Tag: u.s. space force
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Tension surrounding the Space Force? Congress weighs in on staffing
The large annual defense act steps into staffing issues within the Space Force, requiring roughly equal staffing between operational and acquisition positions. The National Defense Authorization Act also requires the Secretary of the Air Force to examine the Space Force’s Integrated Mission Deltas leadership and assess whether an acquisitions officer should be required to lead…
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Tension surrounding the Space Force? Congress weighs in on staffing
The large annual defense act steps into staffing issues within the Space Force, requiring roughly equal staffing between operational and acquisition positions. The National Defense Authorization Act also requires the Secretary of the Air Force to examine the Space Force’s Integrated Mission Deltas leadership and assess whether an acquisitions officer should be required to lead…
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Space Force rolling out dedicated ‘combat squadrons’ to prepare for growing threats
The Space Force is introducing new dedicated combat squadrons that will help guardians focus on their missions on dedicated cycles. Gen. Chance Saltzman announced the units during the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium this week in Aurora, where military leaders emphasized the change to help deter a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan in…
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Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain renamed to reflect space missions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado now has the largest contingent of military installations named for the new space service branch after a renaming ceremony Monday at Peterson Space Force Base. Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn takes selfies in front of a sign with the new name for Peterson Air…
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Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain renamed to reflect space missions
Colorado now has the largest contingent of military installations named for the new space service branch after a renaming ceremony Monday at Peterson Space Force Base. A crowd of mostly Air and Space Force personnel gathered in a hangar with an oversized American flag draped behind the stage to witness the official change to Peterson…
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Colorado Springs defense firm using gaming to train Space Force personnel
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs defense contractor wants to use a gaming-based training system it developed, with a name chosen from one of Star Trek’s most feared villains, to prepare U.S. Space Force personnel for their next…
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Colorado Springs defense firm using gaming to train Space Force personnel
A Colorado Springs defense contractor wants to use a gaming-based training system it developed, with a name chosen from one of Star Trek’s most feared villains, to prepare U.S. Space Force personnel for their next assignment. The Battle Space Operational Readiness Game, or BORG, was designed by Boecore to replace lengthy and ponderous Microsoft PowerPoint…
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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…