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Members of the Combined Space Operations Center and the Commercial Integration Cell host Maxar members, at Headquarters U.S. Space Forces – Space on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 16, 2024. The recent launch of WorldView Legion satellites from VSFB marked a collaboration between the U.S. Space Forces – Space and Maxar Technologies, a geospatial insights company. This mission was supported by S4S’s CIC program, which fosters collaboration between the DoD and commercial space companies to deliver critical space capabilities. (U.S. Space Force photo by TSgt. Luke Kitterman)

DoD’s Commercial Integration Cell Program Supports Successful Launch of Maxar’s WorldView Legion Satellites

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S4S Deputy Commander promoted to Major General

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Lt. Gen. Schiess visits SWAC

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15th ISRS completes warrior run

U.S. Navy Capt. Gervy Alota, Missile Warning Center commander, and German Air Force Brig. Gen. Volker Samanns, Ground Based Forces commander, stand with members from MWC, Headquarters U.S. Space Forces – Space and Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, in front of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colo., Apr. 23, 2024. Samanns visited the MWC to learn about the center’s mission. This visit enhances US-German missile defense cooperation through knowledge exchange on early warning and new technologies. S4S is responsible for planning and carrying out military space operations around the world. A critical operations center of S4S is the MWC, which works 24/7 to detect missile launches and nuclear detonations. (Courtesy Photo by the Missile Warning Center)

MWC welcomes German Air Force General, enhances U.S.-German missile defense cooperation

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DEL 15 Unites with Industry on Cyber Defense

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Lt. Gen. Schiess speaks at Space Symposium 39 Space Warfighters Luncheon

Members of the U.S. Space Command Strategic Engagements team host Mr. Kevin Leiser, German Parliament Member, at the Joint Commercial Operations cell in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 27, 2024. Leiser received a JCO mission brief to better understand the unique aspects and value of JCO operations. Leiser also received briefings on missile warning and missile defense mission sets as part of a larger visit with the U.S. Space Command plans and policy division. The JCO supports the National Space Defense Center’s core protect-and-defend mission and remain an extension of the NSDC operations floor, leveraging commercial providers to provide diverse, timely Space Domain Awareness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dalton Prejeant)

JCO hosts German Parliament Member

Senior U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, writes a message on the National Space Defense Center’s board during an immersion of the NSDC at Colorado Springs, Colo., April 4, 2024. The NSDC directly supports space defense unity of effort and expands information sharing in space defense operations among the DoD, National Reconnaissance Office, and other interagency partners. The NSDC is one of five operations centers for U.S. Space Forces – Space. The S4S mission is to plan, integrate, conduct, and assess global space operations in order to deliver combat relevant space effects, in, from, and to space, for Combatant Commanders, Coalition partners, the Joint Force, and the Nation. (U.S. Space Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

U.S. Sen. Bennet visits NSDC, JCO

U.S. Space Force Maj. Jerra Brown, National Space Defense Center director of force development, U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Dring, NSDC space planner, and U.S. Army Maj. Mitchell Daugherty, NSDC special technical operations chief and chief of combat operations, look at a computer screen in support of Keen Edge 24 at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., Feb. 8, 2024. Members of the NSDC supported KE24 both at home and in Hawaii. KE24 is designed to increase integrated joint operational capability, refine command and control procedures, and improve interoperability among the participating countries to respond to a variety of crises and contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

US Space Forces Indo-Pacific participates in Keen Edge 24

S4S Ops and Planning Directorate SEL retires

U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Grange S. Coffin, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) senior enlisted leader, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, and Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, S4S commander and the Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, ceremonially unfurl the S4S flag during a ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Jan. 31, 2024. Previously, Space Operations Command was assigned to U.S. Space Command as the Space Force service component, but this realignment of service component responsibilities under S4S optimizes force presentation for mission readiness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luke)

CSO formally activates S4S, Schiess assumes command

Ceremony recognizes C/JFSCC designation, deactivates CFSCC, JTF-SD

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S4S News

May 7, 2024

DoD’s Commercial Integration Cell Program Supports Successful Launch of ...

Commercial geospatial insights company Maxar Technologies Inc., launched two WorldView Legion satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 2, 2024.

May 6, 2024

S4S Deputy Commander promoted to Major General

U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Dennis O. Bythewood, U.S. Space Forces - Space Deputy Commander, held a ceremony for his promotion to Major General at Vandenberg Space Forces Base, Calif., May 3, 2024. S4S leadership, family and friends were in attendance

May 3, 2024

NSDC member competes at Armed Forces Sports Bowling Championship

U.S. Space Force Sgt. Haddi Treon, Space Delta 2 Det. 1 weapons and tactics tactician, poses for a photo with a bowling ball at Fort George G. Meade, Md., April 26, 2024. Treon competed in the Armed Forces Sports bowling championship as part of the

May 1, 2024

Lt. Gen. Schiess visits SWAC

U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S) commander and the Combined Joint Force Space Component commander, poses for a photo with members of the U.S. Space Force Space Warfighting Analysis Center, Space Training and

U.S. Space Command News

Lt. Gen. Thomas James, USSPACECOM deputy commander, speaks at a panel discussion during the inaugural NATO Space Symposium in Toulouse, France, April 29, 2024. James was invited to represent the command and during the panel, spoke to “The Importance of Space for the Future of NATO’s Deterrence and Defense”, allowing him to share examples of the command’s successes that have increased Space Domain Awareness and improve its protect and defend mission through the integration of commercial partners. The symposium brought together approximately 300 attendees from across 27 of the 32 Allied nations, representing defense, industry and academic communities, who focused on the symposium’s overall theme, “Deterrence, Defence and Resilience in and through the Space Domain.” The historic symposium was hosted by the NATO Headquarters International Military Staff and Allied Command Transformation. (Courtesy Photo from NATO)

USSPACECOM ‘Partners to Win’ at NATO’s First Space Symposium

By | May 6, 2024

Lt. Gen. Thomas James, U.S. Space Command deputy commander, and Royal Air Force Air Commodore Darren Whiteley, USSPACECOM Strategy, Policy and Plans deputy director, represented the command at the inaugural NATO Space...

Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, gives the oath of enlistment a community ceremony to honor high school seniors who are enlisting in the U.S. Armed Services in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 2, 2024. Whiting commended the enlistees for continuing the legacy of the all-volunteer force, now celebrating its 50th year, and their commitment to serving a cause greater than themselves to “ensure the common defense of our great nation.” He also challenged the young men and women in attendance, stating, “our military strength comes from the trust and support placed in our junior enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officers,” emphasizing that some other countries do not empower their enlisted force like the U.S. does. Before the event, Whiting and Simmons spoke with enlistees, their families, and service recruiters, expressing gratitude for their respective roles in the enlistees decision to serve the nation. Military, civic, and industry leaders were also in attendance, offering support and resources for families and recruits. The ceremony, organized by the national non-profit Our Community Salutes with support from numerous sponsors, has been hosting similar events across the country for 15 years, providing vital support to enlistees and their families.

USSPACECOM Commander Honors Colorado Springs Enlistees

By | May 3, 2024

Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, honored high school seniors who are enlisting in the U.S. Armed Services at a community...

Attendees of the Third Annual Joint Space Medicine Forum posed for a photograph in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 24,2024. The Joint Space Medicine Forum hosted more than 40 medical professionals in person and virtually from 17 government and civilian organizations to discuss current operations and training to ensure space medicine provides the best care for the Human Space Flight Support program and our space operators. USSPACECOM, working with Allies and Partners, plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations in order to deter aggression, defend national interests, and when necessary, defeat threats.

USSPACECOM Hosts third iteration of Space Medicine Forum

By | May 1, 2024

U.S. Space Command’s Surgeon General’s office hosted more than 40 medical professionals in-person and virtually from 17 government and civilian organizations during its third Annual Joint Space Medicine Forum April 24-26, in...

Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, reviewed the Japanese Self Defense Force ceremonial honor guard, alongside Japan Joint Staff Chairman Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, during an arrival ceremony in front of the Japanese Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, April 24, 2024. Whiting and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, visited the Indo-Pacific region April 18-28 as part of their first international trip as a combatant command team.

USSPACECOM leaders travel to Indo-Pacific

By | April 30, 2024

Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, USSPACECOM command senior enlisted leader, embarked upon their first international trip as a combatant command team to the U.S...

Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons, command senior enlisted leader of U.S. Space Command, spoke to enlisted leaders on the expanding role of space in regional security dynamics at the Indo-Pacific Senior Enlisted Leaders Subject Matter Expert Exchange hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 24, 2024. The week-long event included leaders from 21 nations who gathered to enhance leadership professionalism and establish educational programs. The insights provided by Simmons are expected to shape the Indo-Pacific region’s approach to space and security.

Command Senior Enlisted Leader CMSgt Jacob Simmons Addresses Key Role of Space in Indo-Pacific Security

By | April 26, 2024

In a pivotal session on the final day of the Indo-Pacific Senior Enlisted Leaders Subject Matter Expert Exchange (IPSEL SMEE), Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the U.S. Space Command, Chief Master Sergeant Jacob Simmons,...

Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo, left, meets Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of the U.S. Space Command, at Kim's office in Seoul, April 22, 2024. Throughout his trip, Whiting, accompanied by Gen. Paul LaCamera, Commander of United States Forces Korea, who oversees the U.S.-ROK mil-to-mil relationship, discussed the critical role of space-based assets in enhancing situational awareness and communication. The discussions focused on leveraging USSPACECOM's expertise and capabilities to fortify the defense posture of U.S. and allied forces in the region, ensuring readiness and resilience in the face of evolving security challenges. (Photo by: ROK JCS)

USSPACECOM visit cements commitment to bolstering the Alliance in Korea

By | April 22, 2024

Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM), visited the Republic of Korea (ROK) April 21-22 as part of his first overseas visit, where he engaged with senior government and military...

Participants from the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals Board posed for a photograph in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 12, 2024. CSpO provides a forum for senior leaders from the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Italy, Norway, Japan and the United Kingdom to discuss a shared commitment to a rules-based international order centered around responsible behavior in space. This mutual understanding aims to generate and improve cooperation, coordination, and interoperability opportunities to sustain freedom of action in space, optimize resources, enhance mission assurance and resilience, and deter conflict. U.S. Space Command, working with Allies and Partners, plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations in order to deter aggression, defend national interests, and when necessary, defeat threats.

USSPACECOM Host CSpO Principles Board

By | April 22, 2024

Participants from the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals Board met in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 12, 2024...

U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, posed for a photograph with senior leaders from left: New Zealand Defence Force Air Vice Marshal Darren Webb, Chief of Air Force; United Kingdom Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Allan Marshall, Ministry of Defense assistant chief of defense staff; French Space Command Maj. Gen. Philippe Adam, Air and Space Force space commander; Australian Defence Force Lt. Gen. John Frewen, Chief of Joint Capabilities; German Ministry of Defence Maj. Gen. Wolfgang Ohl, deputy director of General Military Strategy, Missions, and Operations; and Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Kenny, during a multilateral meeting about Operation Olympic Defender (OOD) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 12, 2024. Earlier in the week during his Space Symposium keynote speech, Whiting announced the command was inviting Germany, France and New Zealand into OOD, which is a multinational effort intended to optimize space operations, improve mission assurance, enhance resilience, and synchronize efforts among current members: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. The purpose of OOD is to strengthen like-minded nations’ abilities to deter hostile acts in space, strengthen deterrence against hostile actors, and reduce the spread of debris orbiting the earth. USSPACECOM, working with Allies and Partners, plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations in order to deter aggression, defend national interests, and when necessary, defeat threats.

USSPACECOM hosted international military leaders for a multilateral meeting about Operation Olympic Defender

By | April 18, 2024

U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, welcomed representatives from seven nations during a multilateral meeting about Operation Olympic Defender (OOD) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 12,...

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