Tag: peterson air force base
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Colorado Springs missile defenders go two-for-two in interceptor test
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Score a pair of holes-in-one for the 100th Missile Defense Brigade in Colorado Springs, which hit an intercontinental ballistic missile target with a pair of interceptors last week in the fullest test of its system…
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The High Ground: Air Force debunks meteor myth
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No, the Air Force Space Command base at Thule, Greenland, wasn’t blasted to atoms by a giant meteor last month. Air Force Space Command confirms that a meteorite was spotted near the base in July, but it wasn’t the giant alleged in a number of…
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The High Ground: Air Force debunks meteor myth
No, the Air Force Space Command base at Thule, Greenland, wasn’t blasted to atoms by a giant meteor last month. Air Force Space Command confirms that a meteorite was spotted near the base in July, but it wasn’t the giant alleged in a number of reports on conspiracy theory websites that migrated phony reports to…
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Trump’s proposed new space force must fly over many hurdles
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump may have ordered the Pentagon to clear the way for a new space force last week, but experts tell The Gazette the military is a long way from reaching that final frontier. Even if Congress, which has been resistant to similar proposals,…
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Trump’s proposed new space force must fly over many hurdles
President Donald Trump may have ordered the Pentagon to clear the way for a new space force last week, but experts tell The Gazette the military is a long way from reaching that final frontier. Even if Congress, which has been resistant to similar proposals, signs off on creating the service, details as numerous as…
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Space Force: Springs is epicenter for space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs and Colorado have become the epicenter for America’s military space efforts over the past 36 years. Here’s a look at some local military space units: Air Force Space Command: This four-star command at Peterson Air Force Base overseas military space efforts nationwide. With…
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Space Force: Springs is epicenter for space
Colorado Springs and Colorado have become the epicenter for America’s military space efforts over the past 36 years. Here’s a look at some local military space units: Air Force Space Command: This four-star command at Peterson Air Force Base overseas military space efforts nationwide. With a budget topping $12 billion and 30,000 airmen and civilian…
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Space Force: A timeline of change
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The relationship between Space Command and Colorado Springs dates back 36 years. Here’s a look at what came before President’s Donald’s Trump’s call for a new space force: July 26, 1947: President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act, creating the Department of the…
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Space Force: A timeline of change
The relationship between Space Command and Colorado Springs dates back 36 years. Here’s a look at what came before President’s Donald’s Trump’s call for a new space force: July 26, 1947: President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act, creating the Department of the Air Force. Sept. 1, 1982: The Air Force activates Space…
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Space Command loses cyber unit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Peterson Air Force Base will lose 72 airmen and civilians after Air Force Space Command was stripped of its role overseeing the service’s computer warfare efforts. The Air Force announced the change Thursday afternoon, moving…