Nov. 12, 2024

S4S participates in local Remembrance Day ceremony

U.S. Space Forces - Space members from Australia, Canada, the U.K. and U.S. participated in a Remembrance Day ceremony, hosted by the American Legion Post 534 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Orcutt, Calif., Nov. 11, 2024. Remembrance Day is recognized by our Coalition partners and pays tribute to those who gave their lives in World War I, and to all the men and women who have served since.

Nov. 7, 2024

Schriever Spacepower Series: Lt. Gen. Schiess delivers S4S insight at Mitchell Institute

The Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE) hosted U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, for a fireside chat as part of their Schriever Spacepower Series Nov. 5.

Nov. 7, 2024

Operation Olympic Defender: Allied Space Operations Centers prioritize efforts for a shared Space Common Operational Picture

Space Delta 5 and the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) hosted a 3-day Operation Olympic Defender Common Operational Picture (COP) working group, consisting of space representatives from the Australian Space Operations Centre, Canadian Space Operations Centre and United Kingdom National Space Operations Centre. Specialist from USSF Space Operations Command, headquarters USSPACECOM and MITRE also supported this founding event.

Nov. 6, 2024

CIC expands to include SDA and ISR capabilities

Today during a Mitchell Institute fireside chat Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, announced the expansion of the S4S Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) by five members, with two additional companies in the process of joining.

Nov. 5, 2024

S4S hosts Strategic Forces Subcommittee from HASC

U.S. Space Forces - Space hosted Professional Staff Members Peter Schirtzinger, Whitney Verrett and Maria Vastola from the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Strategic Forces during their visit to Vandenberg Space Forces Base, Nov. 2, 2024. Welcomed by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Frank A. Kincaid, S4S Deputy Commander, the three HASC members received an in-depth Joint Space Operations Plan (JSOP) briefing and Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) tour to better understand S4S's role when assessing risks and threats to the space mission, as it is the Subcommittee's jurisdiction over DoD programs such as space systems and services of the military departments.

Oct. 29, 2024

S4S Hosts Senate Armed Services Committee members at NSDC

Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) Commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S Command Senior Enlisted Leader, hosted Dr. Jon Epstein, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) professional staff member (PSM), and Ms. Kristina Belcourt, SASC PSM, at the National Space Defense Center (NSDC), Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 21, 2024. While visiting the NSDC, they attended a classified brief to discuss joint space operations planning and better understand how S4S plans to protect the joint warfighter from space enabled attack and defend our space assets and those of our allies. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)

Oct. 25, 2024

Celebrating 20 Years of Joint Navigation Warfare Center's Service to National Defense

The Joint Navigation Warfare Center celebrated its 20th anniversary with a ceremony that brought together community leaders, congressional leaders, and coalition partners, here, Oct. 23, 2024.

Oct. 25, 2024

S4S ensures safety of spaceflight, return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8

U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) supports NASA human space flight by planning, integrating, executing, and assessing space operations, providing continuous space situational awareness monitoring for the International Space Station and visiting spacecraft. The ability to detect, track, and identify space objects in near real-time provides unique space domain awareness that ensures safety of humans in space and understanding for the United States Space Command Area of Operations. Additionally, S4S provides conjunction analysis and potential collision notifications to NASA and other satellite owner-operators.

Oct. 21, 2024

STAFDEL Vogt visits NSDC

Camilla Vogt, left, National Security Advisor to Senator Hickenlooper (D-CO) and U.S. Space Force Col. Stephen Lyon, right, National Space Defense Center director and Space Delta 15 commander, pose for a photo during a visit to the NSDC at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Oct. 17, 2024. Vogt received a NSDC mission brief and tour of the operations floor, demonstrating its connection to U.S. Space Forces-Space, U.S. Space Force, and U.S. Space Command to conduct assured global space effects. Vogt visited multiple organizations across the Front Range and gained a deeper understanding of Colorado-based space equities. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)

Oct. 10, 2024

Air Marshal Paul Godfrey visits NSDC, DEL 15

National Space Defense Center and Space Delta 15 leaders host Air Marshal Paul Godfrey, center, U.S. Space Force Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships, during a tour of the NSDC’s Senior Master Sergeant Harold Robert Mosley II operations floor at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Oct. 8, 2024. Godfrey is the first Ally to be photographed on the NSDC’s operations floor. Having a foreign officer serve in a position at this level on a service staff is unprecedented and exemplifies commitment to integrating with Allies and partnering to win. (U.S. Space Force photo by Bridget Bonnette)