May 20, 2024

Lt. Gen. Schiess visits CSOF, NSDC

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) commander and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, visits the Consolidated Space Operations Facility (CSOF) building at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., May 9, 2024.

May 7, 2024

DoD’s Commercial Integration Cell Program Supports Successful Launch of Maxar’s WorldView Legion Satellites

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Commercial geospatial insights company Maxar Technologies Inc., launched two WorldView Legion satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 2, 2024.

May 6, 2024

S4S Deputy Commander promoted to Major General

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces - Space Deputy Commander, held a ceremony for his promotion to Major General at Vandenberg Space Forces Base, Calif., May 3, 2024. S4S leadership, family and friends were in attendance to congratulate him on his career milestone. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman)

May 3, 2024

NSDC member competes at Armed Forces Sports Bowling Championship

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — U.S. Space Force Sgt. Haddi Treon, Space Delta 2 – Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management, Detachment 1 weapons and tactics tactician, poses for a photo with a bowling ball at Fort George G. Meade, Md., April 26, 2024. Treon competed in the Armed Forces Sports bowling championship as part of the Department of the Air Force’s Bowling Team that included both U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force servicemembers. DEL 2 Det. 1 members are responsible for monitoring objects identified by the National Space Defense Center as on-orbit threats, and work in unified action with mission partners to deliver timely, threat-focused Space Domain Awareness in support of the protect-and-defend mission. (Courtesy photo)

May 1, 2024

Lt. Gen. Schiess visits SWAC

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) commander and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, poses for a photo with members of the U.S. Space Force Space Warfighting Analysis Center, Space Training and Readiness Command, Space Operations Command, Space Systems Command, and Joint Force partners outside of USSF SWAC at the Aerospace Corporation building in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 30, 2024. Schiess visited SWAC to conduct a deep dive on force design proposals and their implications for operational planning. (U.S. Space Force photo by Bridget Bonnette)

April 26, 2024

15th ISRS completes warrior run

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Members of the 15th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron complete a warrior run at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., April 22, 2024. Members run in formation once a week to build camaraderie and morale within the unit. The 15th ISRS is a subordinate squadron of Space Delta 15, whose mission is to provide service command-and-control capability, mission ready crew forces, skills training, certifications, ISR, and cyber mission defense support, as well as special mission support to the National Space Defense Center. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)

April 26, 2024

MWC welcomes German Air Force General, enhances U.S.-German missile defense cooperation

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX, Colo. — U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, Missile Warning Center commander, and German Air Force Brig. Gen. Volker Samanns, Ground Based Forces commander, stand with members from MWC, Headquarters U.S. Space Forces – Space and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, in front of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colo., Apr. 23, 2024. Samanns visited the MWC to learn about the center’s mission. This visit enhances US-German missile defense cooperation through knowledge exchange on early warning and new technologies. S4S is responsible for planning and carrying out military space operations around the world. A critical operations center of S4S is the MWC, which works 24/7 to detect missile launches and nuclear detonations. (Courtesy Photo by the Missile Warning Center)

April 24, 2024

DEL 15 Unites with Industry on Cyber Defense

SAVANNAH, Ga. —  U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Megan Belger, the inaugural commander of the 15th Cyberspace Squadron for Space Delta 15 and the director of Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) services for the National Space Defense Center, delivered a keynote address to the Nuclear Energy Institute Cyber Security Implementation Workshop, Mar. 25, 2024.

April 23, 2024

Lt. Gen. Schiess speaks at Space Symposium 39 Space Warfighters Luncheon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) commander and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, provides remarks at the Space Warfighters Luncheon during the 39th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 10, 2024. Schiess discussed the S4S mission to plan, integrate, conduct and assess global space operations in order to deliver combat relevant space effects, in, from, and to space, for Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force and the Nation. (Courtesy photo by Space Foundation)

April 22, 2024

NSDC member participates in Space Symposium 39 ‘Cloud Computing and AI in the Military Theater’ panel

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. A. Walter Shedroff, right, Mobilization Assistant to the National Space Defense Center director, addresses audience members as a panelist during the 39th annual Space Symposium, at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colo., April 10, 2024. Shedroff participated in a ‘Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence in the Military Theater’ panel and discussed the future integration of computing and AI into military operations. (Courtesy photo by Space Foundation)