May 31, 2026

Santa Maria Elks Rodeo 2026

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Members of Team Vandenberg participated in Military Appreciation Day at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo in Santa Maria, Calif., May 31, 2026.

May 26, 2026

Memorial Day Ceremony at Pine Grove Cemetery, Orcutt, Calif.

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — United States Space Force Col. Justin Sorice, Combat Delta 1-5 commander and Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) director, speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony at Pine Grove Cemetery, Orcutt, Calif., May 26, 2026.

May 19, 2026

Missile Warning Center Passes the Watch in Change of Command Ceremony

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN SPACE FORCE STATION, Colo. — Deep inside Cheyenne Mountain, where a missile warning watch has been stood without interruption since 1966, the Missile Warning Center held a change of command ceremony May 8, 2026, as U.S. Navy Capt. Jermaine “JB” Brooms relinquished command to U.S. Navy Capt. Gregory “O.G.” Arnold before an audience of senior leaders, family members and the Sentinels of the MWC.

May 13, 2026

S4S hosts Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, commander of USSPACEFOR-EURAF

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) leadership hosted Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, commander of U.S. Space Forces - Europe and Africa (USSPACEFOR-EURAF), and Chief Master Sgt. Alex Birkle, USSPACEFOR-EURAF senior enlisted leader, for a strategic integration discussion at Vandenberg Space Force Base, May 13, 2026.

May 8, 2026

S4S hosts ROK Army Strategic Missile Command commander

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) hosted Republic of Korea Army Lt. Gen. Hyokdong Kwon, commander of the ROK Army Strategic Missile Command, and an ROK military delegation for a visit to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 6, 2026.

May 5, 2026

Rep. Crenshaw and HPSCI Staff Visit U.S. Space Forces–Space (S4S)

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02) and staff from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) visited U.S. Space Forces - Space (S4S) to see firsthand how the U.S. Space Force is integrated with the Intelligence Community to protect and defend U.S. and allied interests in space May 4, 2026.

May 4, 2026

S4S Welcomes Swedish Chief of Space to Strengthen NATO Space Partnership

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Forces – Space (S4S) hosted Swedish Armed Forces Rear Admiral Anders Sundeman, Chief of Space, on May 4, 2026, to advance bilateral cooperation and strengthen the NATO alliance's space capabilities.

April 28, 2026

S4S commander, Lt. Gen. Bythewood, holds Combat Delta 1-5 all call

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, commander of U.S. Space Forces - Space and the Combined Joint Force Space Component, addresses Guardians and personnel assigned to Combat Delta 1-5 during an all-call at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 24, 2026.

April 21, 2026

S4S commander at Space Symposium: “Space as a warfighting domain has been established”

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood, commander of U.S. Space Forces–Space (S4S) and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander for U.S. Space Command, provided a glimpse into the state of space warfare and integration efforts during a media panel at the Space Foundation’s 41st annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 15, 2026.

April 14, 2026

Space Force Delivering in Combat Operations Today, S4S Commander Says 

ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. space capabilities underpin the modern warfighter. As the Space Force component to U.S. Space Command, we are delivering combat-relevant space capabilities in military operations today, said U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Dennis Bythewood April 1, 2026.