Feb. 10, 2025

Retired MARSOC Marine Reflects on service and finds healing in a service dog

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Chief Warrant Officer 3 (Ret.) Thomas J. Heaton’s career in the U.S. Marine Corps encompassed over two decades of service, including nine deployments across various theaters of operations. Heaton, who served in both Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) roles within Marine Corps Special Operations Command, has seen and experienced more than most in his field, but his journey post-service led him to his four-legged partner, Colt.

Feb. 4, 2025

S4S Command Team visits SSC SDA TAP Lab for Demo Day

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander (CJFSCC), USSF Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, S4S senior enlisted leader, visited Space System Command’s (SSC) Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab facility, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 29, 2025.

Jan. 31, 2025

Lt. Gen. Schiess visits 6th Space Warning Squadron

CAPE COD SPACE FORCE STATION, Mass. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces – Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, hosted a town hall at the 6th Space Warning Squadron at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Mass., Jan. 24.During the town hall, Schiess addressed key topics including space domain threats, the S4S mission, and the Space

Jan. 22, 2025

USASMDC commander visits NSDC, presents Basic Space Badge to Soldier

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Army Sgt. Emrys Larsen, left, National Space Defense Center intelligence analyst, receives his Basic Space Badge from U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, during a visit to the NSDC at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Jan. 14, 2025. The Basic Space Badge is one of three Space Badges which can be awarded to active Army, Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers who successfully complete appropriate space-related training and attain the required Army space cadre experience. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)

Jan. 21, 2025

Gen. Whiting, Chief Simmons share USSPACECOM priorities, recognize accomplishments at S4S

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob C. Simmons, command senior enlisted leader for USSPACECOM, met with U.S. Space Forces - Space leadership and members during an immersion Jan. 15, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The USSPACECOM leadership team met with Foreign Liaison Officers, presented coins to outstanding performers, discussed manning and mission sets, and hosted an All Call for S4S members on command priorities.

Jan. 14, 2025

SPACEFOREUR-AF commander visits JCO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Jake Middleton, U.S. Space Forces Europe-Africa commander, left, listens to a briefing at the Joint Commercial Operations cell in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 6, 2025. Middleton received a JCO mission overview brief and was focused on understanding how to onboard U.S. Africa Command countries into the JCO and allocate funding to support Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking (TacSRT) Humanitarian Assistance and disaster relief requests received throughout his Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)

Jan. 14, 2025

Brazil hosts the Global Sentinel 25 Mid-Planning Conference

BRASILIA, Brazil — The Brazilian Aerospace Operations Command hosted the Global Sentinel (GS) 25 mid-planning conference (MPC) in Brasilia, Brazil Nov. 20-22. This marked the first time that a GS event was hosted outside of the United States, emphasizing Brazil's prominence in the space sector and highlighting the importance of global collaboration.

Jan. 6, 2025

Operational C2 Centers take Center Stage in Space Flag 25-1

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The U.S. Space Force's premier space exercise, Space Flag 25-1, marked a significant milestone in the evolution of the exercise with the participation of Operational Command and Control (C2) centers, mostly from U.S. Space Forces – Space, as full players.

Dec. 30, 2024

S4S establishes strategic vision after first year of successes

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — On Dec. 6, 2023, U.S. Space Forces – Space stood up as the Space Force Service Component to U.S. Space Command. The activation of S4S was part of U.S. Space Force’s plan to normalize the presentation of space forces across combatant commands and most efficiently meet the challenges presented by the dynamic national security environment and the return to great power competition.

Dec. 19, 2024

Rising Through the Ranks: NSDC Airman completes USSF Officer Training

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — From his hometown of Laurel, Md., to the forefront of space operations, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Keandrey Freeman is embarking on a new chapter in his military career as he transitions from his role as the Senior Enlisted Leader of the National Space Defense Center’s Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber (C4) Directorate, to becoming a Space Operations Officer.