Nearly five months after the Space Development Agency celebrated the first launch of its massive planned satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit, the organization is set for their second go-around Aug. 31. Thirteen satellites from Tranche 0 of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture are slated to head ...
Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile April 19, the first such test since Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced he was “suspending” his country’s participation in the New START treaty and the U.S. and Russia stopped ...
If all goes well, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift off at 7:29 a.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., on March 30, carrying the first pieces of the Space Force’s planned constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. Two and a half years after ...
Air Force Global Strike Command conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test launch of 2023 on Feb. 9, sending an unarmed Minuteman III from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The 11:01 p.m. launch, supported by Airmen from the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, ...
Housing allowances are finally catching up, as the Pentagon announced new Basic Allowance for Housing rates Dec. 14. On average, monthly payments will rise 12.1 percent starting Jan. 1. Increases vary by location. BAH is determined based on paygrade, location, and whether or not members have ...
The Biden administration is proposing new actions designed to confront the proliferation of space traffic and debris as Earth orbit becomes increasingly congested and contested. The government launched two efforts that it hopes will lead to a safer environment for the nation's military and commercial ...
Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.—its second test launch in three weeks. The ICBM launched at 1:13 a.m. Pacific time with three test re-entry vehicles, according to an AFGSC release. The vehicles ...
The Department of the Air Force launched a new pilot program Aug. 1 that will centralize resources for survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic abuse, and other forms of “interpersonal violence.” The Integrated Response Co-Location Pilot program is being tested at seven locations across ...
The Biden administration says it’s ruled out conducting one type of anti-satellite weapon test. While on a visit to her home state, Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., formalizing the administration’s prior admonishments of an ASAT test by ...
Six bases are being considered as the eventual home for the Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command, the Department of the Air Force announced April 4. Site surveys of the bases will begin in late April or early May 2022, DAF said in a ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III released the findings of a 20-base review of sexual assault prevention and response practices within days of a congressional report that found additional focus needed on prevention along with “continued congressional oversight.” The GAO acknowledged that “DOD has taken a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has united NATO and proven a robust U.S. air and space capability that does not require a no-fly zone, but invasion could have been deterred if the U.S. had stronger air power, said experts at an AFA Warfare ...