Our Mission
S4S, with its Allies and partners, commands combat forces in space superiority operations to protect and defend USSPACECOM’s Area of Responsibility and to deliver global space-enabled effects to the Joint Force.


S4S mission - Protect, Defend, Deliver, Connect

S4S Featured Stories
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Rep. Crenshaw and HPSCI Staff Visit U.S. Space Forces–Space (S4S)
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S4S Welcomes Swedish Chief of Space to Strengthen NATO Space Partnership
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S4S commander, Lt. Gen. Bythewood, holds Combat Delta 1-5 all call
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S4S commander at Space Symposium: “Space as a warfighting domain has been established”
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USSF Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood speaks at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’ Spacepower Security Forum
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LTG Bythewood Defense One - State of Defense 2026
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S4S Commander: Space is ‘First Through the Door’ in Joint Operations
S4S Current News
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) commander and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, poses with U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) at the S4S headquarters and the Combined Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 4, 2026. Rep. Crenshaw and staff members from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence visited S4S to better understand the integration between the U.S. Space Force and the Intelligence Community. The visit emphasized the mutually beneficial relationship, highlighting how the two organizations will continue to benefit from one another as the Space Force looks to double in size and capabilities to protect U.S. interests in space. (U.S. Space Force photo by David Dozoretz)
Rep. Crenshaw and HPSCI Staff Visit U.S. Space Forces–Space (S4S)
By Maj. Julian Labit | May 5, 2026
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02) and staff from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) visited U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) to see firsthand how the U.S. Space Force is integrated with the...
Royal Canadian Armed Forces Major General Kyle Paul, Allied Deputy Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, right, shakes hands with Swedish Armed Forces Rear Admiral Anders Sundeman, Chief of Space, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 4, 2026. The visit focused on strengthening the U.S.-Swedish partnership and integrating allied capabilities into combined space operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by David Dozoretz)
S4S Welcomes Swedish Chief of Space to Strengthen NATO Space Partnership
By Maj. Julian Labit | May 4, 2026
U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) hosted Swedish Armed Forces Rear Admiral Anders Sundeman, Chief of Space, on May 4, 2026, to advance bilateral cooperation and strengthen the NATO alliance's space capabilities...
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, addresses members of Combat Delta 1-5 during an all-call at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 24, 2026. Bythewood met with the servicemembers to discuss CDEL1-5’s mission to provide operational-level mission planning and execution of command and control to U.S. Space Command and to emphasize the importance of a war-fighting mindset. The site visit included a floor tour of the Combined Space Operations Center, coining of recognized personnel and briefings by CDEL 1-5 on current mission operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by David Dozoretz)
S4S commander, Lt. Gen. Bythewood, holds Combat Delta 1-5 all call
By Maj. Julian Labit | April 28, 2026
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, commander of U.S. Space Forces - Space and the Combined Joint Force Space Component, addresses Guardians and personnel assigned to Combat Delta 1-5 during an all-call at...
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces–Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, speaks during the “Space Ops Theater Perspective” panel at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 15, 2026. On the panel, Bythewood emphasized that operating in a vast, increasingly contested space domain requires seamless integration with global Allies to counter growing threats and maintain space superiority for the Joint Force. (U.S. Space Force photo by Capt. Cameron Silver)
S4S commander at Space Symposium: “Space as a warfighting domain has been established”
By Capt. Cameron Silver | April 21, 2026
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, commander of U.S. Space Forces–Space (S4S) and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander for U.S. Space Command, provided a glimpse into the state of space warfare and...
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U.S. Space Command News
Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, and Lt. Gen. James Adams, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, cut the ribbon during an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, April 29, 2026. During the ceremony, Whiting announced the command’s operational control of the facility. “Today, we cut the ribbon on more than just a building,” Whiting said. “This facility represents a critical step forward for U.S. Space Command. This is where we plant our flag for the first operational element of our headquarters - the Joint Intelligence Support Element - here at Redstone Arsenal.” (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Space Command Takes Operational Control of Facility at Redstone Arsenal
By | April 29, 2026
During an official ribbon-cutting ceremony, Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, announced the command’s operational control of a facility located on Redstone Arsenal, April 29, 2026, in Huntsville, Alabama...
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U.S. Space Command Commander Gen. Stephen N. Whiting to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Redstone Arsenal
By | April 24, 2026
The commander of U.S. Space Command, Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, will host a ribbon cutting event at Redstone Arsenal on April 29, 2026, to mark the occasion of U.S. Space Command taking ownership of its first dedicated...
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces–Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, speaks during the “Space Ops Theater Perspective” panel at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 15, 2026. On the panel, Bythewood emphasized that operating in a vast, increasingly contested space domain requires seamless integration with global Allies to counter growing threats and maintain space superiority for the Joint Force. (U.S. Space Force photo by Capt. Cameron Silver)
S4S commander at Space Symposium: “Space as a warfighting domain has been established”
By Capt. Cameron Silver | April 21, 2026
U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, commander of U.S. Space Forces–Space (S4S) and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander for U.S. Space Command, provided a glimpse into the state of space warfare and...
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