The Air Force may not need more than the 100 B-21s it originally planned to buy because it can supplement them with new "collaborative" uncrewed aircraft, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. told the Senate Armed Services Committee. He and Secretary Frank Kendall ...
Frank Calvelli will officially take his place as the first assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration later this week. In the newly created position, Calvelli will work to streamline decisions the Space Force requires to catch up with the heavy ...
Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman unveiled the insignia for the new service’s enlisted ranks Sept. 20, with nods to its Air Force roots and heavy use of the delta.
The Space Force’s No. 2 officer inspected the aerospace research facilities of its newest university partner June 24 under a program designed to help it recruit personnel with more technical expertise. Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson and Mark Kennedy, president of ...
Uniformed Total Force Airmen and Guardians can work remotely under new guidance from the Department of the Air Force, building on lessons learned from the past year. The Air Force on May 18 released updated guidance on remote work and telework, which gives service members ...
U.S. Space Command and the Space Force are working on new ways to openly discuss their capabilities in orbit, to get around the lingering overclassification problem leaders have criticized while also ensuring the military can maintain deterrence against adversaries who are improving their own capabilities ...
Former Undersecretary of the Air Force Matthew P. Donovan will lead the Air Force Association’s new Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Research Center (MI-SPARC), serving as an independent voice advocating for U.S. space capability. Donovan was Air Force under secretary, Acting Secretary of the Air Force, ...
The Space Force has finalized which units from the Army and Navy will join its ranks, and the new service’s No. 2 said details on the transfers are coming soon. Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson, speaking April 21 during ...
Staff Sergeant Akia D. Carter is one of the Space Force’s first-ever Outstanding Airmen, Guardians, and Civilians of the Year. Carter is an Airman Leadership School instructor with the 30th Force Support Squadron, 30th Space Wing, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., where she is ...
Senior Airman Cassidy B. Basney, with the 50th Operations Support Squadron, 50th Space Wing, is among the Space Force's first-ever 12 Outstanding Airmen, Guardians, and Civilians of the year announced April 13. The Air Force Association will shine a spotlight on each of the 12 ...
The U.S. Space Force has done much in its first 16 months. We must allow it to unlock its full potential, by providing it with the tools and authorities to accomplish its mission. The new service should be authorized to unify the department so everyone ...
Video recordings from this year’s virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium are now free to watch, featuring Acting Secretary John P. Roth, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond in conversation with famed astrophysicist ...