Military leaders and partners post for a group photo.

March 5, 2026

CSpOC hosts Electronic Warfare, On-Orbit Integration Working Group

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Space Delta 5, the U.S. Space Force unit that serves as the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), hosted the second annual Electronic Warfare and On-Orbit Working Group at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Colo., Feb. 9-12, 2026.

U.S. and foreign military leaders speak at a conference.

March 5, 2026

S4S personnel participate in a panel at the 12th annual Joint Space Operations Summit

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Force Col. Nathaniel Peace, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) director of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (second from left) participates in a panel at the 12th annual Joint Space Operations Summit alongside senior military space officers from the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and Japan in Oxon Hill, Md., Mar. 4, 2026.

Headshot of Sr. Space Force leader

March 4, 2026

Bythewood: Integration, Predictive Space Domain Awareness define S4S mission in 2026

AURORA, Colo. — Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, commander of U.S. Space Forces–Space and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander for U.S. Space Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Tina Timmerman, command senior enlisted leader, emphasized how the command integrates global space operations, predictive space domain awareness, and the readiness of Guardians during a media roundtable at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium, Feb. 25, 2026.

A military woman shakes hands with a military man in front of a window with a view of two giant space sensors

Feb. 27, 2026

S4S command team visits 2 SWS, 11 SWS, and JNWC

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, 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, visited the 2nd and 11th Space Warning Squadrons at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., and the Joint Navigation Warfare Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., from Feb. 26-27, 2026.

S4S members mentor students at local STEM event

Feb. 26, 2026

S4S members mentor students at local STEM event

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Fostering the next generation of scientists, engineers, and space operators, enlisted leaders from U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) volunteered their time to lead interactive stations at the inaugural Crestview Elementary STEM Olympics on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Feb. 26, 2026.

A female civilian shakes hands with a male civilian as military members look on

Feb. 24, 2026

USecAF visits NSDC

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — As part of a trip to multiple sites within Colorado Springs, Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier visited the National Space Defense Center at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Feb. 24, 2026.

This graphic shows a 2D rendering of the lifecycle of S4S support to human spaceflight, from launch to ISS docking to return

Feb. 18, 2026

How S4S-CJFSC supports human spaceflight, NASA

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — When NASA’s Crew-12 launched aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Feb. 13, 2026, space operators from the 18th and 19th Space Defense Combat Squadrons played a vital role in ensuring the crew’s safe journey to the International Space Station and will provide continued support through every phase of their mission.

Five military members stand in front of a large tunnel in the side of a mountain

Jan. 27, 2026

S4S command team visits Colorado's Front Range

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, 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, visited Guardians across the Front Range in Colo., Jan. 26, 2026.

Five military members gather around a wargaming table with a world map and pieces to represent simulated assets

Jan. 14, 2026

S4S leads the way in largest, most realistic Space Flag yet

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Guardians assigned to U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) headquarters, the Combined Space Operations Center and the National Space Defense Center recently wrapped up Space Flag 26-1—the latest and largest iteration of the U.S. Space Force’s premier space warfare training exercise—after three weeks of hands-on scenarios alongside joint partners Dec. 1-19, 2025.

Military leaders speak to soldiers.

Dec. 23, 2025

Bythewood sets Integration to Close Kill-Chains as top priority for S4S in 2026

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — During his first in-person all call since taking command last month, Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood outlined three top priorities for U.S. Space Forces–Space to maintain alignment to U.S. Space Command’s “Year of Integration” heading into 2026: deepening integration across the joint force and with allies, accelerating multinational space operations through the Multinational Force Operational Olympic Defender framework, and maintaining combat readiness as the threat environment intensifies.