Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) recently released its latest Space Doctrine Publication (SDP), SDP 3-100, Space Domain Awareness – the first operational level doctrine publication developed by STARCOM for the U.S. Space Force.
Imagine you're a racecar driver hurtling along a crowded track, surrounded by hundreds of other vehicles. They're in front, behind, and beside you, weaving through the lanes at breakneck speed. Some are even traveling towards you, whizzing past with just inches to spare. This is the reality of our space environment today, where satellites are constantly maneuvering and orbiting our planet, dodging debris and other spacecraft as they go. And as global space operations continue to increase, so too will the risk of close calls and collisions.
British Army Brigadier Paul Tedman, deputy director of U.S. Space Command’s strategy, plans and policy directorate, poses for a photo with British Army Maj. Gen. James Roddis, director of strategy at U.K. Strategic Command, and other representatives from UKSTRATCOM during a visit to USSPACECOM in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 5, 2023.
U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, left, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Morrissey, director of strategy, plans and policy at U.S. Space Command, host a North Atlantic Treaty Organization delegation during a visit to the Joint Commercial Operations Cell facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 5, 2023. During the visit, members gained a better understanding of the JCO’s capabilities and discussed opportunities for increased collaboration. The JCO is an extension of the National Space Defense Center operations floor, and it leverages commercial providers to provide diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness in direct support of the NSDC’s core protect and defend mission. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)
Servicemembers in all uniforms, civilians and contractors lined the halls of Building 1 and vibrant clapping and cheers echoed down three stairwells as U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw walked out of U.S. Space Command for the last time as the deputy commander Oct 5, 2023.
On Sept. 22, the U.S. Space Force successfully concluded BLACK SKIES 23-3, the third iteration of Space Training and Readiness Command’s exercise series focused on tactical Space Electromagnetic Warfare (SEW).
A servicemember assigned to U.S. Space Command died from injuries sustained from an off-base single vehicle motorcycle accident in El Paso County Sept. 30, 2023.
Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, joined the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb, and Mandy Vaughn, CEO and founder of GXO Inc. on a panel to discuss “Commercial Space Power and the Next Space Age” at this year’s Tech Crunch Disrupt conference Sept. 19.
Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) welcomes the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) RNZAF Base Auckland into its global construct, Sept. 21, 2023.
The 527th Space Aggressor Squadron was recently named the Department of the Air Force's (DAF) Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year, a testament to their success of exposing the joint force to the physical and psychological rigors of going toe-to-toe with a thinking, breathing adversary.
The Department of Defense recently released to Congress a combined response to the Fiscal Year 2022 NDAA requirement for a Space Policy Review and the Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA requirement to make publicly available an unclassified strategy for the protection and defense of on-orbit assets.
In the face of a growing number of threats, the Air and Space Forces need to consider how to maintain Air and Space Superiority with limited manning, capacity and budget.