April 29, 2021

JASDF visits USSPACECOM, SpOC

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Japanese Gen. Shunji Izutsu, Japan Air Self Defense Force chief of staff (from left), accompanied by U.S. Army General James Dickinson, commander, U.S. Space Command, meets Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Povak, deputy commander, Joint Task Force-Space Defense, and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, deputy director of

April 23, 2021

JTF-SD earns superior rating in security inspection

U.S. Space Command conducted a security inspection April 6-8 and rated its component command, Joint Task Force-Space Defense, superior in its execution of special access program security protocols.

April 13, 2021

JTF-SD completes collaborative SACT

Joint Task Force-Space Defense completed its first 2021 Sprint Advanced Concept Training series that featured increased collaboration with sister component Combined Forces Space Component Command/Combined Space Operations Center on April 9.

April 13, 2021

JTF-SD Completes Collaborative SACT

The Joint Task Force-Space Defense (JTF-SD) completed its first 2021 Sprint Advanced Concept Training (SACT) series that featured increased collaboration with sister component Combined Forces Space Component Command/Combined Space Operations Center (CFSCC/CSpOC) April 9.

April 5, 2021

CFSCC commander visits JTF-SD

Leaders from U.S. Space Command's two component commands, Combined Force Space Component Command and Joint Task Force-Space Defense, convened at the latter's headquarters April 1.

March 11, 2021

Acting SecAF visits to learn about Space Command, SpOC missions

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, walks and talks with Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth when he visited Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, March 9, 2021. Dickinson and other representatives highlighted the 11th combatant command’s mission and operations on the installation.

March 2, 2021

JTF-SD hosts 20th CJCS

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, leaves a message for Joint Task Force-Space Defense members during his visit to the organization March 1, 2021, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. Milley met with U.S. Space Command and Space Operations Command leaders to learn more about the

Feb. 22, 2021

Space Delta 9 builds orbital warfare tradecraft from the ground up

Space Delta 9 is the orbital warfare component of the U.S. Space Force. Its mission is to prepare, present and project assigned and attached forces for the purpose of conducting protect and defend operations and providing national decision authorities with response options to deter and, when necessary, defeat orbital threats.

Feb. 19, 2021

JTF-SD hosts senior fellow, wargame facilitator

Senior leaders gather on the National Space Defense Center operations floor as part of a mission brief and orientation visit.

Feb. 3, 2021

JTF-SD senior leaders get COVID-19 vaccine

Senior Airman Joshua Schoolcraft, 21st Medical Support Squadron COVID flight technician, briefs U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Tom James, Joint Task Force-Space Defense commander, about potential reactions prior to getting his vaccine at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 29, 2021. The point of testing is conducting vaccinations consistent with