Oct. 10, 2023

NSDC hosts Mr. J. Lloyd Bell Jr.

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Mr. J. Lloyd Bell Jr., left, Chief, National Measurement and Signature Intelligence (NMO), and U.S. Space Force Col. Matthew Bruno, right, Joint Task Force-Space Defense Director of Intelligence and National Space Defense Center Deputy Director of Intelligence, pose for a photo at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Sept. 7, 2023. Mr. Bell and personnel from NMO, visited U.S. Space Command, JTF-SD, and the National Space Defense Center, to better understand how NMO can best support the command’s priorities and its intelligence activities. The NSDC is a partnership organization, strongly supported by both the Department of Defense and the National Intelligence Community, that develops and improves U.S. ability to rapidly detect, warn, characterize, attribute, and defend against threats to our nation's vital space systems. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Sept. 22, 2023

Commercial and government partnerships essential for space innovation

SAN FRANCISCO — 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.

Sept. 21, 2023

JCO global welcomes NZDF

Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Auckland — 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.

Sept. 19, 2023

JTF-SD commander attends inaugural NATO Space Operations Commanders’ Conference

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, attends the inaugural North Atlantic Treaty Organization Space Operations Commanders’ Conference at Headquarters Allied Air Command, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 7, 2023. The conference covered topics such as competition versus conflict, threat environment and space intelligence, and various national updates. (Courtesy photo)

Sept. 14, 2023

Department of Defense Releases Space Policy Review and Strategy on Protection of Satellites

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. 

Sept. 1, 2023

Defence Space Command joins JCO global construct

RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia — The Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) welcomes Defence Space Command (DSpC) to its global construct, Sept. 1, 2023.

Aug. 31, 2023

NGA, NRO, USSPACECOM plan for threats to commercial satellites

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Joint agreement outlines framework for protection of commercial space assets in a congested – and contested – environment.

Aug. 29, 2023

Guardian leads DEL 15’s service integration with the NSDC

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — A southern belle from Louisville, Kentucky, aspired to leave her hometown and see the world; now, she’s the director of staff for the U.S. Space Force’s newest delta, Space Delta 15.

Aug. 29, 2023

JTF-SD turns four

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Joint Task Force-Space Defense celebrated its fourth birthday, Aug. 29, 2023.

Aug. 28, 2023

JTF-SD hosts Executive Secretary of the National Space Council

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Mr. Chirag Parikh, Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, signs the Joint Task Force-Space Defense heritage board during a visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Aug. 25, 2023. During the visit, Parikh learned about the mission sets of the JTF-SD, National Space Defense Center and Space Delta 15, and toured the Senior Master Sergeant Harold Robert Mosley II operations floor. Through the partnering of the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and National Reconnaissance Office in the NSDC, JTF-SD brings to bear the full force of the U.S. Government and synchronizes space superiority planning and operations. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)