News - U.S. Space Forces

Dec. 18, 2020

JTF-SD celebrates Space Force’s 1st birthday

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Joint Task Force-Space Defense leadership deviated from the regularly scheduled program to celebrate the Space Force’s first birthday during its weekly operations and intelligence meeting at Schriever Air Force Base, Dec. 17.

Dec. 18, 2020

JTF-SD leads Space Command in Space Force selects

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — As the Space Force prepares to celebrate its first birthday, several Joint Task Force-Space Defense members are also celebrating their recent selection to transfer into the nation’s newest service.

Marine Gen. Gary Thomas, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, visits installation as part of a U.S. Space Command orientation, Dec. 11, 2020.

Dec. 14, 2020

USSC, JTF-SD leaders host Marine assistant commandant

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Gary Thomas, Assistant Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, visited Peterson Air Force Base and Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, on Dec. 10-11.

Dec. 7, 2020

JTF-SD deputy talks space power during summit

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Povak, deputy commander of Joint Task Force-Space Defense, spoke about how his unit supports U.S. Space Command’s mission during the Defense Strategies Institute’s seventh annual Space Resiliency Summit Dec. 3.

Nov. 25, 2020

NSDC, space leaders host AWC seminar

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The National Space Defense Center director joined several Schriever leaders to engage a small group of Air War College students and faculty Nov. 20.

The Joint Task Force - Space Defense is the latest organization to conduct its transfer ceremony into the U.S. Space Force at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Oct. 23, 2020. During the ceremony, 11 field grade officers took the Oath of Office, signifying their official transfer from the United States Air Force into the United States Space Force. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Dennis Rogers)

Oct. 27, 2020

JTF-SD members transfer to Space Force

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Eleven field grade officers from Joint Task Force - Space Defense transferred to the U.S. Space Force from the U.S. Air Force Oct. 23, 2020, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.JTF-SD’s mission is to conduct unified action with mission partners, space superiority operations to deter aggression, defend capability and defeat adversaries through the

Aug. 21, 2020

Secretary of Defense tours NSDC

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The honorable Dr. Mark Esper, U.S. Secretary of Defense, was at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, on Aug. 20, 2020. Esper visited the National Space Defense Center after attending the NORAD/NORTHCOM and USSPACECOM changes of command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. U.S. Space Command’s Joint Task Force-Space Defense executes its protect and

June 8, 2020

Future Space, Air Force officers participate in experimentation training

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — ROTC cadets from Virginia Tech and the University of Colorado-Boulder virtually participated in a space operations training exercise earlier this year with the Joint Task Force-Space Defense — a component of U.S. Space Command.

David Norquist, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, toured the National Space Defense Center and the 1st Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB, Nov. 1, 2019. They conducted a table-top exercise which highlighted the fact that space has become a warfighting domain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Schriever AFB Public Affairs/Released)

Nov. 5, 2019

Deputy SecDef, SecAF meet with Space leaders, joint warfighters on Front Range

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist and Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett completed their first official trips to Peterson AFB to learn about military space operations from U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command leaders and space operators Nov. 1.This was the first time Norquist and Barrett toured the National Space Defense

Gen. Jay Raymond (left), commander of Air Force Space Command, presents colors to U.S. Army BG James Thomas (right) to recognize the establishment of Joint Task Force Space Defense during a ceremony held at Shriever Air Force Base, Colo., Oct. 21, 2019. Joint Task Force Space Defense will be commanded by James, who has served in space-related assignments for the past 19 years. (DoD photo by Patrick Morrow)

Oct. 22, 2019

Formal Recognition of Joint Task Force-Space Defense Expands US Space Command’s Protect and Defend Mission

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Commander of U.S. Space Command, Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, along with BG Thomas L. James, recognized the establishment of the Joint Task Force-Space Defense, during a ceremony here Monday.JTF-SD is one of two subordinate commands to the newly formed USSPACECOM with a mission to conduct, in unified action with mission partners, space superiority