing follow on recently announced plans ...
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U.S. military space operations are set for a changing of the guard in leadership—Space Force Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting has been nominated to pin on a fourth star and take over as head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM). Meanwhile, the Space Force is set ...
The head of U.S. Space Command, Army Gen. James Dickinson, took a weeklong trip to Europe June 21-27. U.S. military space officials have been making a concerted effort to enhance America's cooperation with European allies as Russia’s war in Ukraine has highlighted the critical importance ...
American military space operations are due for a significant overhaul to boost the Pentagon's capability to deal with growing threats from China and Russia, the deputy commander of U.S. Space Command said July 6. “The way we’ve been doing space operations since the dawn of the ...
Three years after its initial launch, the Space Force is increasing its integration with the joint force by building relationships and standing up components within more and more U.S. combatant commands, top generals said April 5 at the Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Security Forum. Already, the ...
Lt. Gen. James C. Slife was set to transition from his role commanding Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., at the beginning of October, with a likely assignment to the Pentagon next. He visited the Air & Space Forces Association in September ...
Retired Gen. C. Robert "Bob" Kehler led the discussion "America Under Attack: Defending the Homeland" with Gen. Glen D. VanHerck of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Gen. James H. Dickinson of U.S. Space Command; and Adm. Charles A. "Chas" Richard of ...
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii—In past Pacific exercises, space capabilities came into the picture after the fact—supposition over what Air Force Space Command might have done had it been involved. Since the creation of the Space Force, however, small teams of Guardians assigned to Pacific ...
The Government Accountability Office identified “significant shortfalls” in the transparency and credibility of the Air Force process that led to the selection of Redstone Arsenal, Ala., as the preferred location for the headquarters of U.S. Space Command in 2020, but it did not identify any ...
The ultimate goal was to take off from Earth, fly a mission through space, reenter the atmosphere, and land on a runway.
U.S. Space Command boss Army Gen. James H. Dickinson declared the command’s initial operational capability in a speech at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Aug. 24. IOC status means the Defense Department’s 11th combatant command has “matured to the point where we ...
Commander of U.S. Space Command Gen. James H. Dickinson drew parallels to the vital role of tiny Pacific islands in a vast ocean in describing his role protecting space lines of communication from increasing pressure by adversaries. Barring internationally accepted norms, Dickinson called for the ...
